Project Grant 22NDBDC002

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI) PROPOSES TO HAVE 10 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL FACILITATE CLIMATE AND HEALTH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE EVENT OF A CLIMATE DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS, WASHINGTON DC, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, AND PUERTO RICO. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REACHING AT LEAST 100,000 PEOPLE WITH CLIMATE AND HEALTH MESSAGES, IMPACTING AT LEAST FIFTEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION, CREATE EFFICIENCIES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AND INCREASE CLIMATE RELATED PREVENTION BEHAVIORS. THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AT LEAST FIFTY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT AMPLIFY CLIMATE AND HEALTH MESSAGES, BRIDGE CONNECTIONS ACROSS SOCIAL SERVICES, AND MENTOR AMERICORPS MEMBERS. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, TEN AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.