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August 15, 2025 Request for Grant Application (RFGA) 6030 Addendum #2

1. This is Addendum # 2 to Request for Grant Application (RFGA) 6030, Public Health Equity Grants.

2. Attachment A, Section 6 is hereby amended as follows; new language is bold and underlined:

Applicant does not unlawfully discriminate in its employment practices with regard to race, creed, age, religious affiliation, gender, disability, sexual orientation, national origin. When awarding subcontracts, Applicant does not discriminate against any business certified under ORS 200.055 as a disadvantaged business enterprise, a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, a business that a service-disabled veteran owns or an emerging small business.

3. Attachment A is amended above, Applicants that have already submitted Attachment A do not need to resubmit.

4. In accordance with the RFGA, OHA provides the following questions and answers:

General Questions

Question 1. What is the link to the application landing page?

Answer 1. https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5 Question 2. If a CBO has already received funding, are they not eligible to apply?

Answer 2. This is a new funding opportunity. To see if you are eligible to apply see Section 3.1 of the

RFGA.

Question 3. What are the gift card parameters?

Answer 3. See Fiscal Guidance Document Section on "Gift Card Incentives"

Question 4. Regarding outreach, does it matter which communities are being reached, even if its repeated individuals?

Answer 4. Your organization is responsible for clearly identifying your intended outreach population and explaining why they are the focus. This includes describing how the outreach aligns with your project goals and why this population is a priority—whether it’s based on geography, demographics, or specific community needs. Reaching the same individuals may be appropriate if it is intentional and responsive to those needs. See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities and Section 2.4 of the RFGA and review the priority health outcomes and eligible activities listed in the RFGA for this funding category to determine if your program is in alignment.

Question 5. When would the project/funding period end?

Answer 5. June 30, 2027 Question 6. Are LPHA letters a requirement?

Answer 6. A letter of support from the LPHA is required only if you are applying to the HIV, STD, mailto:community.publichealth@odhsoha.oregon.gov https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5 https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5 https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5

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TB program. For all others, the letter of support from LPHA’s are strongly recommended but not required. You can submit a letter of support from a different partner instead Two letters of support are required total, no matter which program you’re applying to.

Question 7. Does the $750,000 cap apply to fiscal sponsorships?

Answer 7. Yes Question 8. If a CBO fiscal sponsor is applying for this grant as well as sponsoring another CBO, should they create their own account in Webgrants for their individual application?

Answer 8. Yes Question 9. For organizations that have different staff members that will be applying for different categories, how should they set-up their account in webgrants?

Answer 9. You will create 1 log-in, then once your registration is approved, you can add other members of your organization.

Question 10. For fiscal sponsors applying both as a sponsor, and for their own projects, is the funding cap applicable per entity?

Answer 10. Yes Question 11. Will awards be negotiated should there be multiple categories and one be selected for award and one not?

Answer 11. You might be selected for one category and not the other. The funding amounts may be negotiated.

Question 12. Can you explain attachments A, B, & C Answer 12. These attachments are a part of the Application, see those specific attachments the specific purposes.

Question 13. Regarding attachments A, B, and C, If you are applying to multiple categories, will we upload these attachments each time?

Answer 13. Yes Question 14. If we want to apply for more than one category, is it one singular application, or separate ones?

Answer 14. You will register once, and answer "organization questions". Once you enter the portal, you will select which category to apply for and answer project plan questions, budget, and other information for each funding category you are applying for.

Question 15. If we are working with multiple counties, can we have them all sign off in one letter?

Answer 15. You can have multiple counties sign one letter, however, overall, you will need to submit two separate letters of support.

Question 16. Can the letter of support be from a city?

Answer 16. Yes, if they are familiar with the Applicants work in the community Question 17. Where can I find the LPHA contact list?

Answer 17. On the application landing page under "Helpful Links" Question 18. We have no established partnership with the county, is it a lost cause to approach them for a letter of support Answer 18. OHA does not have any information to answer this question. However, , reaching out to counties may be an opportunity for them to become aware of your organization and the

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Question 19. Are there conditions for which our registration wouldn’t be accepted in Webgrants Answer 19. If there are duplicate accounts for your organization, or if you are an ineligible entity. You would receive a notification advising you registration not being approved.

Question 20. If the activities are outreach and education, not provision of services, do you still request letters of support from LPHAs Answer 20. Yes Question 21. Is there a maximum award for a CBO?

Answer 21. Yes, $750,000 for an organization.

Question 22. Are stipends allowed for this grant?

Answer 22. Yes, see the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities Question 23. For our CHW training program, can we pay graduates for on-the-job learning?

Answer 23. Yes, Professional development and training opportunities are a permitted expense as they relate to the approved project. See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities and Section 2.4 of the RFGA and review the priority health outcomes and eligible activities listed in the RFGA for this funding category to determine if your program is in alignment.

Question 24. Are gift card incentives paired with healthy nutritional learning an allowable expense?

Answer 24. Gift cards must be connected to an allowable activity for the funding category you are applying to. See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities and Section 2.4 of the RFGA and review the priority health outcomes and eligible activities listed in the RFGA for this funding category to determine if your program is in alignment.

Question 25. Are each of the funding categories evaluated separately?

Answer 25. Yes Question 26. How will your team apply an equitable lens so that 1 organization does apply to 3 categories, and another organization applies to 1 and receives nothing?

Answer 26. We are scoring the projects being proposed, not the organization. See Section 4.11 of the

RFGA.

Question 27. Are you set up to recognize that some CBOs have grant writers and others do not?

Answer 27. Yes. We are evaluating the quality and potential impact of the project, not the level of professional writing. We understand that not all CBOs have access to grant writers, and our focus is on the strength of the ideas and how well they align with community needs.

Question 28. Who is on the review committees?

Answer 28. The teams of the program staff that presented during the informational sessions. We also invited staff from local public health authorities to participate in reviews for the modernization funding categories (Environmental Public Health, Communicable Disease, and Community Connections).

Question 29. Can we email you regarding activities we have in mind for the project and receive feedback before we apply?

Answer 29. Unfortunately, we’re not able to offer additional feedback on proposed activities outside of what’s already included in the RFGA document. We encourage you to refer to that guidance when preparing your application.

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Question 30. Is everything reimbursement?

Answer 30. No. Our intent is to not pay through reimbursement, but rather make payments through equal monthly disbursements by direct deposit.

Question 31. When would payments start?

Answer 31. We anticipate payments to start around Spring.

Question 32. We don’t go through OregonBuys to complete this, correct?

Answer 32. Correct.

Question 33. Can applicants subcontract or subgrant school-based health centers? Would that be allowable for

SBHC's run by an LPHA?

Answer 33. Yes, school-based health centers (SBHCs) are allowed to be subcontractors for an applicant, but applicants cannot subcontract with a local public health authority (LPHA) under this RFGA.

Question 34. If an organization that is currently pending 501(c)(3) status applies for a grant through a fiscal sponsor, would it be possible for the grant to be transferred to the organization itself once they receive their IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter?

Answer 34. Yes Question 35. How are payments distributed?

Answer 35. Our intent is to issue equal monthly disbursements by direct deposit.

Question 36. If an organization has various programs that align with different funding streams, do you recommend we apply to separate funding streams or submit only for one?

Answer 36. Each program has different priority health outcomes. Your proposal should indicate how your project, and your activities will reach those priority health outcomes for that program.

Question 37. If we are a new organization that doesn’t have any programs yet, or funding, but have projects that align, can we still apply?

Answer 37. Yes, you can still apply. We encourage you to refer to the programs’ priority health outcomes and allowable activities to ensure the project you have in mind aligns.

Question 38. Is an FQHC that run by a county eligible?

Answer 38. No, the FQHC must be a 501c3.

Question 39. Is Doula work and allowable activity for the Communicable Disease program?

Answer 39. Possibly. It depends on the specific activities the Doulas would be doing and how those activities align with the eligible uses of this funding. See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities and Section 2.4 of the RFGA and review the priority health outcomes and eligible activities listed in the RFGA for this funding category to determine if your program is in alignment.

Question 40. Are we able to upload more than 2 letters of support?

Answer 40. Yes Question 41. If we have uninsured patients who are not eligible for OHP/Medicaid, can we provide otherwise unallowable costs for Direct Client Services, or Direct Services such as "diagnosis, clinical education, or treatment provided by a licensed qualified health care professional?"

Answer 41. Direct services are unallowable unless otherwise indicated by specific programs. See the

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Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities Question 42. Are community education classes that include healthcare professionals allowable generally (i.e.

are community education classes distinct from "clinical education")?

Answer 42. Yes, professional development and trainings for staff; and trainings for community members are allowable expenses. See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities

Question 43. Are public-entity Federally Qualified Health Centers (those attached to higher education, local health departments, city/county governments, or public hospital systems), who are not established as a 501c3, eligible to apply for these funds?

Answer 43. No Question 44. Are conferences for staff an allowable expense to budget for?

Answer 44. Yes, See the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities Question 45. What is the eligibility of County Governments for the Public Health Equity Grant?

Answer 45. County Governments are not eligible to apply. Applicants must have a 501c3 status. See

RFGA Section 3 "Procurement Requirements" Question 46. Is Santiam Hospital & Clinics, an independent, non-profit acute care hospital that owns and operates six Rural Health Clinics and several specialty clinics eligible to apply for this grant?

Answer 46. Applicants must have a 501c3 status. See RFGA Section 3 "Procurement Requirements" Question 47. It was noted that these funds are a mix of state and federal funding, managed by OHA. In this case, is there a federal assistance listing number?

Answer 47. See Addendum #1 for al list of federal or state funding. Assistance Listing numbers are not available at this time.

Question 48. Which categories have federal funding tied to them?

Answer 48. See Addendum #1 for al list of federal or state funding.

Commercial Tobacco Question 49. How many organizations will tobacco be funding?

Answer 49. Approximately 25 to 40

Communicable Disease Question 50. Can we include our liability insurance and board members insurance in our proposed budget?

Where would that be placed on the budget template?

Answer 50. Yes, it can be included in the “Other” category.

Communicable Disease - HIV, STD, & TB Question 51. Are mail-order self test kits an allowable expense?

Answer 51. CBOS with experience administering mail-order self-test kit programs are encouraged to apply to provide statewide HIV/STI mail order services. The key part of this section is the "administering." If the CBO is interested in purchasing mail-order kits for providing to clients, that's not something we're looking to support. If they are administering a program that involves coordinating the delivery of these kits and reporting results, that's more in line with the RFGA activity. Depending on whether this is an eligible activity, the test kits may be an allowable expense. Yes, see the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5 https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5

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Question 52. Can we pay for titer tests to determine what vaccines patients have previously received for uninsured patients who are not eligible for OHP or Medicaid?

Answer 52. Yes, Clinical immunization services allowed only for providers enrolled in a state-supplied vaccine program (i.e., Vaccines for Children (VFC), Vaccine Access Program (VAP).

Direct services are unallowable unless otherwise indicated by specific programs see the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities

Question 53. Can we pay for our staff to conduct outreach, educate patients, and administer vaccines for uninsured patients who are not eligible for OHP or Medicaid?

Answer 53. Yes, but direct services are unallowable unless otherwise indicated by specific programs, see the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable activities

Question 54. We are planning to apply to provide immunizations as part of the Public Health Equity Grant.

We have a quick question regarding eligible expenses. Would we be able to purchase vaccines through this grant that would be used for a low-barrier vaccine program for primarily unhoused people who use/inject drugs?

Answer 54. Unfortunetely, the purchase of vaccines is not an allowable expense. Please refer to the the Fiscal Guidance Document for allowable expenses.

Community Connection Question 55. Would a veteran peer support program be eligible to apply?

Answer 55. If you are a 501c3 organization, you are eligible to apply.

Question 56. Do we have to adhere to the funding minimum?

Answer 56. For the minimum, we invite you to propose the funding range that will support your proposed project and activities.

Question 57. Could an organization apply under the community resilience category to create a program that trains Latino small businesses on health and wellness, and teaches them how to access public health and other health-related services?

Answer 57. We encourage you to refer to the programs priority health outcomes and allowable activities to ensure the project you have in mind aligns. See RFGA and Fiscal Guidance for additional details.

Question 58. Would $5 tokens provided to kids participating in health/nutrition learning activities for farmers markets qualify as "gift certificates"

Answer 58. Yes, participant incentives are an allowable expense unless otherwise indicated by specific programs. See RFGA and Fiscal Guidance for additional details.

Community Resilience Question 59. Since Community Resilience has two subcategories, are organizations eligible to apply to both subcategories?

Answer 59. Yes Question 60. Is there a cap on what an organization can request for a part-time position, under the Community

Resiliency category?

Answer 60. No, but salary should be in line and reasonable with market value. See Fiscal Guidance and https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=b25dfb74b57f4dd09f935732ecb531e5

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RFGA Application Budget Proposal Template Instructions.

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Question 61. For Community Resilience: Emergency Preparedness and Response-is the $25,000-400,00 range per applicant?

Answer 61. Yes, this range is per applicant.

Question 62. Is there a way to fund emergency prep items that we give away to members of the community?

Answer 62. Yes, provided there is an educational component tied to these kits. see Fiscal Guidance and

RFGA for program specific details.

5. All other terms, provisions, and conditions of this RFP remain unchanged.