National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- MP-CPI-25-003
- Agency
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Public Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $600,000 to $700,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health is offering a grant opportunity to establish a National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services. The funded project will develop the technical components needed to host the Center, connect and engage a collaborative network of community-based organizations, and promote the Center nationally to health and human service organizations and agencies. The goal is to improve access to language services for individuals with limited English proficiency and address gaps in access to language services to improve the quality of care and health outcomes. Eligible applicants include any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State, including private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations.
The grant award amount is not specified, but recent Federal Grant Awards under the related Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program have ranged from $500,000 to $2.5 million over 2-4 year periods. The project will be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the performance is expected to take place at the recipient organizations nationwide.
Synopsis
The Office of Minority Health announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 300u-6 (Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act) for a demonstration project that supports the development of a National Coordinating Center for Language Access Services . Demonstration projects are time-limited projects for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of an approach or intervention toward reaching a desired outcome. We expect award recipients under this opportunity to consider approaches to sustainability beyond the end of the support provided by OMH.Individuals with limited English proficiency face barriers to health care and social services that increase their risk for poor health outcomes. We intend for the funded project to create a National Coordinating Center to connect health and human service professionals with qualified health language interpreters and translators to improve access to language services for individuals limited English proficiency. The funded project will develop technical components needed to host the Center, connect and engage a collaborative network of community-based organizations, and promote the Center nationally to health and human service organizations and agencies. OMH also expects the project to address gaps in access to language services and improve the quality of care and health outcomes for individuals with limited English proficiency. Eligible applicants include any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State. "State" includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments. (42 U.S.C. § 201(f) (PHS Act, Section 2(f)), 45 C.F.R. § 75.2). Eligible entities include private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and applicants must have an active SAM.gov registration when submitting an application. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged begin the registration process for both systems early.
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