National Organizations for State and Local Officials

The purpose of the HRSA National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO) cooperative agreement is to assist state and local authorities in: a) improving public health, health care, and health care delivery, b) building capacity to address

State Health Services and Financing 1) Engage multiple states and their State Medicaid Directors and other health care payment officials to develop detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for their highest-need populations that intersect with HRSA programs and HRSA settings of care. Where feasible, these initiatives can be shared across multiple states to achieve a nationwide impact. 2) Implement technical assistance activities and tools on health care financing policies, models, and data strategies that will benefit State Medicaid Directors, State Medicaid programs, and HRSA grantees to improve access to quality health care for high need communities by leveraging both HRSA programs and State Medicaid programs. Health Policy Innovation. 1) The award recipient will engage multiple states and their state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs to develop detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for their highest-need populations. Where feasible, these initiatives will reach multiple states to achieve a nationwide impact. 2) The award recipient will implement capacity building activities on health policies, state models, and effective strategies that will improve access to quality health care to address the following: behavioral health workforce development, access to mental health and substance abuse disorder services, health care needs of homeless and public housing populations, and other vulnerable people. State Health Legislation 1) The award recipient will engage multiple states and their state and territorial legislators and legislative officials to develop detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for their highest-need populations. Where feasible, these initiatives will reach multiple states to achieve a nationwide impact. 2) The award recipient will implement capacity-building activities on health care policies, state models, and promising practices that will improve access to quality health care to address the following: maternal health disparities, health care workforce development, access to mental health and substance abuse disorder services, oral health services for children and adults, access to telehealth services, and other emerging public health priorities. State and Local Public Health Systems 1) The award recipient will engage states and their state, territorial, tribal, and local public health officials and organizations to develop detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for their highest-need populations. Where feasible, these initiatives will reach multiple states to achieve a nationwide impact. 2) The award recipient will implement capacity building activities on effective health care policies and programs that will improve access to quality health care to address the following: behavioral health workforce development, health care needs of people who are medically and economically vulnerable, geographically isolated people in rural areas, people with HIV, people with unmet behavioral health needs, and other vulnerable people. State Governance 1) The award recipient will engage state and territorial governors and their policy advisors to develop detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for their highest-need populations. Where feasible, these initiatives will reach multiple states to achieve a nationwide impact. 2) The award recipient will implement capacity building activities on innovative solutions to public health challenges and best practices that will improve access to quality health care to address youth mental health in school-based settings, maternal mental health, health ca

Eligible applicants include nonprofit service and/or membership organizations that can provide training and technical assistance on a national level to strengthen the infrastructure capacities of states and local government entities. Applicants must be national in scope with a broad reach, and have established long-term relationships with at least one of the following groups: • State Departments of Public Health • State/Territorial/Tribal Health Officials • Local Health Officials • State/Territorial Legislators • State/Territorial Legislative Officials • Behavioral Health Officials • Governors • State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Directors • State Medicaid Directors

Eligible beneficiaries include: Federal; Interstate; Intrastate; State; Local; Public nonprofit institution/organization; Other public institution/organization; Non-Governmental -General; Minority group; Specialized group (e.g., health professionals, students, veterans); Small business (less than 500 employees); Private nonprofit institution/organization; Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization; Anyone/general public; Native American Organizations; Health professional; Black; American Indian; Spanish origin; Asian; Other non-white; Migrant; U.S. citizen; Refugee/Alien; Veteran/Service; Person/Reservist (including dependents); Women; Disabled (ie., Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled).

This program will support national organizations that represent the following groups: State/Territorial Health Department Officials, Local County and City Health Department Officials, State Medicaid Directors, and State Legislatures to address cross-cutting, publiclycfunded health program integration and health access issues identified by the states and local governments and entities. Specifically, under the NOSLO program, each award recipient will be responsible for carrying out activities tailored to its own constituency's needs (i.e., its target audience). The NOSLO cooperative agreements are multi-faceted and include opportunities for policy information exchange and collaboration, as well as for providing training and technical assistance to state and local governments and their political subdivisions, health centers, other HRSA grantees, and other health care entities to address the needs of the underserved and targeted populations.

No specific use restriction mentioned

Consult the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the period of support.

Review Criteria are outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

A Notice of Award, signed by the Grants Management Officer, is sent via e-mail to the applicant's Authorized Organization Representative.

Review Criteria are outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.