Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes in High Need Areas

The purpose of program is to support implementation of population-wide and priority population approaches to prevent and control high blood pressure, and reduce health disparities associated with high blood pressure, among adults in Mississippi's 18-

To sufficiently address these conditions, interventions must include evidence-based and practice-based approaches that are innovative and tailored to the unique challenges and strengths of the 18-county MS Delta Region.

Financial assistance from this listing will be provided only to the Mississippi Department of Health /Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative (MDHC).

The ultimate benefits of this program will be received by the general and priority adult populations in a local, rural area of Mississippi (i.e., the MS Delta Region) who have high blood pressure, and experience health disparities associated with high blood pressure. Priority adult populations are those adult population subgroups in the MS Delta Region who experience racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities, including inadequate access to care and poor quality of care. Strategies related to the prevention and control of heart disease and stroke will be implemented and tailored to meet the unique local needs of the MS Delta Region and to achieve the greatest impact.

Funds may be used to implement two components - Component 1 and Component 2 - across MS's 18-county Delta Region: • Component 1 is to implement or strengthen policy, system, and environmental (PSE) strategies to: increase environments that promote, support, or reinforce physical activity and healthy foods and beverages, particularly those with low or no sodium; and to increase tobacco- and smoke-free environments. • Component 2 is to implement or strengthen health systems strategies and community-clinical linkage strategies -- In their proposed budget, Mississippi Department of Health / Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative must allocate more funding (i.e., at least 60% of their proposed budget) towards Component 2 (health systems strategies and community-clinical linkage strategies) than Component 1 (policy, system, and environmental strategies). -- Mississippi Department of Health / Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative must sub-award 50% of award funds to local entities to contribute to the work, must provide leadership and technical assistance to selected MS Delta communities, and must ensure overall coordination. -- Mississippi Department of Health / Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative should allocate between 5% - 10% of their total funding award to evaluation and performance monitoring. -- In order to maximize the reach of federal funding, Mississippi Department of Health / Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative must ensure that efforts are complementary and not duplicative of other efforts supported by financial assistance in the 18-county MS Delta Region.

Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with a period of performance of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the recipient.

Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.

After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public.

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Throughout the project period, CDC will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the evidence of satisfactory progress by the awardee (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government. The total number of years for which federal support has been programmatically approved (project period) will be shown in the "Notice of Award." This information does not constitute a commitment by the Federal Government to fund the entire period. The total project period comprises the initial competitive segment and any subsequent non-competitive continuation award(s).

Cooperative agreement period of performance is 1 to 5 years. After initial awards, and subject to availability of funds, projects may be continued non-competitively contingent upon satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports) and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal government.