Thursday, June 2nd at 4pm – 5pm EST, the Network staff with Network members from CenterLink and Equality Federation will be throwing a webinar about an opportunity for organizations to advocate for local LGBT inclusion in a newly announced pot of $100M healthcare reform money, Community Transformation Grants (CTG). Please join us with longtime Network member and co-presenter Dr. Barbara Warren on how to use this opportunity to make sure your local health department(s) include LGBT people in their strategic planning and proposal writing. The webinar is open to all, but please RSVP online as registration is required to estimate the number of lines needed.
Last week CDC announced the long-awaited applications for the Community Transformation Grants. CTGs are authorized under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 for state and local governmental agencies, tribes and territories, and national and community-based organizations. These grants offer $102 million new dollars for health prevention to spread across the U.S. We worked with the allied national networks consortium to deliver our Joint Policy Statement on How to Include Disparate Populations in Health Funding Awards. This specific Request for Applications (RFA) is mostly aimed at governmental applicants. While disparity populations were integrated into the full RFA (thumbs up), we were less happy about the LGBT integration. You can read more about that exclusion here. But… the feds have committed to engaging local LGBT groups in this funding stream… so this call will teach local groups what steps you can take to make sure LGBT people (and maybe your group?) are including in your region. Local health departments are writing their proposals for these funds right now, so it’s important we all advocate for LGBT inclusion quickly.
What: Health Advocacy Webinar: LGBT Engagement in Local Community Transformation Grants
When: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 at 4pm – 5pm EST
Where: Please RSVP online to register and we’ll send you call information the morning of the call. If you issues registering, please email: lgbthealthequity@gmail.com.
Who should register: LGBT groups interested in making sure this funding serves LGBT locally
PLEASE NOTE: If you plan on submitting a proposal letters of intent, they are due June 6, 2011.
To see the application, whether you’re eligible, and how to apply, visit their website: http://www.cdc.gov/communitytransformation.