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Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health FAQ
All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email to health.heart@state.mn.us. All questions and answers will be posted on this page within seven business days.
Please submit questions no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Time on May 29, 2024.
Q: Is it acceptable to apply to both the "Addressing Diabetes Through Community Solutions for Healthy Food Access" RFP and the "Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health" RFP simultaneously or would we need to select one or the other for which to apply?
A: Yes, it is acceptable to apply to both "Addressing Diabetes Through Community Solutions for Healthy Food Access" RFP and the "Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health" RFP simultaneously.
Q: You mention a future grant opportunity focused on St. Paul’s Rondo Community. If I receive this grant, can I apply for that grant when it is released?
A: No, applicants awarded funding for the “Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health” RFP will not be eligible for the Rondo Community Grant RFP. That grant opportunity will be released in Summer 2024.
Q: What is considered a clinical and community sector?
A: Clinical Sector: Composed of organizations that provide services, programs, or resources directly related to medical diagnoses or treatment of community members by health care workers in health care settings.
Community Sector: Composed of organizations that provide services, programs, or resources to community members in non-health care settings.
Q: Can you provide examples on community-clinical links?
A: Community-clinical links are connections between community and clinical sectors to improve population health. Examples can be found in CDC’s Community-Clinical Linkages for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases: A Practitioner’s Guide (PDF).
Q: Why is the grant period 33 months?
A: This RFP follows the Minnesota Department of Health state fiscal year. The next state fiscal year starts on July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025. With an October 1, 2024, grant execution, the grant period runs for 33 months.
Q: Is ‘social services and support needs’ the same as ‘social determinants of health risk factors’?
A: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Social Determinants of Health as, “the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.” A social need on the other hand, is better described as the need of an individual as a result of social determinants of health.
Q: What social determinants focus areas can we address?
A: Social Determinants of Health: The National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion aims to address the five social determinants of health that are strongly tied to chronic disease conditions and communities that are most affected. This RFP is designed to address social determinants of health through community-clinical linkages, with the exception of tobacco free policy implementation.
- Neighborhood & Built Environment: Human-made surroundings that influence overall community health and people’s behaviors that drive health. Example areas of focus include crime and safety, pedestrian safety and walkability, parks and green space, all-weather opportunities for physical activity, or access to broadband.
- Food and Nutrition Security: Having reliable access to enough high-quality food to avoid hunger and stay healthy. Examples include availability and/or access to healthy food options, household hunger, food deserts, or availability and access to culturally appropriate foods.
- Social Connectedness: When people or groups have relationships that create a sense of belonging and being cared for, valued and supported. Examples areas of focus include engagement of communities experiencing social isolation, culturally responsive emotional wellbeing and resilience, or social support (intergenerational connections and support, support for caregivers, workplace wellness, peer support, etc.)
- Community-Clinical Linkages: Required. See RFP, 2.4 Mandatory Project Requirements for specific details.
- Tobacco Free Policy: Tobacco Free Policy work is not fundable.
- Other: Grantee will describe in application. Examples include health literacy, culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate care, healthcare access –incarceration, mental health integration, peri pregnant, pregnant, and postpartum people.
Q: What evidence-based lifestyle change programs are included?
A: The evidence-based lifestyle change programs must address heart health.
Q: What is the MN 2035 Plan?
A: Created with the support and input of the communities and organizations most impacted by these diseases, Minnesota’s Action Plan to Address Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes 2035 is a road map and call to action for communities, health care organizations, community and organizational leaders, and individuals to collaborate to prevent, treat, and manage cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes through 2035.
Q: Is it acceptable to apply to both the "Addressing Diabetes Through Community Solutions for Healthy Food Access" RFP and the "Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health" RFP simultaneously or would we need to select one or the other for which to apply?
A: Yes, it is acceptable to apply to both "Addressing Diabetes Through Community Solutions for Healthy Food Access" RFP and the "Creating Community Clinical Linkages to Heart Health" RFP simultaneously.
Q: Are there ineligible expenses that cannot be included as part of the budget?
A: Yes, there are a number of ineligible expenses that cannot be covered by this grant. These include, but are not limited to:
- Food
- Direct patient care
- Medical equipment
- Construction
- Non-grant-related costs or expenses not contributing to project activities/deliverables
- Cash assistance for personal/family needs paid directly to individuals
- Costs incurred outside grant award period (Unless otherwise indicated)
- Staff gifts/bonuses, personal use goods/services, or meals (except during approved travel)
- Grant writing or research
- Sponsorships of events, trainings or advertisements that are not directly related to the grant
- Fundraising
- Taxes, except sales tax on goods and services
- Lobbyists, political contributions
- Bad debts, late payment fees, finance charges, or contingency funds