Eligible entities
Community health boards and Tribes are eligible to apply.
Scope
Funds will support projects that implement or sustain a regional data model. A Regional Data Model creates a shared infrastructure to support data access, collection, use, management, and sharing. Data Models go beyond datasets and dashboards – they provide the staffing, knowledge, expertise skills, and the necessary infrastructure to increase an entire region's ability to utilize data.
The way a Region’s Data Model is organized will be unique to the needs of the participating jurisdictions. A region may decide a hub-and-spoke model would best serve its needs, or a shared services model would be better. Successful Regional Data Models have included the following core elements:
- Focused on creating or increasing capacity to meet Assessment and Surveillance Foundational Public Health Responsibilities (FPHR) through regional staffing, knowledge, skills, and resources.
- Creates infrastructure for regional sharing and collaboration where each CHB and/or Tribe benefits and has a voice.
- Is responsive to the regions' unique context, needs, and relationships.
- Builds or complements ongoing, successful partnerships, while leveraging regional strengths and assets to eliminate disparities in regional data capacity.
Application requirements
A group of community health boards and/or Tribes should collaborate to complete this application to access funding to support a regional data model. Only one form should be completed per region.
- You will need to determine the project’s fiscal host by time of contract negotiation.
- Minnesota Department of Health will not create or enforce any predetermined regional boundaries. You are encouraged to assess the needs and interest among the participating entities and your communities. Participating CHBs and Tribes and a Regions’ geographical boundaries can be adjusted over time.
- The intent of these funds is to ensure that any CHB or Tribe that wants to be a part of a regional data model, has the opportunity to do so. MDH will work with CHBs and Tribes to ensure statewide coverage as needed.
- That said, if a CHB or Tribe is part of more than one application, they will be asked to choose only one Region to be part of.
This application will ask generally about your purpose and plan for implementing a Regional Data Model. Because each region has different needs related to data capacity, the region will work with Center for Public Health Practice staff to plan and submit an initial project plan 8 weeks after effective date of contract and adapt that plan throughout the course of the project, as conditions and information change.
Other expectations
Selected grantees will be required to:
- Participate in regular check-ins with PHP staff by phone/video.
- Participate in in-person and/or virtual grantee meetings.
- Be responsive to other PHP evaluation activities to be determined (e.g., occasional written reports, interviews, focus groups, or other activities).
- Share information about their work and their lessons learned with others.
- Submit invoices quarterly.
Grant management
Each funded project will formally enter into a 5-year grant agreement. The grant agreement will address the conditions of the award, including implementation for the project.
Grantee should read the grant agreement, sign, and once signed, comply with all conditions of the grant agreement.
Work that begins prior to a fully signed grant agreement will not be reimbursed.
The funded applicant will be legally responsible for assuring implementation of the work plan and compliance with all applicable state requirements including worker's compensation insurance, nondiscrimination, data privacy, budget compliance, and reporting.
Grant budgets
Applicants are required to submit a budget estimate for the first year of the project. Instructions are embedded into this REDCap form. Grant recipients will be required to submit an annual budget estimate for each year of the grant agreement. Budgets, like workplans, can be adjusted throughout the course of the project.
Grantees will need to provide information about proposed subcontracts in accordance with the Financial Guide for MDH Grants to community health boards.
Ineligible expenses:
- Solicitating donations
- Incentives and gift cards
- Taxes, except sales tax on goods and services
- Lobbyists, political contributions
- Bad debts, late payment fees, finance charges, or contingency funds
- Cost of membership dues for state or national affiliated organizations
Please note:
- Budget revisions are required whenever there is a change of 10% or more in any line item. Grantees do not need prior approval to move funds that are less than 10% of a budget line item.
- There is no match requirement for this funding.
