The South Dakota Department of Health Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion will provide funding and technical assistance to South Dakota community coalitions or workgroups to conduct a community health needs assessment and improvement planning process to understand the health of a community regarding chronic disease prevention and control. The process is guided by the South Dakota Good & Healthy Community Health Needs Assessment and Improvement Planning Toolkit. The goal of the grant is to support the assessment of community health and all of its residents, as well as develop health promotion and disease prevention strategies for future implementation. Letters of Interest are accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed monthly.
GRANT PERIOD: 1 year
ANTICIPATED AWARD AMOUNT: up to $10,000 per applicant
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include entities who represent a local governmental or non-profit community-based organization with 501(c)3 status that supports the mission of the OCDPHP. Examples include, but are not limited to, schools, post-secondary institutions, civic associations, service clubs, healthcare organizations, faith-based organizations, parent groups, neighborhood associations, and local community coalitions.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Step 1: Letter of Interest
- Interested applicants should download and complete the fillable Letter of Interest, and email it to . Include “Healthy Community LOI” and your applicant name in the subject line.
- Applicants may email for questions regarding the proposed project.
- Letters of Interest are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- Applicants will be notified within 2 to 3 weeks after the receipt of an LOI of their application status.
Step 2: Full Proposal – Invitation Only
- Applicants invited to submit a full proposal will be invited to participate in a phone call with the South Dakota Department of Health to discuss the grant deliverables to ensure thorough understanding of the expectations of the grant. Invitations to submit a full proposal do not indicate a commitment of funding.
- Click here to view sample guidelines for the full proposal. Applicants will be provided with the full application materials if their LOI is accepted.
- The full application must be emailed within 5 weeks to . Include “Healthy Community Application” and your applicant name in the subject line.
- Applicants will be notified within 4 weeks after receipt of an application of their application status.
