WellStar 2021 Community Transformation Program
Center for Health Equity
2021 Community Transformation Program
Request for Proposals
Wellstar Health System is, once again, accepting proposals from community partners focused on the use of technology to increase access to health care and/or increase access to social determinants of health support services for communities experiencing health disparities.
Previous recipients of funding are welcomed to apply with innovative strategies to address the identified need for technology based access to healthcare and support services.
Submission Steps
Proposals are being requested through a two-step process, beginning with a Notice of Intent (NOI) to describe your organization and its intention to submit a full proposal.
Step 1 Notice of Intent Due September 7, 2021: NOIs will be reviewed for fidelity and a select number of partners will be invited to submit a full proposal. NOIs (one per non-profit, community-based organization) must be submitted electronically to NOI Submission by 11:59pm EDT, Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
Step 2 Full Proposal Due September 27, 2021: Each proposal is carefully considered, and we encourage all partners to review this Request for Proposals in full. Priority will be given to partners who:
- Focus their initiative on target populations experiencing health disparities as identified in Wellstar’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (https://www.wellstar.org/about-us/pages/community-health-needs-assessment.aspx).
- Directly address sustainable technology solutions that increase organizational capacity to address access to care and social determinants of health support challenges within communities, even after Wellstar support ends.
Eligibility
Wellstar Health System will partner with a selection of non-profit, community-based agencies with demonstrated experience in improving and measuring health outcomes.
Ineligible organizations include: For-profit organizations; Individuals; Individual schools, excluding institutes of higher education; International causes or campaigns and Political organizations.
About Leveraging Technology
Wellstar will support initiatives that leverage technology to produce long-term, sustainable changes in communities we serve. Initiatives should be tailored to a community need and align with each partner’s mission. At the end of 12 months, partners are expected to demonstrate improvements in:
- Access to Health Care so that residents receive timely, high-quality, and culturally-appropriate medical care when they need it; or,
- Access to Social Determinants of Health Support Services so that residents receive timely, high-quality food, employment, housing, transportation, education, and legal resources to improve daily living when they need it.
Examples of sustainable technology solutions applied to health care and social determinants of health support improvement initiatives include, but are not limited to:
- Hardware for live language access and sign language interpretation services in community clinics
- Air quality sensors and medical care linkage system for residents in and around neighborhoods with high rates of asthma hospitalizations
- Development of a health risk factor assessment and care referral app
- Cloud server space to house a social support referral technology platform for homeless, LGBTQIA youth
- Cameras to facilitate web-based behavioral health appointments in schools with children at-risk for suicide
- Virtual reality headgear to facilitate alternative pain management solutions for community residents at-risk for opioid abuse
- Installation of telehealth technology in a non-clinical, faith-based location
- Purchase of image recognition technology to assess client meals, captured via a smartphone camera, for nutritional value and follow-up referrals to counseling and food sources
Important Dates
Portal Opens for Submissions: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at NOI Submission
Informational Webinar: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT
Topic: Community Transformation Program – Info Session
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2021 Community Transformation Program Info Session
Meeting ID: 894 3866 1009
Passcode: 465083
Notice of Intent (NOI) Deadline: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Notice of Invitation for Full Proposal by Tuesday, September 14, 2021
(Upon Request) Full Proposal Deadline: Friday, September 27, 2021
Notice of Acceptance: Friday, October 15, 2021
Project Period Start: Monday, October 25, 2021
Notice of Intent Review
A Notice of Intent (NOI) will meet the following criteria:
- Describe the initiative (i.e. leveraging technology to improve community health)
- Indicate partners who will share accountability for initiative outcomes
- Share SMART objectives that will inform initiative success
- Include a funding request of no more than $10,000 (US Dollars)
NOIs (one per non-profit, community-based organization) must be submitted electronically to NOI Submission by 11:59pm EDT, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Partners must visit the web address to create an account and view the NOI submission template before drafting a response.
Scoring Criteria
NOIs will be reviewed by Wellstar Health System based on fulfillment of NOI criteria.
Full Proposal Review
A proposal will meet the following criteria:
- Indicate a targeted population experiencing health disparities as identified in Wellstar’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
- Provide evidence of past success improving and measuring health outcomes
- Detail initiative activities and timelines
- Evidence partners who will share accountability for initiative outcomes with letters of support
- Share details about how initiative progress will be tracked
- Include an itemized budget
- Complete all required Wellstar declarations
Any omissions will automatically deem a proposal ineligible.
Proposals must be submitted electronically by 11:59pm EDT, September 27, 2021.
Scoring Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by Wellstar Health System based on fulfillment of criteria using a defined rubric.
Informational Webinar Details
Join us for a webinar to learn more about this opportunity.
Tuesday, August 31 2021 at 1:00pm EDT
Topic: Community Transformation Program – Info Session
Join Zoom Meeting
2021 Community Transformation Program Info Session
Meeting ID: 894 3866 1009
Passcode: 465083
About Us
Wellstar Health System (“Wellstar”), one of the largest integrated health systems in Georgia, is known nationally for its innovative care models, focused on improving quality and access to healthcare. At Wellstar, we are proud to be a strong partner and advocate for healthier communities. The Community Transformation Program is a Community Health partnership initiative. This initiative accelerates our strategic efforts to address the priority health needs of the communities that unfairly experience more negative health outcomes than others.
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