National Organizations of State and Local Officials: State and Local Public Health Systems

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO) Program: State and Local Public Health Systems. Through NOSLO: State and Local Public Health Systems, HRSA will fund a national level organization with an in-depth understanding and experience in providing technical assistance and support to state, territorial, tribal, and local public health officials and organizations. The purpose of the NOSLO: State and Local Public Health Systems cooperative agreement is to identify and implement health care policies and programs that advance HRSA priorities within the public health system to improve access to quality health care for people who are medically and economically vulnerable, with a special emphasis on geographically isolated people in rural areas, people with HIV, people with unmet behavioral health needs, and strengthening the health care workforce. The successful recipient is expected to achieve this purpose by providing tailored capacity building to state, territorial, tribal, and local public health officials and organizations to address HRSA’s priorities through 1) communication and information sharing between HRSA and state, territorial, tribal, and local public health officials and organizations and 2) technical assistance and training; data collection, sharing, and analysis; publication development; convenings, (e.g., learning exchanges on priority topics); and other activities that enable state, territorial, tribal, and local public health officials and organizations to operate in a responsive, coordinated, and effective manner. Background: The NOSLO program assists state and local authorities in a) improving public health, health care and health care delivery, b) building capacity to address public health issues and support and enforce regulations intended to improve the public’s health, and c) promoting health equity to preserve and improve public health. The NOSLO program has five funding tracks: 1) State and Local Public Health Systems, 2) State Health Legislation, 3) Health Policy Innovation, 4) State Public Health Financing, and, 5) State Governance.
Categories: Health.