National Organizations of State and Local Officials: State Health Legislation

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO) Program: State Health Legislation. Through NOSLO: State Health Legislation, HRSA will fund a national level organization with an in-depth understanding and experience in providing technical assistance and support to state and territorial legislators and legislative officials. The purpose of the NOSLO: State Health Legislation cooperative agreement is to support innovative state model legislation and policies for public health priorities and emerging issues that improve access to quality health care for people who are served by HRSA programs, with a special emphasis on under and uninsured populations, maternal health disparities, geographically isolated people in rural areas, people with unmet behavioral health and substance use disorder needs, and other vulnerable populations. The successful recipient is expected to achieve this purpose by providing tailored capacity building to state and territorial legislators and legislative officials to address HRSA’s priorities through 1) communication and information sharing between HRSA and state and territorial legislators and legislative officials 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 and territorial legislators and legislative officials 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.