National Organizations of State and Local Officials: State Governance

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the National Organizations of State and Local Officials (NOSLO) Program: State Governance. Through NOSLO: State Governance, HRSA will fund a national level organization with an in-depth understanding and experience in providing technical assistance and support to state and territorial governors and their policy advisors. The purpose of the NOSLO: State Governance cooperative agreement is to identify or develop and implement solutions to the public health challenges governors face in their state systems by leveraging HRSA investments. This work will support the development of innovative state policies for public health priorities and emerging issues that improve access to quality health care for people who are medically and economically vulnerable, with a special emphasis on under and uninsured populations, maternal health disparities, people with unmet behavioral health needs, including youth, justice involved populations, and other vulnerable people. The successful recipient is expected to achieve this purpose by providing tailored capacity building to state and territorial governors and their policy advisors to address HRSA’s priorities through 1) communication and information sharing between HRSA and state and territorial governors and their policy advisors 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 governors and their policy advisors 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.