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HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

ARP SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC POPULATIONS GRANT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROJECTS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

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THE NATIONAL LATIN@ NETWORK FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES: A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTER

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VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

CASA CARE IS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) INITIATIVE PROVIDING CULTURALLY FOCUSED, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED HEALTH CARE TO LATINX INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GREATER BOSTON - CASA CARE IS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) INITIATIVE PROVIDING CULTURALLY FOCUSED, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED HEALTH CARE TO LATINX INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GREATER BOSTON, HOME TO MASSACHUSETTS’S LARGEST LATINX POPULATION. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR CASA CARE IS LOW-INCOME LATINXS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR MENTAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES (SMI). ABOUT 700 PEOPLE WILL BE SERVED BY THE PROJECT (100 IN YEAR 1; 200 IN YEARS 2-4). THE INTERSECTION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, OPIOID EPIDEMIC, AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN GREATER BOSTON HAS BEEN DEEPLY EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND STRUCTURAL FACTORS (E.G., RACISM AND CLASS INEQUALITY), PARTICULARLY FOR THE LARGELY HOMELESS AND/OR RECENTLY INCARCERATED LATINX PATIENTS CASA SERVES. DUE TO THE BARRIERS LATINXS FACE WHEN ACCESSING SUD AND COD TREATMENT, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE; LESS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN CARE IF THEY RECEIVE IT; AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO OVERDOSE AND DIE THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. MINDFUL OF ROBUST RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING THAT LATINX PATIENTS ARE TREMENDOUSLY MORE LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM CARE IF IT IS ATTUNED TO THEIR CULTURAL NEEDS, CASA CARE IS A STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS TREATMENT DISPARITIES FACING GREATER BOSTON’S LOW-INCOME, LATINX RESIDENTS. SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN 1984, CASA ESPERANZA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH LEADING ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP AN INTRICATE NETWORK OF EVIDENCE-BASED RECOVERY PATHWAYS LEADING PATIENTS TO HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES. RELYING ON ESTABLISHED MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, CASA CARE IS CENTERED ON FIVE GOALS THAT WILL FACILITATE COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH. EACH OF THESE GOALS IS INFORMED BY THE INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT (IDDT) MODEL, A WIDELY TESTED SET OF INTERVENTIONS SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM USE. CASA CARE’S FIVE GOALS ARE: (1) CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY EXISTING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR LATINX WITH SUD, SMI, OR COD; (2) IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF CULTURALLY FOCUSED, BILINGUAL, TRAUMA-INFORMED, INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINXS; (3) DEVELOPING A ROBUST HEALTH NETWORK AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CASA’S COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES; (4) ENHANCING HIT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT ALIGNMENT WITH CCBHC CRITERIA; AND (5) DEVELOPING A ROBUST PLAN FOR STAFFING, ONGOING TRAINING AND DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. BY DELIVERING QUALITY SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES, CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, REENTRY SERVICES, AND PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES, CASA CARE ACTIVELY STRIVES TO BRIDGE THE TREATMENT GAP.

MI CAMINO-MY PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM

THE NATIONAL LATIN@ NETWORK FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES: A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - ADDRESS: 4700 S. CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60632 INTERIM PROJECT DIRECTOR: DR. DEBORAH EDBERG - DEBORAH_EDBERG@RUSH.EDU, 312-942-5225 FUNDING PREFERENCES: 1) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA 2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY NAME OF PROGRAM: RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ESPERANZA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DISCIPLINE: FAMILY MEDICINE TYPE OF APPLICATION: NEW ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: FQHC OPERATING AS PART OF A GME CONSORTIUM YEAR PROGRAM WILL BEGIN TO TRAIN RESIDENTS: AY2022-2023 ORGANIZATION WEBSITE: WWW.ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG THE RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ESPERANZA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL BE LOCATED IN CHICAGO’S SOUTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY OF BRIGHTON PARK, WHERE ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS' FLAGSHIP CLINIC IS LOCATED. LIKE ALL OF ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA, BRIGHTON PARK IS A LOW-INCOME, MAJORITY-LATINO COMMUNITY WHERE ACCESS TO BILINGUAL HEALTH CARE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. ACCORDING TO UDS MAPPER, ALL FIVE ZCTAS THAT MAKE UP ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA ARE PRIMARY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. EVEN MORE TROUBLINGLY, THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S HEALTH ATLAS SHOWS THAT IN THE 10 COMMUNITY AREAS THAT COMPRISE OUR SERVICE AREA, SOME 118,000 ADULT RESIDENTS REPORT THEY HAVE NO PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THESE COMMUNITY AREAS SEE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES, WITH ESPECIALLY ELEVATED RATES OF DIABETES, OBESITY, CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, DEPRESSION/ANXIETY, AND COVID-19 COMPARED TO THE REST OF CHICAGO. IT IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING TO SEE HOW ELEVATED THE COVID-19 CASE RATE IS IN ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA, AS THIS IS A SINGULARLY POTENT INDICATOR OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE HOST OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS THAT MAKE INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE TO NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HAVE COALESCED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. INDEED, SOME OF OUR CORE ZIP CODES HAVE CONSISTENTLY SEEN THE MOST COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ESPERANZA WILL PARTNER WITH RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (RUMC), OU R SPONSORING INSTITUTION, WHICH RECENTLY EARNED A TOP SPOT ON U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT’S ANNUAL BEST HOSPITALS HONOR ROLL. OTHER CLINICAL SITES THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RESIDENCY ARE RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL, OAK STREET HEALTH, AND WARREN BARR NURSING HOME. THE MAIN PRIMARY CARE TRAINING LOCATION WILL BE AT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. RESIDENTS WILL PERFORM ROTATIONS AT HOSPITAL ROTATION SITES (RUMC AND RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL) THAT HAVE PROVIDED EXTENSIVE RESIDENT TRAINING IN PRIOR ACADEMIC YEARS FOR OTHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THE RESIDENCY INCLUDES CURRICULUM IN ADULT MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OB/GYN, GERIATRICS, END-OF-LIFE CARE, IN-PATIENT CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SEVERAL SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALITY ROTATIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO INCLUDE A LONGITUDINAL SOCIAL JUSTICE CURRICULUM THAT EXPLORES ISSUES REGARDING HEALTH INEQUITIES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HISTORICAL OPPRESSION, BIAS, AND EXPERIENCES OF OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THIS CURRICULUM IS TO EQUIP RESIDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO PROMOTE IMPROVED HEALTH EQUITY. THE PROGRAM IS ACGME ACCREDITED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 24 RESIDENTS (8-8-8). THE TOTAL RESIDENT FTE REQUESTED TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM FOR ALL POST-GRADUATE YEARS OF TRAINING IS 24. FOR AY2022-2023, WE ARE REQUESTING 6 RESIDENT FTES TO BE FUNDED. WE WILL REACH FULL RESIDENT CAPACITY OF 8-8-8 IN AY2026. OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF BRIGHTON PARK, TRAIN CLINICALLY EXCELLENT AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AND PRODUCE FAMILY PHYSICIANS WHO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR RESIDENCY WILL CREATE AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT INCORPORATES COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE BEST WAYS TO PROVIDE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

FVPSA AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN COVID-19 TESTING, VACCINES, AND MOBILE HEALTH UNITS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

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VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

CASACARE-OBOT:OFFICE-BASED OPIOID TREATMENT FOR LATINOS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS - CASA ESPERANZA INC.’S PROPOSED “CASACARE-OBOT: OFFICE-BASED OPIOID TREATMENT FOR LATINOS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS” PROGRAM WILL REDUCE ILLICIT OPIOID DRUG USE AND RELATED OVERDOSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING OPIOID USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (CODS) BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO MAT AND USING IDDT TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED CULTURALLY-COMPETENT AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND RELATED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AS WELL AS ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. CASACARES’ GOALS ARE: 1) EXPAND ACCESS TO MAT FOR LATINOS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS; 2) IMPROVE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH, OPIOID USE TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINOS; 3) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT CLIENTS’ FULL ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOALS IN THEIR CARE PLAN; AND 4) PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES; INCREASE CAPACITY FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT; AND IDENTIFY AND REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIOR. OVER 5 YEARS, CASACARE-OBOT WILL SERVE 340 INDIVIDUALS (40 IN YR 1; 60 IN YR 2; 80/YEAR IN YRS 3-5). OUR PATIENTS OFTEN LACK THE LIFE SKILLS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND HEALTH LITERACY NECESSARY TO KEEP APPOINTMENTS, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH PROVIDERS, AND STAY CONNECTED TO CARE. MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS AND LATINX WITH LIMITED OR NO ENGLISH REPRESENT 80% OF OUR CURRENT PATIENTS, 95%) ARE HOMELESS OR UNDER-HOUSED, AND 71% HAVE RECEIVED PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL/EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. ONLY 31% RECEIVED PRIOR TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH. OF THESE, 98% MEET CRITERIA FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; 95% HAVE A PTSD DIAGNOSIS; 55% REPORT RECENT DEPRESSION, 61.4% REPORT RECENT ANXIETY, 15% REPORT RECENT THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, AND 3% RECENTLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. ALL STRUGGLE WITH SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUCH AS LINGUISTIC BARRIERS, POVERTY, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS PLACES OUR PATIENTS AT GREATER RISK OF RELAPSE AND OVERDOSE.

CASACARE: AN INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT MODEL FOR LATINOS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

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REAL TIME: A MENTORING PROGRAM OF ESPERANZA FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 6-18 IN SIX STATES

TU BIENESTER PROGRAM (YOUR WELLNESS PROGRAM)

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.08%.

TRANSCEND: EMPOWERMENT, RECOVERY, AND REENTRY

TU BIENESTAR- COMMUNITY, HEALTH, AND EMPOWERMENT

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

MI CAMINO: YOUR PATHWAY TO CAREER SUCCESS - MI CAMINO: YOUR PATHWAY TO CAREER SUCCESS WILL BE A BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM INTEGRATED WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF LATINX INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS OR CO- OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN ORDER TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE, MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND DEVELOP CAREER PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN RECOVERY. MI CAMINO INTEGRATES EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES INTO EACH JOB SEEKER'S PERSONAL CARE PLAN. JOB SEEKERS WORK WITH THEIR CARE TEAM TO MAP OUT THEIR SKILLS, STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND NEEDS, AND MEET CAREER GOALS. MI CAMINO WILL SERVE 40 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS IN YEAR 1 AND 70/YEAR FOR YEARS 2-5, FOR A TOTAL OF 320 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS OVER FIVE YEARS. CASA ANTICIPATES 100% OF CLIENTS WILL HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND 70% WILL HAVE A CO- OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION; 40% WILL BE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS AND ALL WILL BE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE: 1. COMPLETE VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE PLANNING FOR LATINX WITH SUDS AND CODS; 2. CREATE AND DELIVER A CULTURALLY-FOCUSED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS LATINX WITH CODS IN BECOMING LEADERS AND WORKING IN THE LATINO RECOVERY COMMUNITY; 3. INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; 4. IMPROVE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINOS WITH SUD AND COD ENTERING THE WORKFORCE, AND 5. ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING PLAN TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS BY REINFORCING EXISTING COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS. MI CAMINO'S SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED, DEVELOPMENT OF PEER SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES PROVIDED, TRAINING PEER RECOVERY PROFESSIONALS ON CULTURALLY FOCUSED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND ENGAGEMENT IN OUR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT, JOB SEARCH BASED ON INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS, SKILLS, AND PREFERENCES, HELP WITH RESUMES, COVER LETTERS, AND INTERVIEW SKILLS. CLINICAL STAFF WILL UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO ADMINISTER SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SUCH AS INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, AND ASSERTIVE OUTREACH. ADDITIONALLY, MI CAMINO STAFF RECEIVES ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO REINFORCE EXISTING COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS.

TU BIENESTAR - TU BIENESTAR: CULTURE, HEALTH, AND EMPOWERMENT IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LATINXS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS (CODS) WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER INFECTIONS AND THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED. PATIENTS IN THIS BOSTON-BASED PROGRAM OFTEN EXPERIENCE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HIV AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE (E.G., POVERTY OR TRAUMA) WHICH CREATE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO RECOVERY AND VIRAL SUPPRESSION. THESE ISSUES CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED RISKS FOR HIV INFECTION OR COMPLICATIONS; RELAPSES OR OVERDOSES; AND THE ONSET OF CONCURRENT MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. PATIENTS WITH CODS, ESPECIALLY LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS, ARE FURTHER OBSTRUCTED FROM COMPREHENSIVE CARE BY SILOS BETWEEN SUD SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND HIV MEDICAL CARE. TU BIENESTAR IS A BRIDGE LINKING ALL THREE SERVICE TYPES. TU BIENESTAR’S PATIENT POPULATION IS EXCLUSIVELY 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, WITH MOST PATIENTS BETWEEN 35-44. ABOUT 75% OF PATIENTS IDENTIFY AS MALE AND ABOUT 25% IDENTIFY AS FEMALE, WITH A SMALL NUMBER IDENTIFYING AS TRANSGENDER OR GENDER NON-BINARY. ABOUT 90% OF PATIENTS ARE HISPANIC/LATINX AND MOST ARE BILINGUAL (ENGLISH/SPANISH). ROUGHLY HALF OF THE PATIENT POPULATION LACKS A COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND ABOUT HALF ARE UNEMPLOYED, WITH ROUGHLY 75% OF PATIENTS UNABLE TO MEET ALL THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS. OVER ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND BETWEEN 10-20% ARE HIV POSITIVE AT INTAKE. TU BIENESTAR ASSERTIVELY IDENTIFIES AND ENGAGES HARD-TO-REACH INDIVIDUALS IN CULTURALLY COMPETENT HIV/VH/STI PREVENTION, EDUCATION, SCREENING, TESTING, AND CONNECTION TO CARE AND IS CHIEFLY CONCERNED WITH FOUR RELATED GOALS: (1) IMPROVING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH, OPIOID USE TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINXS; (2) PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT PATIENTS’ FULL ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COMPLETION OF GOALS IN THEIR CARE PLAN; (3) PROVIDING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCREASE CAPACITIES FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT, AND IDENTIFY AND REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS; AND (4) DESIGNING AND PROMOTING A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND BARRIERS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY PROFICIENT TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FACED BY LATINXS. TU BIENESTAR WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED SERVICES TO 300 PEOPLE OVER FIVE YEARS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, INCLUDING TRAUMA- AND SUBSTANCE USE-RELATED HIV RISK-BEHAVIORS.

SALUD & ESPERANZA (HEALTH & HOPE): TREATMENT WHEN YOU NEED IT, WHERE YOU NEED IT - CASA ESPERANZA INC.’S PROPOSED SALUD Y ESPERANZA (HEALTH & HOPE): TREATMENT WHEN YOU NEED IT, WHERE YOU NEED IT WILL DEVELOP A BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE PROGRAM AT CASA ESPERANZA THAT CAN SERVE AS A FRONT DOOR FOR LATINX WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS TO GET CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT TREATMENT IN REAL TIME. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CRITICAL IN-PERSON SERVICES, THE PROJECT WILL HELP EXPAND OUR TELEHEALTH CAPACITY TO ALLOW CASA TO FILL STATE-WIDE GAPS IN ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO SPANISH-LANGUAGE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TREATMENT. WE AIM TO SERVE 200 ADULTS PER YEAR FOR THE TWO YEARS OF THE GRANT. GOALS OF SALUD &ESPERANZA INCLUDE: (1) EXPAND CLINIC HOURS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND INCREASE UTILIZATION OF, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINXS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS ; (2) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT CLIENTS’ FULL ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOALS IN THEIR CARE PLAN; (3) PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES; INCREASE CAPACITY FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT; AND IDENTIFY AND REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIOR; (4) PARTNER WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOSPITALS TO DEVELOP A MULTIPLE INTERCEPT MODEL THAT PROMOTES ALTERNATIVES TO HOSPITALIZATION AND INCARCERATION. CASA IS THE ONLY PROVIDER IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO OFFER A FULL CONTINUUM OF INTEGRATED, EVIDENCE-BASED, SPANISH-LANGUAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND TELEHEALTH. CASA FILLS AN URGENT GAP IN LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY ACCESSIBLE SUD AND COD TREATMENT FOR LATINX PATIENTS. OUR PATIENTS EXPERIENCE HARDSHIP FROM LIFELONG TRAUMA, HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION. MANY ARE MEDICALLY FRAIL, FACING A GREATER RISK OF INFECTION FROM DISEASES LIKE COVID-19. MOST (80%) OF OUR PATIENTS ARE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED OR NO ENGLISH. NEARLY ALL (95%) ARE HOMELESS OR UNDER-HOUSED. MOST (71%) HAVE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL/EMOTIONAL TREATMENT. OF THE 31% WHO RECEIVED PRIOR TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH, 98% MEET CRITERIA FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS: PTSD (95%), DEPRESSION (55%), ANXIETY (61.4%), SUICIDAL IDEATION (15%), AND 3% HAVE MADE A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. ALL STRUGGLE WITH SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUCH AS LINGUISTIC BARRIERS, POVERTY, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THESE ONGOING BARRIERS, COMPOUNDED BY PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND SOCIAL ISOLATION DUE TO COVID-19, PLACE OUR PATIENTS AT AN EVEN GREATER RISK OF RELAPSE AND OVERDOSE.

REAL TIME: YOUTH MENTORING PROJECT

THE HOPE FOR THE AGED, FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WILL BE PLACED TO SERVE AN ESTIMATED OF 176 VOLUNTEERS. OF THIS NUMBER, 170 FGP'S VOLUNTEER WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS ALIGNMENT TO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION K-12 SUCCESS. THE FGP'S VOLUNTEERS ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, SCHOOL BASE MENTORING, ASSISTING IN CLASSROOM HEAD START CENTERS AND OTHER EDUCATION AREA AS COMFORTING CHILDREN. AT THE END OF THE YEAR GRANT, THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $653,755. THAT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $65,000.OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. HOPE FOR THE AGED, INC HAS BEEN A SPONSOR OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM SINCE 1966. THE MISSION OF HOPE FOR THE AGED, INC, A PRIVATE, NON -PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS TO PROMOTE AND ESTABLISH PROGRAMS DIRECTED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ISLAND'S URBAN AND RURAL LOW INCOME ELDERLY POPULATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND THE PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS 55 YEARS FEELING USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE. THROUGH THE PROGRAM THE ELDERLY CAN OFFER SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO THEIR EDUCATION SUCCEED, WHICH IS THE PRIORITY SERVICE AREA OF THIS PROGRAM. THE INCREASING POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS AND RETIRED PERSONS WITH THE TIME AND DESIRES TO SHARE THEIR LIVE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE, THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM OFFERS AN INTER GENERATIONAL APPROACH IN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE BOTH PARTIES WIN. ON ONE HAND, THE NEW OLDER ADULTS, BABY BOOMERS FIND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE BY HELPING STUDENTS AND IN THE OTHER HAND STUDENTS RECEIVED THE INDIVIDUALIZED HELP TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS. ALSO FGP'S VOLUNTEERS OFFER TO STUDENTS THE SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION TO REACH THE SUCCESS IN ITS ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENLIGHTEN HER LIFE.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 176 VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 AND OLDER TO OFFER DIRECT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX (176) VOLUNTEERS, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE (143) VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN TWENTY (20) PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OFFER ACADEMIC AID AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX (346) STUDENTS ANNUALLY. THE WORK PLAN FOR THE PLACEMENT OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE (143) VOLUNTEERS WILL BE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE VOLUNTEERS WILL CARRY OUT WITH THE STUDENTS ARE: TUTORING, MENTORING IN THE CLASSROOM, INDIVIDUALIZED HELP IN THE MOST DIFFICULT ACADEMIC AREAS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THAT OFFERS SECURITY TO THE CHILD AND YOUNG STUDENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND HEALTHY HABITS AND THE NECESSARY MOTIVATION TO HELP THE CHILD AND YOUNG STUDENT OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THE FOCUS AREA IS EDUCATION AND THE K-12 SUCCESS IN EDUCATION SERVICE OBJECTIVE PROVIDED BY THE C.N.C.S. IN THE PROPOSAL'S WORK PLAN, THE ASSIGNMENT OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE (143) VOLUNTEERS IS PROJECTED TO BENEFIT A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSANDS THIRTY EIGHT (1,038) STUDENTS AT THE END OF THE THREE (3) YEARS GRANT. THE ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC SKILLS ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE TEACHERS WHO WILL EVALUATE THE STUDENT'S SUCCESS AS A RESULT OF THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE SERVICE OFFERED BY THE VOLUNTEERS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR GRANT, THE C.N.C.S. FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $754,753. WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ 83,861. OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ELECTED TO USE THE DE MINIMS RATE OF 10% OF MTDC THAT AMOUNTS IS $13,795. AT THE END OF THE THREE (3) YEARS OF THE PROPOSAL, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX (176) VOLUNTEERS WILL MANAGE TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY A TOTAL OF ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (1, 836) CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX (176) VOLUNTEERS ARE PLACEMENT THROUGH A NETWORK OF SERVICE STATIONS MADE UP OF: (20) SCHOOLS, (22) HEAD START CENTERS, ONE (1) TEMPORARY SHELTER HOME FOR CHILDREN VICTIMS OF NEGLECT & ABUSE AND IN ONE (1) PEDIATRIC WARD OF A HOSPITAL. ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FULFILL ALL THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CNCS DEMANDS AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN THE SERVICE AREA PRIOR TO THEIR LOCATION. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SPONSORED SINCE 1966 BY ESPERANZA PARA LA VEJEZ, INC, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND ESTABLISH SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS AT THE ISLAND LEVEL. THE PROPOSAL OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM WITH ITS INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH INTEGRATES 176 OLDER ADULTS AS VALUABLE RESOURCES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OLDER ADULTS REPRESENT THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION. THEY ARE ACTIVE, HEALTHY PEOPLE, WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS THEM AN ALTERNATIVE TO STAY INTEGRATED AND CONTRIBUTING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE SMOKE PREPAREDNESS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS RECIPIENT WILL BASE ITS WILDFIRE SMOKE PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AT THE MERCADO LA PALOMA BUILDING IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, A REGION THAT SUFFERS DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM ASTHMA, LUNG DISEASE, CANCER, AND OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS THAT RESULT FROM AN OVERCONCENTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS WHICH WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASED FREQUENCY AND STRENGTH OF WILDFIRES. ESPERANZA COMMUNITY HOUSING'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTHY BREATHING PROGRAM STAFFED BY PROMOTORES DE SALUD (COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS) WILL PARTNER WITH SMARTAIRLA, A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES SUFFERING FROM POLLUTION TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH WITH DATA. OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BE AMPLIFIED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF SMARTAIRLA'S PROPRIETARY WILDFIRE DANGER TRACKER, A WEBSITE AND PHONE-BASED SMS TEXT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO PREVENT HEALTH EMERGENCIES AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TRIGGERED BY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE SMOKE. WELCOMING MORE THAN 300,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, THE MERCADO LA PALOMA IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND AFTER NEEDED BUILDING UPGRADES, IT WILL SERVE AS A WILDFIRE SMOKE SAFETY COMMUNITY HUB DURING AND AFTER WILDFIRE SMOKE EVENTS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - SMOKE READINESS PLANNING, - OUTREACH AND TRAINING, - INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING, - DEPLOYMENT OF PORTABLE AIR CLEANERS, - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDINGS SUCH AS UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) UNITS OR SYSTEMS AND WEATHERIZATION NECESSARY TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS FROM HAZARDS STEMMING FROM WILDFIRES. SUBRECIPIENT:ESPERANZA WILL PARTNER WITH SMARTAIRLA ON THIS PROJECT. SMARTAIRLA WILL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT BY DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING THE WILDFIRE DANGER TRACKER (WDT) WEBSITE AND HIPAA COMPLIANT TEXT SYSTEM. SMARTAIRLA WILL ALSO PRODUCE ENGLISH/SPANISH MULTI-MEDIA WILDFIRE DANGER PREPAREDNESS TIPS, DISTRIBUTE PARTICIPANT AND COMMUNITY ADVISOR INCENTIVE GIFT CARDS, AND CONDUCT THE WDT EVALUATION THROUGH SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS. ANNUAL COSTS WILL INCLUDE STAFFING, WDT DISPLAY MATERIALS, 5 SETS OF MULTI-MEDIA TIPS (GRAPHICS, FOTONOVELAS, SHORT-VIDEOS) WHICH WILL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY, AND GIFT CARDS. YEAR 1 TOTAL REQUEST: $164,500; YEAR 2 TOTAL REQUEST: $182,000; AND YEAR 3 TOTAL REQUEST: $195,750 3-YEAR TOTAL SUBAWARD REQUEST: $542,250OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PROTECTING THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES (SOUTH LA) FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE DANGER BY STRENGTHENING ITS COMMUNITY BUILDING'S, THE MERCADO LA PALOMA, WILDFIRE SMOKE PREPAREDNESS INFRASTRUCTURE AND USING THE SITE AS THE LAUNCH PAD FOR A GRASSROOTS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: - EXPANSION IN COMMUNITIES AND/OR COMMUNITY BUILDINGS ADOPTING SMOKE READINESS PLANS; - INCREASE IN COMMUNITY BUILDINGS THAT EFFECTIVELY REDUCE OCCUPANTS' EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE; - INCREASE IN AVAILABILITY OF AIR MONITORING DATA TO INFORM WILDFIRE SMOKE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; - INCREASE IN AWARENESS, CAPACITY, AND ACTION TO REDUCE BUILDING OCCUPANTS' EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE WITHIN HIGHLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE: - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY SERVE.

CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD

HEALTHY MARRIAGE DEMONSTRATION GRANT: PRIORITY AREA 4

COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CSSP GRANTEES

EHS 2009 ARRA EXPANSION

CITA

CULTIVATING MOMS: MITIGATING OBSTACLES TO MULTIGENERATIONAL SUCCESS - CULTIVATING MOMS – MITIGATING OBSTACLES FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL SUCCESS IS A BOSTON-BASED PROGRAM FOCUSING ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM LATINX MOTHERS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL ILLNESS. MOMS LEVERAGES THE HOST ORGANIZATION'S ROBUST HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDRESS THE TREATMENT NEEDS OF 80 WOMEN AND 240 CHILD AND ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS OVER A FIVE-YEAR TERM. FUNDING COVERS STAFF, INCLUDING A CLINICIAN AND NURSE PRACTITIONER, COORDINATION SPECIALISTS, AN OUTREACH SPECIALIST, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND MORE. IT ALSO FACILITATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENT STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE HOST ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP AND UNIVERSITY COLLABORATORS. INFORMED BY EXPERT ADVICE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE PROJECT EMPLOYS SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO STRATEGICALLY ADDRESS SERVICE GAPS FACED BY LATINX MOTHERS AND MOTHERS-TO-BE IN GREATER BOSTON. MOMS PROPOSES TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: STABILIZING PARENTAL RECOVERY BY PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE. PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CAPACITY FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT, AND ABILITY TO HEAL FAMILY TRAUMA. IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING VIA CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORTING PATIENTS' ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COMPLETION OF TREATMENT GOALS. PROMOTE THE STABILIZATION, REUNIFICATION, AND RECOVERY OF LATINX FAMILIES BY EMPOWERING THEM WITH THE TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BREAK CYCLES OF ADDICTION AND ABUSE. DELIVERING LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTHCARE AND FLEXIBLE SERVICES IS CRITICAL FOR DIMINISHING THE IMPACTS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND COVID-19 ON GREATER BOSTON'S LATINX COMMUNITIES AND IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR LATINX MOTHERS, AS THIS SUB-GROUP OFTEN FACES COMPLICATED PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY. WHEN THESE PATHS ARE TRAVERSED, HOWEVER, MOTHERS CAN BE EMPOWERED TO MITIGATE THE DOWNSTREAM CONSEQUENCES CYCLES OF ADDICTION AND TRAUMA HAVE ON THEMSELVES, THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEIR FAMILIES. LATINX PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN GREATER BOSTON HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO CULTURALLY ATTUNED CARE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS MORE LIKELY EFFECTIVE THAN STANDARD PROTOCOLS. DECADES OF RESEARCH INDICATE THAT MOMS'S STRATEGIES ARE AMONG THE MOST EFFICACIOUS AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLIED TO LATINX POPULATIONS. IT IS, THEREFORE, REASONABLE TO PREDICT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL HELP MITIGATE DOWNSTREAM CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH RELAPSE FOR PARTICIPANTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND SOCIETY MORE BROADLY. THESE COSTS INCLUDE AN INCREASED BURDEN ON THE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE; A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD FOR CHILDREN OF ADDICTED PARENTS TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISORDERS; AND HIGHER PUBLIC HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH MOTHERS EXPERIENCING CODS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE BENEFITS ARE ALL IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASED WELLNESS EXPERIENCED BY CLIENTS WHEN THEY END ADDICTIONS, AVOID RELAPSE, AND (RE)COMMIT TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.

?CASACARE-OBOT: OFFICE-BASED OPIOID TREATMENT FOR LATINOS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS?

SALUD Y SUSTENTO (HEALTH AND WELLNESS) PROJECT

"TU BIENESTAR (YOUR WELLNESS): HEALTH HOME FOR AT-RISK LATINAS"

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR DIVERSE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASS

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

ESPERANZA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ELEMENTARY EXPANSION

RUMBO A CASA (THE WAY HOME)

PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY PROGRAM

CASA PALS-PROMOTORES AMPLIFICANDO LA SABIDURIA - CASA ESPERANZA’S PROGRAM, PALS: PROMOTORES AMPLIFICANDO LA SABIDURÍA, WILL ADDRESS TWO SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) DOMAINS: HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND QUALITY, AND SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT, FOCUSING ON LEADING HEALTH INDICATORS (LHI) OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AND SUICIDE. PALS IS AN INNOVATIVE PROMOTORES MODEL COLLABORATIVE THAT INCORPORATES CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS INTO A TRAUMA-INFORMED CONTINUUM OF CARE TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR LATINES WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. PALS WILL SERVE 462 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WITH 50% FROM GREATER BOSTON AND THE OTHER HALF FROM ACROSS THE STATE. OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, 40% WILL BE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS AND 70% WILL BE HOMELESS OR UNDER-HOUSED. THE GOAL OF PALS IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES BY ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF LATINES THROUGH A CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROMOTORES PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LATINES TO ADDRESS HEALTH QUALITY PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMATIC GOALS INCLUDE: ASSESS THE HEALTH STATUS AND NEEDS OF LATINES WITH SUD AND EXISTING RESOURCES TO GUIDE EQUITABLE PROGRAM PLANNING AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN REDUCING OVERDOSE RATES AMONG LATINES. ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS/PROMOTORES TO IDENTIFY OVERDOSE RISK BEHAVIOR AND SUICIDAL IDEATION THROUGH CULTURALLY-TAILORED TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. EMPOWERING LATINES BY ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND PRIMARY CARE, AND ENABLING INFORMED DECISION-MAKING ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. PARTNERS FOR THE PALS PROGRAM INCLUDE; BOSTON HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM (BHCHP), VICTORY PROGRAMS, ST. FRANCIS HOUSE, AND ACCESS HARM REDUCTION OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (AHOPE). ALSO, CASA WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND MEETINGS, SUCH AS THE BHCHP CONSORTIUM PROGRAM, TO EXPAND ACCESS AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THIS COLLABORATIVE NETWORK WILL ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION AND REDUCED STIGMA, AS WELL AS REDUCE SUICIDALITY AND OVERDOSE DEATH RATES FOR LATINES IN GREATER BOSTON, WITH AN ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF CREATING A NETWORK OF PROMOTORES.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINA-SERVING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

TRANSCEND-EMPOWERMENT RECOVER AND REENTRY

TESOROS DE ESPERANZA: TREASURES OF HOPE

SALUD AL MOMENTO-A BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE CENTER

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND ? MATERNAL HEALTH - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND – MATERNAL HEALTH

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.72%.

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

PROYECTO REDES (NETWORKS): RECOVERY & EARLY DIVERSION ENGAGEMENT SERVICES - CASA ESPERANZA'S PROYECTO REDES (NETWORKS): RECOVERY & EARLY DIVERSION ENGAGEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM WILL SERVE LATINOS WITH SUBSTANCE USE OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AT RISK OF INCARCERATIONWITHIN MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX COUNTY. THROUGH THIS DIVERSION GRANT OPPORTUNITY, THE MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH COD AND SMI WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, LEADING TO REDUCED SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND AVOID LONG-TERM SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES RESULTING FROM JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND INCARCERATION. CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING IN LIEU OF ARREST AND INCARCERATION REDUCES THE BURDEN ON THE COURT SYSTEM TO PROCESS NEW ARRESTS AND REDUCES THE JAIL POPULATION WITH SMI AND COD. CASA EXPECTS OVER 40% OF CLIENTS TO BE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS AND ALL TO BE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE. CASA ANTICIPATES SERVING 40 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 50 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR THEREAFTER FOR A TOTAL OF 240 INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT'S LIFESPAN. LATINOS RECEIVING DIVERSION SERVICES THROUGH PROYECTO REDES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, MEDICATION-ASSISTED THERAPY, CLINICAL STABILIZATION SERVICES, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WORKGROUP WILL PROVIDE PROJECT OVERSIGHT AND CASE CONFERENCING. PROYECTO REDES PROPOSES TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING, DEVELOPING, PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR LATINE WITH SMI OR COD WHO ARE AT RISK OF DETENTION DUE TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS. REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS FOR LATINE WITH MI/COD BY DIVERTING THEM FROM JUSTICE SYSTEMS TO COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS THAT REDUCE RISK, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND SUSTAIN RECOVERY. ADDRESS THE STIGMA, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND BARRIERS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LATINE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT REINFORCES EXISTING COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOPS NEW SKILLS. PROYECTO REDES' SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED, TRAINING STAFF ON CLAS STANDARDS, TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMPLETING SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MAPPING, AND THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES. CASA'S PROYECTO REDES TEAM WILL RIDE ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO DIRECTLY INTERCEPT AND ASSESS INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, HIGHLY TRAINED CLINICAL STAFF WILL UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO ADMINISTER MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SUCH AS INTEGRATED DUAL DISORDER TREATMENT, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ASSERTIVE OUTREACH. PROYECTO REDES STAFF RECEIVES ONGOING TRAINING TO REINFORCE EXISTING COMPETENCIES AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS.OUR PROPOSED PROYECTO REDES WILL ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED PROBLEMS LATINOS FACE WORKING WITH CURRENT DIVERSION MODELS, OFFER CLIENTS A RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY RECOVERY MANAGEMENT, EMPHASIZE LONG-TERM RECOVERY, ADDRESS STIGMA, AND BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTION BEFORE ARREST AND BOOKING.

PHILADELPHIA-BASED NUEVA ESPERANZA, INC. (NEI) FOUNDED AND MANAGED ESPERANZA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (EA) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THEFUERZA DE TOROS: FOSTERING WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE FOR A SAFER ESPERANZA COMMUNITY PROJECT ("TOROS STRONG"'). THE PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER RESILIENCE AND PROMOTE POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES AMONG STUDENTS THROUGH STOP PROGRAM STRATEGIES 3 AND 5, BY ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EQUITY PROMOTION THROUGH TARGETED CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND EXPANDED INTERVENTION STAFFING, TO CREATE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ALL STUDENTS CAN THRIVE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (1) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS ON SCHOOL SAFETY, TRAUMA, DIGITAL SAFETY, AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES; (2) HIRING A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND SOCIAL WORKER TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS; (3) ADOPTING SAFETY POLICIES THAT ARE ALIGNED ACROSS EA K-12 SCHOOL BUILDINGS; (4) ESTABLISHING SENSORY ROOMS IN EACH BUILDING; AND (5) PROVIDING PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ANTI-VIOLENCE GROUPS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DREXEL DORNSIFE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD A CULTURE THAT IS TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE AND PROMOTES SAFE SCHOOLS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCING DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS AND IMPROVING ATTENDANCE FOR 1,600-2,200 STUDENTS ANNUALLY; EQUIPPING 300 STAFF TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO SCHOOL SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGH TRAINING IN TRAUMA-INFORMED AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES; INCREASING PREVENTION AWARENESS AND SKILLS AMONG 735 PARENTS; REACHING 13,000 SPANISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL PREVENTION INFORMATION; INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR AT LEAST 105 STUDENTS THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES; ADOPTING REVISED VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND TRAINING A RAPID RESPONSE TEAM. EA'S 2,200 K-12 STUDENTS, 90% OF WHOM ARE LATINO, INCLUDING 25% WHO ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS, AS WELL AS FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS, ARE THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT.

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

INCREASING ACCESS TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR LATINAS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

REAL TIME MENTORING PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CAMPUS CONSORTIUM

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE

AN ESTIMATED 79 SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER 72 SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COOKING, HOME CLEANING, ACCOMPANY FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WASHING CLOTHES, BATHING AND GROCERY SHOPPING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS A HEALTHY FUTURE. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, WE WILL HAVE PROVIDED A MUCH HEALTHIER LIVING SUPPORT AND A LASTING AND OVERWHELMING HELP THE ONES SERVED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $320,421 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $41,339 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

TU BIENESTAR--MI VIDA, MI HISTORIA

HEALTHY HOMES DEMO

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FY2021 FVPSA ARP ACT SUPPLEMENTAL

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

MI CAMINO PROJECT

BUILDING COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE IN LATIN@ COMMUNITIES

CASA ESPERANZAS TRANSCEND: EMPOWERMENT, RECOVERY AND RE-ENTRY PROGRAM WILL SERVE LATINE RETURNING CITIZENS WITH SUBSTANCE USE OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. BY DELIVERING INTEGRATED RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES IN CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EXPANDED SERVICES FOCUSED ON REINTEGRATION AND REDUCED RECIDIVISM. CASA EXPECTS OVER 40 PERCENT OF CLIENTS TO BE MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS AND ALL TO BE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE. CASA WILL SUBCONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR (TRX DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LLC) TO MEASURE THE PROGRAMS SUCCESS THROUGH THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED, AND STAFF TRAINING. CASAS TRANSCEND TEAM WILL ADMINISTER PRERELEASE SCREENINGS FOR SERVICES DIRECTLY IN THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS FROM INCARCERATION TO REINTEGRATION. CASA ANTICIPATES COMPLETING 200 SCREENING ASSESSMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECTS LIFESPAN, WITH 125 RECEIVING PRERELEASE SERVICES AND 100 CONTINUING TO ENGAGE THROUGH POST-RELEASE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCED RECIDIVISM, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN SUBSTANCE USE AT THE SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP, REDUCTION IN FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, INCREASED RATES OF SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND INCREASES IN PERMANENT OR LONG-TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

AN ESTIMATED 67 SCP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. THIS SENIOR COMPANIONS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF FOOD, ACCOMPANY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, BUY FOOD OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE TASKS OF DAILY LIVING AND PROVIDE ACCOMPANIMENT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS A HEALTHY FUTURE. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO HAVE INCREASED THE SOCIAL BONDS, INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT PERCEIVED IN THE POPULATION SERVED. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $364,924 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $40,547 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

FY 2004 OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE AND FIREARMS CONSORTIUM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING

SIXTY (60) VOLUNTEERS ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM AND THEY OFFER THEIR SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH DELICATE HEALTH. THE MAIN FOCUS AREA IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AMONG THE SERVICES THAT THE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ARE: COMPANY, MEAL PREPARATION, PERSONAL HYGIENE, AND LIGHT HOME CHORES. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT HOME AND FALL UNDER THE CATEGORIES OF INDEPENDENT LIVING AND RESPITE CARE. THE EXPECTED RESULT IS FOR 85% PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO ACHIEVE KEEPING THEIR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. ALSO, FOR CAREGIVERS TO SHOW LESS STRESS AS THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR OWN HEALTH AND OTHER AREAS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED. THE PROGRAM HAS FIVE (5) SERVICE STATIONS, OFICINA ASUNTOS FEDERALES, OFICINA ASUNTOS AL CIUDADANO, CENTRO ENVEJECIENTES RENACER, CASMPEA AND CENTRO ENVEJECIENTES CELIA T. DE MONDRIGUEZ LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF JUNCOS, GURABO AND LAS PIEDRAS. THESE STATIONS ARE PUBLIC AGENCY AND HOUSING PROJECT THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDS ASSIGNED TO THE PROGRAM IS $284,947.95 FOR TWELVE MONTHS. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS ASSIGNED TO THE PROGRAM WHERE THE SOURCE IS NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS $35,690. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS ELECTED TO USE THE DE MINIMIS RATE OF10% OF THAT AMOUNTS UP TO $7,168.35.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

CROSSROADS: THE INTERSECTION OF PERSON-CENTERED RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY

HSNG COUNSEL ASSIST GRANTS

MI CAMINO PEER SUPPORT SERVICES - CASA ESPERANZA’S MI CAMINO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT WILL ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN A LATINE COMMUNITY OF RECOVERY IN THE GREATER BOSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES INTEGRATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 90 CLIENTS IN YR1 AND 130 PER YEAR AFTERWARD FOR A TOTAL OF 350 CLIENTS. PROJECT STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE CASA’S TELEHEALTH PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO LATINES ACROSS THE STATE AND FOR INDIVIDUALS IN BOSTON WHO MAY BE IMMUNE-COMPROMISED AND PREFER TO RECEIVE SERVICES VIRTUALLY. MI CAMINO WILL (1) CONDUCT A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LATINES WITH SUD. SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS, AND FOCUS GROUPS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO BARRIERS AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. (2) DELIVER A WIDE RANGE OF BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL TRAUMA-INFORMED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO LATINES WITH SUD AND/OR CODS. PEER RECOVERY COACHES (PRC) WILL CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY NEEDS (I.E. HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL, CHILDCARE, PEER SUPPORT) TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY PLANS, FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SKILLS BUILDING TO CLIENTS THROUGH PEER RECOVERY COACHING AND PEER-LED GROUPS (THINKING FOR A CHANGE, ADDICTION RECOVERY EDUCATION ACCESS SERVICES (AREAS), AND HEALTH AND RECOVERY PEER PROGRAM (HARP)). IN ADDITION, PRCS WILL CONNECT CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BACK ON MY FEET, A NATIONAL SOBER RUNNING GROUP. (3) IMPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN OUR CULTURALLY-FOCUSED PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP TO STRENGTHEN THE RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF LATINES IN RECOVERY AND INCREASE THE BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL PEER WORKFORCE. (4) IMPROVE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINES WITH SUD AND/OR CODS. PRCS AND RECOVERY SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE REFERRALS AND SCHEDULING SUPPORT TO CASA’S OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHO-PHARMACOLOGY CONSULTATIONS; MAT; STRUCTURED OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION PROGRAM (SOAP); HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING; CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, PRCS WILL PROVIDE REFERRALS TO INSURANCE COUNSELING TO HELP CLIENTS UNDERSTAND, APPLY, AND ENROLL FOR HEALTH INSURANCE/MEDICAID. PRCS WILL PROVIDE CLIENTS ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS SUPPORT, INCLUDING SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP, ETC. (5) ADDRESS THE STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND BARRIERS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY PROFICIENT TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LATINES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT LATINO-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND EVENTS PERTAINING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS. STAFF WILL ALSO SUPPORT CLIENT PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE ADVOCACY EVENTS AND IMPLEMENT FAMILY GROUP SESSIONS TO HELP FAMILIES SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONE IN CARE, IMPROVE FAMILY FUNCTIONING, AND REDUCE SHAME AND STIGMA.

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL CONTINUE ITS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ALL CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM (CSSP) STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONVENE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS, HOST OFFICE HOURS AND CORE COMPETENCY WEBINARS, CONDUCT VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON TTA VISITS, AND DEVELOP AND/OR UPDATE RESOURCES AS NEEDED. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 45: COMPREHENSIVE FOR THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM (CSSP). THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 12 MONTHS. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-23-GK-05137-CSSP. THIS AWARD IS FOR YEAR 4 OF A FIVE-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE TA PROJECT AWARDED COMPETITIVELY UNDER THE FY 2021 TA INITIATIVE SOLICITATION.

MI CAMINO - MI CAMINO: ESTABLISHING A PATH TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PEER ADDICTION RECOVERY SPECIALIST PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN A LATINX COMMUNITY OF RECOVERY IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA AND BEYOND. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES INTEGRATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, AS WELL AS BY DEVELOPING AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS STIGMA. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 80 CLIENTS IN YR1 AND 110 PER YEAR AFTERWARDS FOR A TOTAL OF 300 CLIENTS. PROJECT STAFF WILL LEVERAGE CASA’S NEWLY LAUNCHED TELEHEALTH PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO LATINXS ACROSS THE STATE AND FOR INDIVIDUALS IN BOSTON WHO MAY BE IMMUNE-COMPROMISED AND PREFER TO RECEIVE SERVICES VIRTUALLY. MI CAMINO WILL (1) DELIVER A WIDE RANGE OF BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL TRAUMA-INFORMED PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO LATINX INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CODS. PEER RECOVERY COACHES (PRC) WILL CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY NEEDS (INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL, CHILDCARE, PEER SUPPORT) TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL RECOVERY PLANS, FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SKILLS BUILDING TO CLIENTS THROUGH PEER RECOVERY COACHING AND PEER-LED GROUPS (INCLUDING DOUBLE TROUBLE IN RECOVERY AND HEALTH AND RECOVERY PEER PROGRAM), CONNECT CLIENTS WITH HOUSING AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES AND CULTURALLY FOCUSED SUPPORTED EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO BUILD INDEPENDENCE AND SUPPORT RECOVERY. IN ADDITION, PRCS WILL UNITE CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE PHOENIX, A NATIONAL SOBER ACTIVE COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTER, AND BACK ON MY FEET, A NATIONAL SOBER RUNNING GROUP. (2) CREATE A CULTURALLY-FOCUSED PEER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP TO STRENGTHEN THE RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF LATINOS IN RECOVERY AND INCREASE THE BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL PEER WORKFORCE. (3) IMPROVE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND PRIMARY CARE FOR LATINXS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. PRCS AND RECOVERY SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE REFERRALS AND SCHEDULING SUPPORT TO CASA’S OUTPATIENT PROGRAM INCLUDING: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHO-PHARMACOLOGY CONSULTATIONS; MAT; STRUCTURED OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION PROGRAM (SOAP); HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING; CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, PRCS WILL PROVIDE REFERRALS TO INSURANCE COUNSELING TO HELP CLIENTS UNDERSTAND, APPLY, AND ENROLL FOR HEALTH INSURANCE/MEDICAID. PRCS WILL PROVIDE CLIENTS ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS SUPPORT, INCLUDING SSI/SSDI, TANF, SNAP, ETC. (4) DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A “TIME TO END THE STIGMA” PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND BARRIERS TO CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY PROFICIENT TREATMENT AND RECOVER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LATINXS LIVING WITH CODS. THIS CAMPAIGN WILL DEVELOP AND DELIVER EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AT LATINO-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND EVENTS PERTAINING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS. THE CAMPAIGN WILL COLLABORATE WITH POLICE, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO ADDRESS ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PUBLIC SAFETY TO REDUCE STIGMA, WHILE PROMOTING ACCESS TO TREATMENT.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10.0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.2% THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PEFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $320,291.00

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

TU BIENESTAR- COMMUNITY, HEALTH, AND EMPOWERMENT

MI CAMINO (MY PATH) PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SRVCS. & LEADERSHIP DEV.

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO NUEVA ESPERANZA, INC. THE RECIPIENT AND ITS PARTNERS IN THE HUNTING PARK COMMUNITY-LED CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS, LEADERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY OF THE HUNTING PARK (HP) NEIGHBORHOOD IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, AGAINST THE DISPROPORTIONATE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HEAT IN THE COMMUNITY. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUILDING TREE COVER; TRAININGS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS; DISTRIBUTING EXTREME HEAT MITIGATION TRAINING AND TOOLS TO RESIDENTS; FACILITATING COMMUNITY DIALOGUE; FORMALIZING A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PLATFORM; AND COMPLETING A HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT. SUBRECIPIENT:HUNTING PARK GREEN WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $75,051 TO COLLABORATE ON OUTREACH; CO-MANAGE TREE STEWARDSHIP AND TRAINING; AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. AS I PLANT THE SEED WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $57,099 TO COLLABORATE ON OUTREACH AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. HUNTING PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $53,007 TO LEAD WEATHERIZATION TRAINING. HUNTING PARK COMMUNITY SOLAR INITIATIVE WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $35,979 TO DELIVER SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION TRAINING TO HP RESIDENTS. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $42,000 TO DELIVER TREES, TREE PLANTINGS AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING; AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TREES IN HP; TRAININGS IN TREE MAINTENANCE, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, HEAT SAFETY, AND SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION; DISTRIBUTION OF COOLING KITS AND INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONERS WITH WEATHERIZATION KITS AND WORKSHOPS; HP CLIMATE JUSTICE PLATFORM; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO GAUGE EXISTING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SPECIFIC HEALTH CHALLENGES; AND INSIGHTS GAINED FOR NEIGHBORHOODS ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CLIMATE CHANGE. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE VIABLE TREE CANOPY; INCREASED COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNITY SKILLS; IMPROVED BLOCK-LEVEL AND HOUSING HVAC CONDITIONS AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY; AND DECREASED RATES OF HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION AND ASTHMA. OTHER OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED COMMUNITY COHESION; IMPROVED LEVERAGING OF CITY-PRIVATE RESOURCES; GRADUAL REDUCTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEAT INDEX; AND MODELING FOR OTHER CLIMATE VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF HUNTING PARK.

TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE

INCREASING ACCESS TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR LATINA VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE FOR THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM (CSSP) PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES OF THE OVW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL COORDINATE A NEW GRANTEE ORIENTATION, HOST CORE COMPETENCY VIRTUAL CALLS AND/OR WEBINARS, CONDUCT IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL SITE VISITS, COORDINATE IN-PERSON TRAININGS, MAINTAIN A CSSP GRANTEE LISTSERV, AND SUPPORT GRANTEES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABILITY PLANS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 51: COMPREHENSIVE FOR THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM (CSSP). THIS AWARD IS FOR YEAR 3 OF A FIVE-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE TA PROJECT, AWARDED COMPETITIVELY IN FY 2021 AND IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-21-GK-02252-CSSP.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COURTS

RINCONCITO DE ESPERANZA CAPITAL PROJECT [THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER SEEKS $500,000 IN NEH CHALLENGE GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT PHASE 3 OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE RINCONCITO DE ESPERANZA (?LITTLE CORNER OF HOPE?), A DESIGNATED SAN ANTONIO HISTORIC DISTRICT. LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO?S WESTSIDE, A HISTORIC BARRIO THAT HOUSED MOST OF THE CITY?S IMMIGRANT AND WORKING-CLASS RESIDENTS FROM THE LATE 19TH THROUGH MID-20TH CENTURIES, THE RINCONCITO PRESERVES ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AREA. SPANNING THREE CONTIGUOUS LOTS AT 812, 816, AND 820 (NOW PART OF 816) SOUTH COLORADO STREET, JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN, THE RINCONCITO INCLUDES TEN HISTORIC STRUCTURES BUILT BETWEEN 1900 AND 1930, AS WELL AS ONE NEW COMPRESSED EARTH BUILDING THAT HOUSES MUJERARTES, OUR WOMEN?S CLAY COOPERATIVE. WITH A TOTAL BUDGET OF $2 MILLION, PHASE 3 INCLUDES RENOVATION OF 7 SMALL HISTORIC HOUSES, LANDSCAPING, AND THE CREATION OF A MULTIPURPOSE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAMMING SPACE.]

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION INTERVENTION AND RESPONSE FOR LATINO YOUTH

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS) PROJECT IS TO EXPAND AND RENOVATE ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER’S EXISTING CLINIC AT 2940 N. 5TH STREET CLINIC PHILADELPHIA, PA 19133, WHICH HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION SINCE 2006, BY INTEGRATING A NEWLY-ACQUIRED ADJACENT 2,250 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY WITH THE EXISTING 4,500 SQUARE FOOT CLINIC PROPERTY. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND CAPACITY FOR DELIVERY OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND GROUP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. PROPOSED RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ? INSTALLATION OF A NEW ELEVATOR TO ENSURE ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF THE BUILDING; ? MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING EXTERIOR INCLUDING NEW WINDOWS, UPDATED STOREFRONT AND BUILDING FAÇADE, NEW EXPANDED ENTRANCE RAMP; ? INSTALLATION OF A NEW ROOF; ? RECONFIGURATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF NEW PATHWAYS BETWEEN THE BASEMENT, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF THE NEWLY-CONJOINED PROPERTIES FOR EASY ACCESS; ? IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HVAC SYSTEM; ? IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AND ? INSTALLATION OF NEW IT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT EXPANDED CLINICAL OPERATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A LARGER AND BETTER ORGANIZED FACILITY WELL SUITED TO DELIVERING SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS, THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A NEW PRIMARY CARE HUB TO INCLUDE NEW PATIENT EXAM ROOMS AND CLINICAL WORKSPACE, AND A NEW GROUP CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM OPIOID-USE DISORDER (OUD) AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), AS WELL AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OTHER GROUP PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CAPACITY FOR ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER TO DELIVER PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO 800 MORE PATIENTS PER YEAR AT THE NEWLY-RENOVATED/EXPANDED SITE, AN INCREASE OF 30% FROM THE CURRENT CAPACITY.

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM - THE GOAL OF REHACE’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROJECT IS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE IN 3,500 SPANISH SPEAKING PUERTO RICANS OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS. AFTER PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE AN EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING CALLED, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) PARTICIPANTS WILL RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SMI AND SED, AND WILL APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THROUGH DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. MENTAL HEALTH IN PUERTO RICO IS A PUBLIC HEALTH MATTER. ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION (ASES), PUERTO RICO IS THE THIRD JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE MOST CONSIDERABLE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. DATA FROM THE COMMISSION FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE INDICATES THAT SUICIDE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF VIOLENT DEATHS IN PUERTO RICO (CYBERNEWS, 2018). ON TOP OF PUERTO RICO'S FRAGILE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, TRAUMATIC EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES, AND NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF OUR POPULATION AND EXACERBATE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. TO REACH THE TARGET GOAL OF 3,500 INDIVIDUALS, EACH YEAR REHACE WILL TRAIN 700 MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS: 100 FIRST RESPONDERS’ MEMBERS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER (PRVOAD); 500 FAITH LEADERS FROM 8 MAJOR DENOMINATIONS IN PUERTO RICO; 50 CARE PROVIDERS OF A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, AND 50 PROVIDERS OF VETERAN SERVICES. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, REHACE STAFF WILL HAVE TRAINED 100 PRVOAD MEMBERS, 500 FAITH LEADERS, 50 TRAUMA HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND 50 PROVIDERS OF VETERANS IN PUERTO RICO WITH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WHICH REPRESENTS 100% OF PARTICIPANTS. (2) BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, PROJECT 700 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH, PARTICULARLY WITH SMI AND SED.(3) BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, PROJECT 700 PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP THE COMPETENCIES TO EMPLOY DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS A CRISIS. (4) BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, PROJECT 700 PARTICIPANTS WILL DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL HEALTH NEED TO APPROPRIATE SERVICE. FOR POTENTIAL REFERRALS THAT RESULT FROM THE PROJECT, REHACE HAS ESTABLISHED AN AGREEMENT OF COLLABORATION WITH INSPIRA, ONE OF THE LEADING MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN PUERTO RICO HAVING AN EXPERIENCE OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND MORE THAN 400 LICENSES PROVIDERS AROUND THE ISLAND. REFERRALS WILL BE TRACK THROUGH A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRE EACH PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE. REHACE INSTRUCTORS ARE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, THAT BESIDES OF TRAINING PROVIDERS, ALSO WILL BE CONSULTANTS TO PARTICIPANTS ON APPLYING DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON POTENTIAL REFERRALS, AND FOLLOW UP ON REFERRALS MADE BY PARTICIPANTS ACCORDING TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE. AS AN ADDED VALUE REHACE WILL DEVELOP A YEAR-ROUND EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CLSSP GRANTEES

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINO-SERVING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

COMPREHENSIVE FOR THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

TA AND TRAINING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION WITH CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF HUD’S COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING COUNSELING (CHC) GRANT IS TO PROVIDE DIRECT FUNDING SUPPORT TO HUD’S NATION-WIDE NETWORK OF APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING COUNSELING GRANT PROGRAM, SEE HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/HOUSING/SFH/HCC.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOUSING COUNSELING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND TOOLS FOR CONSUMERS SEEKING, FINANCING, MAINTAINING, RENTING, OR OWNING A HOME. AGENCIES ALSO ASSIST THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND HOMEOWNERS IN NEED OF FORECLOSURE ASSISTANCE. THE HOUSING COUNSELING ACTIVITY TYPES THAT CAN BE REIMBURSED BY THE CHC GRANT INCLUDE ALL APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TOPICS LISTED IN THE CURRENT. HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/HANDBOOKS/HSGH/7610.1. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PRE-PURCHASE/HOME BUYING COUNSELING, RESOLVING, OR PREVENTING FORWARD OR REVERSE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY OR DEFAULT COUNSELING, AND NON-DELINQUENCY POST-PURCHASE COUNSELING. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH THE CURRENT FORM HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/FORMS/HUD9, HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY ACTIVITY REPORT, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE COUNSELED BY ACTIVITY TYPE AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ATTENDED WORKSHOPS BY ACTIVITY TYPE DURING THE APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR. HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES MAY ALSO BE SPECIFICALLY AWARDED TO PARTNER WITH A MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION (MSI) TO PROVIDE HOUSING COUNSELING TO THE MSI INSTITUTIONS’ COMMUNITIES AND EXPAND THESE INSTITUTIONS’ PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES. OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES FOR THIS GRANT AWARD IS THE SAME AS THE PARAGRAPH DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PARTNER WITH A MSI TO PROVIDE THOSE ACTIVITIES. ; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE QUANTIFIABLE OUTCOMES FOR THE CHC GRANT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT GAINED ACCESS TO HOUSING RESOURCES; RECEIVED INFORMATION ON FAIR HOUSING, FAIR LENDING, AND/OR ACCESSIBILITY RIGHTS; IMPROVED CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS; PURCHASED HOUSING; RECEIVED A REVERSE MORTGAGE; PREVENTED OR RESOLVED A MORTGAGE DEFAULT; AND RECEIVED A LOAN MODIFICATION. ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES ARE LISTED IN SECTION 10 OF THE CURRENT FORM HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/FORMS/HUD9, HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY ACTIVITY REPORT.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE RENTERS, TENANTS, HOMEOWNERS, AND HOME BUYERS UNDER HUD, CONVENTIONAL, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

RELAPSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE

TECHNICAL STUDIES

OUTREACH TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC POTENTIAL GRANTEES

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS (CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS)INVITEDINTERESTED ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO PROPOSE PROJECTS THAT EXPLORE NEW AND EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF OVW GRANTEES, SUBGRANTEES, AND THE LARGER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FIELD. IN PARTICULAR, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 (VAWA 2022), PUB. L. NO. 117-103, DIV. W, 136 STAT. 49, 840-962, OVW SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT ADDRESS THE NEW AND REVISED PROGRAMS AND ISSUES INCLUDED IN VAWA 2022, AS WELL AS OTHER EMERGING ISSUES IN THE FIELDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. SEE 34 U.S.C. 12291(B)(11) AND (16). OVW REVIEWED THE SUBMITTED CONCEPT PAPERS, SELECTED PROMISING PROJECTS IN EACH OF THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS PURPOSE AREAS, AND CONTACTED SELECTED APPLICANTS TO INVITE THEM TO SUBMIT A FULL APPLICATION FOR THEIR CONCEPT PAPER THROUGH THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS INVITATION TO APPLY SOLICITATION. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE OVW FY 2023 EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL IMPLEMENT THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES CONSORTIUM (CSRC) PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A CONSORTIUM OF OVW TA PROVIDERS WITH OVW TA PROJECTS THAT SOLELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES TO COORDINATE CURRENT OVW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CSCBOS). DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL ENSURE THAT THE CONSORTIUM CREATES TOOLKITS FOR CSCBOS, LINKS CONSORTIUM MEMBERS' WEBSITES TO BETTER INTEGRATE EXISTING TA RESOURCES, HOSTS OFFICE HOURS FOR CSCBOS, AND DEVELOPS A LISTSERV OF OVW-FUNDED CSCBOS. CONSORTIUM MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE A DESIGNATED POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR THE PROJECT TO ENSURE EFFICIENT COLLABORATION AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AMONG CONSORTIUM MEMBERS. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS 24 MONTHS FOR $400,000, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING.

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT, WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THE LAV GRANT PROGRAMS EXPANDING LEGAL SERVICES INITIATIVE (ELSI) IS INTENDED TO ENABLE ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THROUGH THIS NEW LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS EXPANDING LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT, CASA DE ESPERANZA (DBA ESPERANZA UNITED) WILL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF LEGAL INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, AND REPRESENTATION FOR LATINA SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN FAMILY COURT MATTERS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL AND NON-LEGAL STAFF TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND ETHICALLY IN SUPPORT OF CLIENTS IN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREAS: 1) PRIORITY AREA 1: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND 2) PRIORITY AREA 2: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. ESPERANZA UNITED IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN ST. PAUL, MN, AN URBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE 11 SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 11 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. ESPERANZA UNITED WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS 3 PARTNERS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND CORNERSTONE AND TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CONTINUATION PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 12 AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. THE GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SURVIVORS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, NUTRITION EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTIVE CARE, YOGA, SAVINGS ACCOUNT ASSISTANCE, TENANT RIGHTS EDUCATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COACHING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO MAINTAIN 2 STAFF MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL CONTINUE ITS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE CONSORTIUM PROJECT. THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT ESPERANZA UNITED IN PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ADDRESSING HOMICIDE PREVENTION THROUGH A CULTURAL CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN VARIOUS TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVW GRANTEES, SUBGRANTEES AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES, THROUGH WORKING WITH THE OVW-FUNDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE FOR INCREASING SAFETY AND CONNECTION (DV RISC) CENTER. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 48: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE CONSORTIUM THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 15 MONTHS. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-22-GK-05004-FIRE.

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL CONTINUE ITS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARMS CONSORTIUM PROJECT. THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT ESPERANZA UNITED IN PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ADDRESSING FIREARMS RELATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE PREVENTION AND LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND FEDERAL FIREARMS POLICIES AND LAWS THROUGH A CULTURAL CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN VARIOUS TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVW FIREARMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT PILOT SITES, AS WELL AS COLLABORATING WITH THE OVW FUNDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE TA RESOURCE CENTER AND THE PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FTAP TA PROVIDER. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 49: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARMS CONSORTIUM THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 12 MONTHS. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-22-GK-05004-FIRE.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF HUD’S COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING COUNSELING (CHC) GRANT IS TO PROVIDE DIRECT FUNDING SUPPORT TO HUD’S NATION-WIDE NETWORK OF APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING COUNSELING GRANT PROGRAM, SEE HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/HOUSING/SFH/HCC.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOUSING COUNSELING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND TOOLS FOR CONSUMERS SEEKING, FINANCING, MAINTAINING, RENTING, OR OWNING A HOME. AGENCIES ALSO ASSIST THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND HOMEOWNERS IN NEED OF FORECLOSURE ASSISTANCE. THE HOUSING COUNSELING ACTIVITY TYPES THAT CAN BE REIMBURSED BY THE CHC GRANT INCLUDE ALL APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TOPICS LISTED IN THE CURRENT. HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/HANDBOOKS/HSGH/7610.1. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, PRE-PURCHASE/HOME BUYING COUNSELING, RESOLVING, OR PREVENTING FORWARD OR REVERSE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY OR DEFAULT COUNSELING, AND NON-DELINQUENCY POST-PURCHASE COUNSELING. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE, THROUGH THE CURRENT FORM HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/FORMS/HUD9, HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY ACTIVITY REPORT, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE COUNSELED BY ACTIVITY TYPE AND NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ATTENDED WORKSHOPS BY ACTIVITY TYPE DURING THE APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR. HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES MAY ALSO BE SPECIFICALLY AWARDED TO PARTNER WITH A MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION (MSI) TO PROVIDE HOUSING COUNSELING TO THE MSI INSTITUTIONS’ COMMUNITIES AND EXPAND THESE INSTITUTIONS’ PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES. OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES FOR THIS GRANT AWARD IS THE SAME AS THE PARAGRAPH DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER, GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PARTNER WITH A MSI TO PROVIDE THOSE ACTIVITIES. ; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE QUANTIFIABLE OUTCOMES FOR THE CHC GRANT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT GAINED ACCESS TO HOUSING RESOURCES; RECEIVED INFORMATION ON FAIR HOUSING, FAIR LENDING, AND/OR ACCESSIBILITY RIGHTS; IMPROVED CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS; PURCHASED HOUSING; RECEIVED A REVERSE MORTGAGE; PREVENTED OR RESOLVED A MORTGAGE DEFAULT; AND RECEIVED A LOAN MODIFICATION. ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES ARE LISTED IN SECTION 10 OF THE CURRENT FORM HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/ADMINISTRATION/HUDCLIPS/FORMS/HUD9, HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY ACTIVITY REPORT.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE RENTERS, TENANTS, HOMEOWNERS, AND HOME BUYERS UNDER HUD, CONVENTIONAL, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SERVICE COORDINATORS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.23%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. PLANNED ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI’S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

INCREASING ACCESS TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR LATINAS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT DIRECT ADVOCACY FOR LATINA YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL CONTINUE ITS LATINA TA PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE LATINA VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONVENE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS, CONDUCT VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE TTA VISITS, RECORD PODCASTS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND MAINSTREAM ORGANIZATIONS, AND MAINTAIN AN ONLINE LIBRARY CONTAINING PRODUCTS, RESOURCES, AND MATERIALS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2024 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 8: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINA-SERVING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 24 MONTHS. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 2016-TA-AX-K039.

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, ESPERANZA UNITED, ALONG WITH PROJECT PARTNERS UJIMA AND THE ASIAN PACIFIC INSTITUTE ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, WILL IMPLEMENT THE IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES (ICJR) IN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN UNDERSERVED AND TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON LATIN@ COMMUNITIES AND WILL SUPPORT ICJR GRANTEES AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES THAT ARE CREATING OR REVITALIZING COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS IN INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATIN@ COMMUNITIES AND PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY OF VICTIMS FROM UNDERSERVED AND TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, ESPERANZA UNITED WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FACILITATE LISTENING SESSIONS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICE PROVISION TO UNDERSERVED AND TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOP FINAL REPORTS, WORK PLANS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SITE PARTNERS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 26: TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES GRANTEES ABOUT SERVING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A NEW AWARD.

CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES FOR LATINAS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

CAPACITY BUILDING TA FOR TRIBAL, RURAL, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND UNDERSERVED GRANTEES

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

PUENTES PARA LA PAZ - BRIDGES TO PEACE

MI CAMINO (MY PATH) PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SRVCS. & LEADERSHIP DEV.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LATINA-SERVING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM

IN FY 2022, OVW FUNDED SITES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIREARMS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE PROJECT (FTAP) WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARMS LAWS IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS AND ASSISTING THEM IN ESTABLISHING A LOCALIZED RESPONSE THAT IS BEST SUITED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES’ UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS. THROUGH THE FTAP TTA, OVW SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS OF THE SITES TO ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INVOLVING FIREARMS.  THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT ESPERANZA UNITED IN PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ADDRESSING HOMICIDE PREVENTION AND LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND FEDERAL FIREARMS POLICIES AND LAWS THROUGH A CULTURAL CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN VARIOUS TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVW FIREARMS PROJECT PILOT SITES, AS WELL AS COLLABORATING WITH THE OVW FUNDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE TA RESOURCE CENTER AND THE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED FTAP TA PROVIDER.  THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 24 MONTHS. THIS IS A CONTINUATION AWARD.

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

VA IS PROVIDING PER DIEM FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

TU BIENESTAR--MI VIDA, MI HISTORIA

BILINGUAL VICTIMS SERVICES PROGRAM

Q’EQCHI’ COMMUNITIES IN RURAL GUATEMALA FACE INCREASING FOOD INSECURITY FROM INTENSIFYING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND THE ECONOMIC SHOCKS FROM THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. OUR GRANTEE ORGANIZACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL DE GUATEMALA, SEMBRANDO ESPERANZA ONG (ODIGUA) WILL FOSTER COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN SAN PEDRO CARCHA, ALTA VERAPAZ, USING A TRAINING OF TRAINERS APPROACH IN THREE AREAS: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES FOR FAMILY GARDENS, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT, AND YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP. ODIGUA WILL MANAGE SEED CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND YOUTH INITIATIVES. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF’S WOMEN INVESTING IN GROWTH AND SECURITY (WINGS) INITIATIVE TO EMPOWER WOMEN AS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, BROADER ETA/IOTA RESPONSE STRATEGY, AND EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

LITERACY & SCHOOL LIBRARIES

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

CSBG TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (T/TA) PROGRAM: EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

LACK OF ACCESS TO WORKING CAPITAL OR DIRECT AVENUES TO MARKET, AS WELL AS INTERMEDIARIES THAT PAY LOW PRICES FOR CROPS, OFTEN PUSH HONDURAN FARMERS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. OUR GRANTEE MESA CONSULTATIVA NUEVA ESPERANZA, LA CAMPA, LEMPIRA (MECONECAL) WILL SUPPORT FARMERS OF THE OTOLACA IRRIGATION GROUP TO INSTALL COVERED PRODUCTION STRUCTURES AND ADOPT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES TO GROW VEGETABLES FOR MARKETS OUTSIDE OF THEIR LOCAL AREA. FARMERS WILL MAXIMIZE AN EXISTING IRRIGATION STRUCTURE AND COLLABORATE TO ORGANIZE PRODUCTION AROUND MARKET DEMAND. THESE EFFORTS WILL IMPROVE FARMERS? INCOMES IN NUEVA ESPERANZA. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. PLANNED ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS COMPENSATION PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI’S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: NOT APPLICABLE. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE.

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) AND EMERGING CDFIS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: COMPENSATION ? PERSONAL SERVICES, COMPENSATION ? FRINGE BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS, TRAVEL COSTS, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND INCORPORATION COSTS (SPONSORING ENTITIES ONLY). END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GOAL OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BUILD CERTIFIED AND EMERGING CDFI?S ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: ONLY IN THE CASE WHERE A CDFI DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION HOLDING COMPANY APPLICANT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITIES OF AN AWARD THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY CDFI INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION, AS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CDFI FUND.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

EARMARK

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AWARD

"TU ERES LA RESPUESTA- YOU ARE THE ANSWER" AN HIV/AIDS AWARENESS EDU PROG FOR THE