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HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS

KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE - STRATEGY A1 – WORK FORCE: THE KANSAS CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (KCHD) REQUESTS 15 NEW STAFF POSITIONS THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROJECT, KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE REQUESTED POSITIONS WERE DETERMINED USING DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT AND ALL ALIGN WITH THE KCHD’S CURRENT STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. CDC FUNDING WILL PROVIDE CONCRETE AND TRANSFORMATIVE ASSISTANCE TO THE KCHD’S WORKFORCE, CHALLENGED BY VACANCIES IN CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS AND STRIVING TO EXPAND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE KCHD WILL FILL THE REQUESTED POSITIONS BY OR BEFORE APRIL 1, 2023 AND PRIORITIZE DIVERSITY OF STAFF TO REFLECT THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION SERVED. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CDC AND OTHER GRANTEES, THE KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WILL MEET THE SHORT-TERM OUTCOME: INCREASE HIRING OF DIVERSE STAFF AND THE INTERMEDIATE-TERM OUTCOME: INCREASE THE SIZE AND CAPABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE WITH IMPROVED WAGES AND PROTECTIONS WITHIN YEAR ONE AND CONTINUE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD. THE KCHD WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CDC AND THE COMPONENT B GRANTEES TO CREATE A ROBUST EVALUATION & PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PLAN INCLUDING MEASURES AND INDICATORS TO MEASURE PROGRESS WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE GRANT PERIOD. ALL ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN ACHIEVING THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME: ACCELERATED PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE TO EMERGING THREATS. THE KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUESTS A TOTAL OF $6,956,199.60 FOR STRATEGY A1 WORK FORCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. STRATEGY A2 – FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES: THE KANSAS CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (KCHD) REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR FIVE KEY ACTIVITIES TO BUILD FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITY THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROJECT, KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE REQUESTED KEY ACTIVITIES WERE DETERMINED USING DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT AND ALL ALIGN WITH THE KCHD’S CURRENT STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. CDC FUNDING WILL PROVIDE CONCRETE AND TRANSFORMATIVE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE KCHD’S CAPACITY, CAPABILITIES, AND BETTER SERVED THE JURISDICTION, SPECIFICALLY THE AGENCY’S TARGET POPULATIONS: THE UNDERSERVED. A KEY ACTIVITY, THE KCHD APP WILL GO LIVE THROUGHOUT THE JURISDICTION SEPTEMBER 10, 2024. THE KCHD PATIENT / PROVIDER PORTAL, A KEY ACTIVITY WILL BE PILOTED WITHIN THE HIV SERVICES PROGRAM BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, AND BY MARCH 15, 2024, THE PORTAL WILL GO LIVE THROUGHOUT OTHER DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS. THE NURSING & MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM KEY ACTIVITY WILL BE FULLY DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED BY JANUARY 1, 2023. FOR THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY STAFF TRAINING, A ROBUST SCHEDULE WILL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 1, 2022. THE REQUESTED FUNDS FOR OPERATING COSTS INCLUDING DESKTOP AND NETWORKING WILL BE EXPENDED BY JANUARY 2023. ALL PROPOSED KEY ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION SERVED. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH MULTI-SECTOR PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CDC AND OTHER GRANTEES, THE KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WILL MEET THE SHORT-TERM OUTCOME IMPROVED ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES IN YEAR ONE AND THE INTERMEDIATE-TERM OUTCOME: STRONGER PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES WITHIN YEAR TWO. EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD. THE KCHD WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CDC AND THE COMPONENT B GRANTEES TO CREATE A ROBUST EVALUATION & PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PLAN INCLUDING MEASURES AND INDICATORS TO MEASURE PROGRESS WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE GRANT PERIOD. ALL ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN ACHIEVING THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME: IMPROVED OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE KCHD STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUESTS A TOTAL OF $2,168,656.00 FOR STRATEGY A2 FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD AND PER THE GUIDANCE, HAS INCLUDED THE YEAR ONE BUDGET REQUEST FOR $433,731.28.

PURPOSE: THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION (LHR) GRANT PROGRAM IS TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX PROTECTED FROM LEAD POISONING BY ASSISTING STATES, CITIES, COUNTIES/PARISHES, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES OR OTHER UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN UNDERTAKING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND CONTROL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN ELIGIBLE PRIVATELY-OWNED RENTAL OR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS HEALTHY HOMES SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL ACTIVITIES BY COMPREHENSIVELY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING OTHER HOUSING HAZARDS THAT AFFECT OCCUPANT HEALTH. INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING CAN BE USED CAN BE FOUND AT. HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/HEALTHY_HOMES/PROJECT_DESCRIPTIONS; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROGRAM FUNDS WILL BE AWARDED TO APPLICANTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: A. TARGETED UNITS: TARGET LEAD HAZARD CONTROL EFFORTS IN HOUSING UNITS WHERE CHILDREN LESS THAN 6 YEARS OF AGE ARE AT GREATEST RISK OF LEAD POISONING (PRE-1960, AND, ESPECIALLY, PRE-1940 CONSTRUCTION), WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY INCLUDED CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS, TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN THESE CHILDREN. B. COST EFFECTIVENESS: UTILIZE COST-EFFECTIVE LEAD HAZARD CONTROL METHODS AND APPROACHES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE BUILDING OCCUPANTS. C. CAPACITY: BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY OF TRAINED AND CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS TO ADDRESS LEAD HAZARDS SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY DURING LEAD HAZARD CONTROL, RENOVATION, REMODELING, AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. ANOTHER CORE ELEMENT FOR CAPACITY INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO INTEGRATING THIS GRANT PROGRAM WITHIN OTHER LOCAL INITIATIVES THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADDRESS HOUSING RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND/OR SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX (6). D. AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING: ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A DETAILED PROCESS OF MONITORING AND ENSURING THAT UNITS MADE LEAD-SAFE ARE AFFIRMATIVELY MARKETED, AND PRIORITY GIVEN, TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6 YEARS FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS. E. DATA COLLECTION: GATHER PRE- AND POST-TREATMENT DATA THAT SUPPORTS AND VALIDATES LEAD HAZARD CONTROL INVESTMENTS. PROGRAM DATA COLLECTED SHOULD SUPPORT THE EVALUATION OF GRANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES. F. TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CONDUCTING TARGETED OUTREACH, AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING, EDUCATION OR OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND LEAD POISONING PREVENTION DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO DELIVER THE SPECIFIED LEAD HAZARD CONTROL SERVICES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM; INCLUDING EDUCATING OWNERS OF ELIGIBLE RENTAL PROPERTIES, TENANTS, AND OTHERS ON THE BENEFITS AND EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED BY "TITLE X" OF THE RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: TO IDENTIFY AND CLEAN UP DANGEROUS LEAD IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES’ HOMES WHERE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WERE CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER RESIDE. THESE INVESTMENTS WILL PROTECT FAMILIES AND CHILDREN BY TARGETING SIGNIFICANT LEAD AND HEALTH HAZARDS IN OVER 3,700 LOW-INCOME HOMES FOR WHICH OTHER RESOURCES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TO ASSIST STATES, CITIES, COUNTIES/PARISHES, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES OR OTHER UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN UNDERTAKING COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND CONTROL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS IN ELIGIBLE PRIVATELY-OWNED RENTAL OR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING POPULATIONS WERE CHILDREN UNDER 6 RESIDE.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

COVID INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGH RISK AND UNDESERVED POPULATIONS IN KANSAS CITY. PRIMARILY THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND LOW SES EMPLOYEES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE ASSOCIATIONS/CHAMBERS THAT SERVE THEM. - COVID-19 CONTINUES TO HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED TRADITIONALLY HIGH RISK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. WHILE THE TOTAL CASE NUMBERS HAVE FALLEN AND THE NUMBERS OF DEATHS AT THE TIME OF THIS APPLICATION (556 DEATHS) SEEMS TO PLATEAUED, THE CURRENT GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO CONTINUE VACCINATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND REINFORCE COMMUNITY HEALTH WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES.FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OWN VACCINATION DATA, WE ARE AWARE THAT ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ARE NEEDED IN THE LATINX COMMUNITY. THE KANSAS CITY ACS 2019 1 YEAR ESTIMATES THAT 11.2% ARE HISPANIC, BUT OUR CURRENT VACCINATIONS ARE 5% OF OUR TOTAL VACCINATIONS. THE SAME ESTIMATE REPORTS THAT OUR BLACK POPULATION IS 26.1%. OUR VACCINATION EFFORTS AS OF THE TIME OF THE TIME OF THIS APPLICATION IS 33%.ONE CHALLENGE IS THE LACK OF RELIABLE STATE DATA ON RACE AND ETHNICITY AND VACCINATIONS. IN MISSOURI, RACE AND ETHNICITY IS CONSIDERED AN OPTIONAL DATA FIELD IN THE STATE?S VACCINE DATABASE. MANY PROVIDERS ARE NOT REPORTING RACE AND ETHNICITY. AN ANALYSIS DONE BY STATISTICAL TEAM ON MARCH 18 DISCOVERED THAT THE FOLLOWING: 27% OF RECORDS HAVE NO KNOWN ETHNICITY (29,585 RECORDS), 16% OF RECORDS HAVE NO KNOWN RACE (17,402 RECORDS), AND 10% OF RECORDS ARE DENOTED ?MULTI-RACIAL? (11,366 RECORDS). ONE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED GRANT IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE AND HELP ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE CULTURALLY AND COMMUNITY APPROPRIATE. EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDERS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE SERVICES, RESOURCES AND VACCINATION. THE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY WILL WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND EXISTING AND/OR DEVELOP NEW MITIGATION AND PREVENTION RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO REDUCE COVID-19 RELATED DISPARITIES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MINI GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ASSOCIATIONS. SUPPORT THROUGH MARKETING, GRASSROOTS EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND FOCUS GROUPS WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT TRACK SHIFTS IN V ACCINE HESITANCIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES TO FURTHER REFINE APPROACHES TO GET MORE UNDERSERVED VACCINATED.AS THE PANDEMIC SPREAD IN KANSAS CITY, MANY OF OUR OUTBREAKS WERE LOCATED IN MEAT-PACKING FACILITIES, GROUP HOMES AND FRONT-LINE WORKERS THAT TYPICALLY HAD LOW WAGES. WHILE MANY OF THOSE RESIDENTS LIVED IN LOW LIFE EXPECTANCY ZIP CODES, LOW SES WORKERS CAN BE FOUND IN MULTIPLE AREAS WITHIN KANSAS CITY. AS VACCINATIONS CONTINUE, EFFORTS WILL NEED TO BE MAINTAINED IN ZIP CODES THAT CORRELATE TO THE LEVEL IV SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX. HIRING AND USING CAPACITY TRAINER AND NAVIGATORS AND THE DIRECT ONE-ON-ONE WITH INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND ASSOCIATIONS TO BUILD, LEVERAGE, WE CAN EXPAND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE TARGETED COMMUNITY/ZIP CODES 64106 ,64123, 64124, 64125, 64126, 64127, 64128, 64130TO MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY, ONE ACTIVITY WILL BE TO BUILD CROSS-SECTOR COALITIONS OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS TO REVIEW THE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS TO RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENT SO THAT COMMUNITIES, RESIDENTS AND ECONOMIES ARE BETTER ABLE TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES (WORKING THROUGH THE HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND KCMO HEALTH COMMISSION). FURTHER SUPPORT OF MOBILIZING PARTNERS THROUGH 4-5 INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS WITH ASSOCIATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT SERVE LOW SES INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE VACCINATION RATES, BUT BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS AND CAPACITIES TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE SOCIAL DETERMINATES OF HEALTH WITHIN THESE TARGETED ZIP CODES.

LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL IN PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING

LEAD HAZARD REDUCT

LEAD BASED HAZARD REDUCTION GRANTS

LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL IN PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING

HEALTHY HOMES OUTREACH

KC HEALTH IQ: IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF HIGH-RISK RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN, COMPREHEND, AND USE HEALTH INFORMATION TOWARD THE PREVENTION OF COVID-19 INFECTION WHILE IMPROVING CAPACITY OF LOCAL PRACTITIONERS - THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS LAID BARE THE WAYS IN WHICH POOR HEALTH LITERACY HAS IMPACTED CONSUMERS' ABILITY TO ATTAIN AND USE HEALTH INFORMATION. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE COME TO TERMS WITH THE WAYS IN WHICH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE WAS NOT PREPARED TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIBLE, TIMELY, AND USABLE HEALTH INFORMATION WHEN IT WAS NEEDED MOST. IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WE BUILD THE HEALTH LITERACY OF GRASSROOTS LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS WHO IN TERM DEVELOP HIGHLY IMPACTFUL HEALTH COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES WHEREIN MEANINGFUL MATERIALS ARE DISSEMINATED. FURTHERMORE, WE TARGET SAFETY NET CLINIC MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH WORKSHOPS ON APPROPRIATE HEALTH COMMUNICATION PRACTICES. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE UPTAKE OF INTERNAL POLICIES THAT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ADAPT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESIDENTS BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THEIR MEDICAL DECISIONS, FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION, AND ARE SUFFICIENTLY INFORMED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST HEALTH DECISIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT WILL MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 INFECTION AND MORTALITY.

CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HEALTH DEPARTMENTAIM4PEACE: VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT

THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (KCMO) HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S AIM4PEACE PROGRAM (A4P) IS THE APPLICANT FOR A CATEGORY 4 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAM EXPANSION: CVIPI NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TEAM (TEAM). KCMO IS RANKED THE 37TH LARGEST U.S. CITY YET RANKS 8TH DEADLIEST PER MURDER RATES. THE KCMO VIOLENT CRIME RATE IS 15.6/1000, NEARLY 3X THAT OF THE ENTIRE STATE (5.42) AND NEARLY 4X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE (4.0). PER DATA, A4P SEEKS CONSIDERATION FOR PRIORITY 2, NARRATIVE PAGE 1. THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE URBAN CORE WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION WITHIN THE KCMO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S EAST PATROL DIVISION, THE MOST VIOLENT JURISDICTION. BENEFICIARIES ARE URBAN CORE RESIDENTS, PRIMARILY BIPOC AND LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE RACIAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISOLATION, HIGH RATES OF POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND THE CONTINUED PANDEMIC IMPACT. A4P’S PROGRAMMING IS MODELED AFTER THE CURE VIOLENCE PROGRAM AND USES THE BEST PRACTICES OF OTHER EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED SINCE A4P BEGAN CVIPI PROGRAMMING IN 2008. PER PRIORITY 1(A), NARRATIVE PAGE 7, PROGRAMMING AIMS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TARGETED BIPOC COMMUNITIES SERVED. THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD, THE TEAM WILL WORK WITH AND STRENGTHEN THE VFKCC, AN EXISTING PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAKEHOLDER MEMBERS; PRIORITY 3 NARRATIVE PAGE 4. PER PRIORITY 1(B), 30% OF THE BUDGET, $600,000 IS DEDICATED TO ASSEMBLING A HISPANIC RESPONSE TEAM TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, NARRATIVE PAGE 12, SUB AWARDEE THE MATTIE RHODES CENTER. OUTCOMES WITH PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: STRENGTHENING THE EXISTING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, CONDUCTING A NEW NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO COMPLIMENT THE 2020 BLUEPRINT, CREATION OF A NEW VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN, PARTICIPATING IN ALL TRAININGS, TA AND EVALUATION REQUIRED BY THE BJA, DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WITH THE CVIPI PARTNERING TEAM, AND ULTIMATELY, PREVENTING AND REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME. A4P IS A CURE VIOLENCE PARTNER, AN ARCHETYPE FOUND TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MODEL TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR BY THE DOJ, CDC, AND JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. A4P HAS BENEFITED FROM OTHER EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS AND PRACTICES; THE OVC, THE OJJDP, AND BJA PROVIDED NUMEROUS TA OPPORTUNITIES, UTILIZED BY A4P AS IT GREW ITS PROGRAMS. A4P HAS SUCCESSFULLY SERVED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A CVIPI-BASED PROGRAM SINCE ITS FIRST GRANT IN 2011. FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS DURING THE LAST ADMINISTRATION DEPLETED ALL RESOURCES AND THE TEAM WAS DISBANDED, CREATING A CRITICAL GAP IN PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT KCMO. ONLY WITH BJA FUNDING ASSISTANCE CAN THE PROGRAM BE REINSTATED, REDUCING VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEED

KC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA RESPONSE NETWORK

CITY OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI AIM4PEACE HOSPITAL PREVENTION PROGRAM

LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL IN PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAMS FOR PART A GRANTEES

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

SPC-RENEWAL TENT BRA

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

SPC-RENEWAL TENT BRA

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

SBIR PHASE I: A GAME-THEORETIC TECHNOLOGY FOR PROTECTING ICS AGAINST CYBER-ATTACKS -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT WILL BE TO ADVANCE THE STATE OF CYBER DEFENSE IN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (ICS) THAT ARE WIDELY DEPLOYED IN VARIOUS SECTORS SUCH AS MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, AND UTILITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP SECURITY CLOUD SERVICES THAT PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF CYBER-ATTACKS AND ANOMALOUS BEHAVIORS. SECURING ICS WILL HELP GUARANTEE THEIR PROPER OPERATION AND CONSEQUENTLY PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS CONSERVE RESOURCES AND MATERIALS. THIS DIRECTLY BENEFITS SOCIETY AND ENSURES ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF THE US THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUSTWORTHY AND RESILIENT CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES EARLY DETECTION OF CYBER-ATTACKS THAT AIM TO TAKE OVER INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (ICS). THE RISE OF CYBER-ATTACKS THAT USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML) TECHNIQUES POSES SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO SUCH SYSTEMS. THE SOLUTION IS COMPOSED OF (1) AN EXTENSIBLE AND COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF CHECK BLOCKS THAT INSPECT SIGNALS AT RUN-TIME USING STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS FROM MACHINE LEARNING, STATISTICS, CONTROL THEORY, AND TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS; (2) AN AI-BASED DEFENSE AGENT THAT DYNAMICALLY APPLIES WELL-CHOSEN SUBSETS OF CHECKS TO VARIOUS SIGNALS AT RUN-TIME; AND (3) A CLOUD SERVICE THAT IMPLEMENTS THE DEFENSE AGENT. THE EXPECTED RESULTS INCLUDE GAME-THEORETIC MODELS, APPROXIMATION METHODS, AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ALGORITHMS INCORPORATED IN A CLOUD SERVICE THAT RESULTS IN EFFECTIVE CYBER DEFENSE STRATEGIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART A COVID-19 RESPONSE

NANOSECOND BURST-MODE HCMOS ROIC FOR HIGH REP-RATE HEDLP EXPERIMENTS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS

AIM4PEACE SEEKS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE-RELATED INJURY RE-ADMISSIONS BY PROVIDING ANTIVIOLENCE COACHING AND COUNSELING TO RECOVERING VICTIMS OF VIOLENT ASSAULT. A TEAM OF HOSPITAL RESPONDERS TRAINED IN ANTIVIOLENCE COACHING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE NAVIGATE STRESS, TRAUMA, AND CONFLICT. HOSPITAL RESPONDERS WILL ALSO ASSESS THE SAFETY OF CLIENTS AND WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP CLIENTS RELOCATE TO SAFER PLACES WHEN NEEDED. THE HOSPITAL RESPONSE TEAM WORKS TO CONNECT SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ASSIST CLIENTS IN SETTING GOALS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO LIVE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS LIVES. THE PROJECT INCLUDES $30,000 AS A SUB-AWARD TO AD HOC GROUP AGAINST CRIME TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF VIOLENT ASSAULTS THAT ARE INJURED AT OR NEAR THEIR HOMES TO RELOCATE POST-DISCHARGE PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY.

COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN KCMO - THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HEALTH DEPARTMENT (KCHD) WILL PARTNER WITH THE KC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE TO ENGAGE MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN A PLANNING PROCESS TO DEVELOP AN SDOH ACCELERATOR PLAN THAT PROVIDES AN IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP FOR A SYSTEM OF HUMAN CONNECTIVITY AND INFORMATION SHARING. KANSAS CITY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INVESTING IN THE INEQUALITY OF ITS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) COMMUNITIES. THIS HISTORY IS EVIDENT IN THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS TODAY AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISPARITY IN HEALTH OUTCOMES, QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY. UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS ARE SIGNIFICANT DRIVERS OF THESE OUTCOMES. THE SDOH ACCELERATOR PLAN DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS WORK WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND BUSINESS PLAN FOR A COMMUNITY ASSET WHICH ENABLES APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF NEED, FACILITATES CONNECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NEEDS TO APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE COORDINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING THAT CATALYZES COMMUNITY-LEVEL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF INEQUITIES AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY. THE CATCHMENT AREA FOR THIS WORK WILL BE THE AREA SERVED BY THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HOWEVER THIS REGION IS CHARACTERIZED BY SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION ACROSS THE MUNICIPAL, HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE ECOSYSTEM AND THE WORK AND STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGED WILL REFLECT THIS. A LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE ENGAGED TO GUIDE WORK ACROSS THREE WORKSTREAMS: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT, OPERATIONS AND RESOURCES, AND DATA AND TECHNOLOGY. EACH WORKSTREAM WILL MAKE USE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CONTENT AND PROCESS EXPERTISE, AND DATA GATHERING AND SYNTHESIS AND WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM.

REAP ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT (EEI) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT - IRA 24/31