Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach

LE BONHEUR BE PROUD! BE RESPONSIBLE! MEMPHIS!(TIER 1B)

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

BE PROUD! BE RESPONSIBLE! MEMPHIS!

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV PROGRAM

LE BONHEUR'S CHANGING HIGH-RISK ASTHMA IN MEMPHIS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP (CHAMP) PROGRAM

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACHCOMPREHENSIVE HIGH IMPACT PREVENTION (CHIP) THE GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT FOR THIS APPLICATION IS THE MEMPHIS TRANSITIONAL GRANT AREA (MEMPHIS TGA), WHICH IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT COUNTIES: SHELBY, FAYETTE AND TIPTON IN WEST TENNESSEE; CRITTENDEN IN EASTERN ARKANSAS; AND DESOTO, MARSHALL, TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE MEMPHIS TGA HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION. THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IS SHELBY COUNTY (POP. 937,750), WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, POPULATION 654,876. IN 2016, AFRICAN AMERICANS MADE UP 46% OF THE MEMPHIS TGA POPULATION BUT ACCOUNTED FOR 90% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV CASES. NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN THE TGA BY RISK CATEGORY WERE HIGHEST AMONG THOSE REPORTING UNKNOWN OR UNIDENTIFIED RISK (42%) FOLLOWED BY MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (39%), AND HETEROSEXUAL TRANSMISSION (18%). ADDITIONALLY, NEW HIV DIAGNOSES HAVE GROWN AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (15-34 YEARS OF AGE), INCREASING FROM 57% TO 63% OF ALL NEW CASES BETWEEN 2012 AND 2016 (SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 2017). THE APPLICANT, METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH (MLCO), IS A CURRENT CDC CHIP GRANTEE (CDC-PS15-1502). MLCO IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO CONTINUE AND ENHANCE ITS COMMUNITY HIV NETWORK?S TESTING, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION SERVICES FOR HIGH RISK HETEROSEXUAL AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HISPANICS, TWO MINORITY GROUPS IN THE MEMPHIS TGA MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HIV. THE CONTINUED AND ENHANCED PROGRAM WILL PRIMARILY SERVE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN AGES 13-49 WITHIN THE HETEROSEXUAL AND ?UNKNOWN? RISK CATEGORIES. THE COMMUNITY HIV NETWORK (NETWORK) HAS SUCCESSFULLY SERVED THESE TARGET POPULATIONS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS THROUGH HIGH IMPACT COMMUNITY-BASED TESTING, ARTAS, PROMISE AND REFERRALS TO HIV MEDICAL AND SOCIAL AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. OVER THE FIVE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, THE NETWORK WILL IMPLEMENT SERVICES AND WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER CO MMUNITY HIV PROVIDERS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: ?CONDUCT 6,500 HIV TESTS WITH 75% OF TESTS CONDUCTED AMONG THE TARGET POPULATION?IDENTIFICATION OF 135 NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND 40 PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED PERSONS WITH HIV?REFERRALS TO STD SCREENING FOR ALL HIV-POSITIVE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AND FOR 3,750 HIGH RISK NEGATIVE (HRN) PERSONS?90% OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED PERSONS WILL BE LINKED TO HIV MEDICAL CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS?100% OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV PERSONS WILL BE REFERRED FOR PARTNER SERVICES?50,000 FREE CONDOMS WILL DISTRIBUTED TO HIV-POSITIVE AND HRN PERSONS; AND ?3750 HRN PERSONS WILL BE REFERRED TO PREP AND RECEIVE NAVIGATION SUPPORT.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

RYAN WHITE CARE ACT TITLE IV ADOLESCENT INITIATIVE

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITATION PROGRAM TO PREVENT CHILD MALTREATMENT

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

SHELBY COUNTY EITC IMPACT PROJECT

DELTA REGION MATERNAL CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT APPLICANT: METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH (MLCO) 600 JEFFERSON AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38105 ENTITY TYPE: HOSPITAL-AFFILIATED NONPROFIT HTTPS://WWW.METHODISTHEALTH.ORG/HEALTHCARE-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-OUTREACH/ APPLICANT’S PROJECT DIRECTOR/CONTACT: CINDY HOGG, DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICES, CINDY.HOGG@MLH.ORG DELTA MATERNAL CARE COORDINATION PROJECT DIRECTOR: DENISE BOND, GBOND350@GMAIL.COM PROJECT OVERVIEW: THE PURPOSE OF GROWWELL NETWORK’S DELTA MATERNAL CARE COORDINATION PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO: DEPLOY TWO TRAINED REGIONAL NAVIGATORS TO SCREEN, REFER AND LINK PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR PROVIDERS TO EXISTING RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS IN THE REGION; PROMOTE UNIVERSAL SCREENING(S) BY PROVIDERS AND HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN, WITH REFERRALS AND LINKAGE TO SERVICES FOR THOSE IDENTIFIED TO BE AT RISK; CREATE AN ONLINE AND/OR TELEPHONIC GROWWELL MATERNAL REFERRAL PORTAL OR CALL CENTER FOR PREGNANT WOMEN; PROVIDE OB-GYN PROVIDERS AND PATIENT EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING TECHNOLOGY; SUPPORT EXPANSION OF RURAL HOSPITAL AND RURAL HEALTH CLINIC PERINATAL EDUCATION; SUPPORT REFERRALS AND LINKAGE THROUGH REGIONAL NETWORK NAVIGATORS TO MOBILE HEALTH UNIT PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE VISITS; PROMOTE AND SUPPORT UTILIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT DYAD MODELS; PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON HEALTHY NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLES TO REDUCE RISK OF OBESITY, DIABETES, AND HYPERTENSION COMPLICATIONS DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: THE WEST TENNESSEE SERVICE REGION INCLUDES 18 WHOLE COUNTIES AND ONE COUNTY (*) WHERE ONLY ONE RURAL CENSUS TRACT MAY RECEIVE SERVICES: BENTON, CARROLL, CHESTER, DECATUR, DYER, GIBSON, HARDEMAN, HARDIN, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, HENRY, LAKE, LAUDERDALE, MADISON* (47113001608), MCNAIRY, OBION, TIPTON, WEAKLEY AND CROCKETT. TARGET POPULA TION: THE TARGET POPULATION IS PREGNANT WOMEN, THOSE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE BIRTH OF A CHILD, INTER-CONCEPTION WOMAN, INFANTS AND FAMILIES IN THE 18-COUNTY RURAL SERVICE REGION. NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS: METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS A HEALTH CARE ENTITY AS ARE HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, HARDEMAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND LIFESPAN HEALTH. MLCO AND THE NETWORK ATTEST THAT AT LEAST 66% OF THE NETWORK MEMBERS WITH SIGNED LETTERS OF COMMITMENT ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL RESULT IN: • LOWER RATES OF PREGNANCY-RELATED AND PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED DEATHS • REDUCED AND BETTER MANAGED HYPERTENSION AND CHRONIC DISEASE IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE • REDUCED RATES OF SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE AMONG WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE • REDUCED RATES OF INFANT MORTALITY, PRE-TERM BIRTHS AND LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT BABIES CAPACITY FOR SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: MLCO HAS SERVED RURAL SCHOOLS IN WEST TENNESSEE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND IS THE LEAD APPLICANT. THE OTHER NETWORK MEMBERS INCLUDE A RURAL HOSPITAL AND TWO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS WHICH ARE WELL-ESTABLISHED IN THE REGION. THE GROWWELL TN NETWORK PARTNERS HAVE COLLABORATED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE REGION FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. FUNDING PREFERENCE: METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE IS REQUESTING A FUNDING PRIORITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL DELIVER COORDINATED PERINATAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR PARISHES AND CENSUS TRACTS WITH A MCTA OF 20 OR HIGHER BASED ON DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC PRIMARY CARE HPSAS: HAYWOOD (21), LAUDERDALE (24), OBION/WEAKLEY (20), CARROLL (20) AND LAKE (21).

LE BONHEUR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT E-SHIFT (SUPPORTING AND HEALING INDIVIDUALS FROM TRAUMA), AN EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT LE BONHEUR TRAUMA CENTER’S HOSPITAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (HVIP), IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMITTED PARTNERS TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EXPAND LE BONHEUR’S CURRENT COMMUNITY‐BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES INCLUDING HVIP WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO JUSTICE‐INVOLVED YOUTH TO PREVENT VIOLENT INJURIES, TRAUMA RECIDIVISM AND FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM. THE APPLICANT, METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, IS A NONPROFIT SUBSIDIARY OF LE BONHEUR WITH 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTERING FEDERAL GRANTS. DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE GRANT, PROJECT PARTNERS WILL CONVENE A MULTI‐DISCIPLINARY PLANNING TEAM TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE. THE BLUEPRINT WILL OUTLINE STRATEGIES ALONG THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION CONTINUUM TO ADDRESS RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. CONCURRENTLY, PROJECT PARTNERS WILL EXPAND AND IMPLEMENT SERVICES FOR 60 OR MORE ENROLLED E-SHIFT PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING: MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROVIDED BY THE BRAIN CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (UOFM); COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND MENTORING BY 901 BLOC SQUAD (A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION AND SUBGRANTEE FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER PRIORITY 1B); GUN SAFETY (BE SMART AND STOP THE BLEED TRAINING); PARTICIPATION IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EVENTS; AND HOSTING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SUMMITS IN YEARS TWO AND THREE OF THE GRANT. THE SERVICE AREA FOR THE PROJECT IS THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, WITH A FOCUS ON MORE THAN A DOZEN VIOLENCE-IMPACTED ZIP CODES. PROJECT BENEFICIARIES WILL BE CHILDREN/YOUTH (AGES 8-17) WHO ARE ENROLLED THROUGH THE HVIP OR VIA THE SHELBY COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CEASEFIRE PROGRAM. YOUNGER AT-RISK SIBLINGS OF HVIP AND CEASEFIRE PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PLANNING TEAM INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM: 901 BLOC SQUAD, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (UOFM) PUBLIC SAFETY INSTITUTE, CITY OF MEMPHIS GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SHELBY COUNTY JUVENILE COURT CEASEFIRE PROGRAM, SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S CURE VIOLENCE PROGRAM, MEMPHIS ALLIES (YOUTH VILLAGES), THE URBAN CHILD INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS LE BONHEUR TRAUMA SERVICES, THE UTHSC CENTER FOR YOUTH ADVOCACY AND WELL‐BEING, MEMPHIS SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS, MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, AND UOFM DEPARTMENTS OF CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK.

OPENING DOORS/HEART - METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL IMPLEMENT THE EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM TO SERVE UNMARRIED WOMEN 18 YEARS AND OLDER WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING, AND THEIR CO-PARENTS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE 8-10 GROUP CLASSES TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND EMOTIONAL INTIMACY SKILLS, WHILE PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF MARRIAGE. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND UP TO ONE YEAR OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH, HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL, AND LEGAL NEEDS. THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE 1,400 INDIVIDUALS OVER FIVE YEARS, WITH 420 COMPLETING AT LEAST 90% OF WORKSHOP SESSIONS.

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING - METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH), A NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SERVING MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY, TN AND THE MID-SOUTH REGION, AIMS TO ESTABLISH THE LIVING WELL NETWORK MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) PROJECT TO PROVIDE MHFA USA® TRAINING FOR 3,100 MLH ASSOCIATES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE URBAN AND RURAL ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGH MHFA INTERVENTIONS AND REFERRALS FOR BEHAVIORAL SERVICES OVER A 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS SHELBY COUNTY (POP. 937,750) AND THE CITY OF MEMPHIS (POP. 654,876), WHERE AN ESTIMATED 85% OF THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED RESIDES. SHELBY COUNTY’S POPULATION IS 52.7% AFRICAN AMERICAN, SIX PERCENT (6%) HISPANIC, AND THE COUNTY HAS AN OVERALL POVERTY LEVEL OF 21.4%. METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTED IN ITS 2019 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SIGNIFICANT NEEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES IN SHELBY COUNTY EVEN BEFORE THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND THESE NEEDS HAVE ONLY INCREASED OVER THE LAST YEAR, PARTICULARLY AMONG LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED. MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN SUBURBAN AND RURAL COUNTIES ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT, AND WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH MLH HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS SERVING THESE POPULATIONS, AND IN 10 RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVED THROUGH METHODIST LE BONHEUR’S SCHOOL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. RURAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT ARE THE WEST TENNESSEE DELTA CONSORTIUM, INCLUDING HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IN PARIS, TN, AND TWO RURAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF MLH AND ITS COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARTNERS THROUGH MHFA TRAINING TO ASSIST AND REFER PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES TO LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE LIVING WELL (LWN) MHFA PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO TRAIN AT LEAST 21 MLH ASSOCIATES AND PARTNER AGENCY EMPLOYEES TO BECOME CERTIFIED MHFA INSTRUCTORS. A PROJECT COORDINATOR AND 20 OTHER MHFA INSTRUCTORS WILL TEACH 150 MHFA CLASSES, TRAINING AT LEAST 3,100 “FIRST AIDERS” TO DELIVER THE MHFA EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION. FIRST AIDERS WILL LEARN HOW TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH IDENTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO THE LWN, WHICH PROVIDES ASSESSMENTS, SUPPORT AND REFERRALS TO A NETWORK OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, SERVICES AND TREATMENT. THROUGH THE MHFA PROJECT, THE LWN AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IT REFERS BY AT LEAST 20% ANNUALLY PER YEAR OVER THE FIVE YEAR PROJECT TO 5,000 OR MORE REFERRALS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT PERIOD. OTHER PROJECT STRATEGIES INCLUDE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN LOW INCOME URBAN COMMUNITIES BY A NONPROFIT SUBRECIPIENT, GREENWOOD VILLAGES CDC; MHFA TRAINING FOR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE MLH CONGREGATIONAL HEALTH NETWORK; TRAINING MLH AND RURAL PARTNER EMTS; COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER YOUTH MHFA TRAINING; TRAINING HOME VISITATION WORKERS AND PRIMARY CARE STAFF IN MLH AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS; AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADVISORY GROUP TO HELP GUIDE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

MEMPHIS CHILD HOUSING ADVOCACY INITIATIVE

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - APPLICANT: METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH 600 JEFFERSON AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38105 ENTITY TYPE: HOSPITAL-AFFILIATED NONPROFIT HTTPS://WWW.METHODISTHEALTH.ORG/HEALTHCARE-SERVICES/COMMUNITY-OUTREACH/ PROJECT DIRECTOR: JOSHUA SCALES, PROJECT DIRECTOR/TECHNICAL CONSULTANT 615-933-8856 JSCALES@UNITIHEALTH.IO NETWORK PROJECT TITLE: GROWWELL TELEHEALTH NETWORK: A PLAN FOR GROWTH LEGISLATIVE AIMS: PROJECT ACTIVITIES SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE AIMS OF I) ACHIEVING EFFICIENCIES, II) EXPANDING ACCESS TO, COORDINATING, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND III) STRENGTHENING THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. FOCUS AREA: THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE 1) TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY AND BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE GROWWELL TN NETWORK FOR LE BONHEUR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND ITS AFFILIATED SPECIALTY CLINICS; AND 2) TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND BENEFIT OF THE GROW WELL TN NETWORK PROVIDING CLINICAL MONITORING SERVICES FOR REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAMS. PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: THE WEST TENNESSEE SERVICE REGION INCLUDES 19 WHOLE COUNTIES AND ONE COUNTY (*) WHERE ONLY ONE RURAL CENSUS TRACT (LISTED HERE) WILL RECEIVE SERVICES: BENTON, CARROLL, CHESTER, DECATUR, DYER, GIBSON, HARDEMAN, HARDIN, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, HENRY, LAKE, LAUDERDALE, MADISON* (47113001608), MCNAIRY, OBION, TIPTON, WEAKLEY AND CROCKETT. ABSTRACT BODY CONTENT POPULATION TO BE SERVED: THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED INCLUDES CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN THE 19-COUNTY RURAL WEST TENNESSEE SERVICE REGION FOR THE GROWWELL TENNESSEE NETWORK. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES IN WEST TENNESSEE DUE TO POVERTY AND LACK OF ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTING TO A HIGH PREVALENCE OF OBESITY, DIABETES, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HAVE NUMEROUS HEALTH CARE ACCESS BARRIERS, INCLUDING LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF PROVIDERS, LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES TO SPECIALISTS, AND TIME CONSTRAINTS DUE TO EMPLOYMENT DEMANDS AND APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY N ETWORK MEMBERS: THE APPLICANT AGENCY, METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS A HEALTH CARE ENTITY AS ARE THREE OTHER NETWORK MEMBERS: HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER, HARDEMAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND HARDIN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. TWO NETWORK MEMBERS ARE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS: HARDEMAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS. MLCO AND THE NETWORK ATTEST THAT AT LEAST 66% OF THE NETWORK MEMBERS WITH SIGNED LETTERS OF COMMITMENT FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA. NETWORK MEMBERS HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATING THEIR TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND ARE MOVING TOWARDS SHARING OF CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES. EXPERIENCE AND CAPACITY FOR SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: MLCO HAS SERVED RURAL SCHOOLS IN WEST TENNESSEE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND IS THE LEAD APPLICANT. THE OTHER NETWORK MEMBERS INCLUDE A RURAL HOSPITAL AND TWO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS WHICH ARE WELL-ESTABLISHED IN THE REGION. THE TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKEWISE HAVE LONG EXPERIENCE SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE GROWWELL TN NETWORK PARTNERS HAVE COLLABORATED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE REGION FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. HOW POPULATIONS SERVED WILL BENEFIT AND BE INVOLVED IN THE NETWORK: PATIENTS WILL POTENTIALLY BENEFIT BY IMPROVED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES VIA TELEHEALTH FROM LE BONHEUR AS WELL AS BY RPM SERVICES THROUGH THE NETWORK AND ITS MEMBERS. THE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT EXTENSIVE PATIENT SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY PATIENT PREFERENCES AND VEHICLES BY WHICH THEY CAN BE INVOLVED IN THE NETWORK. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTIFICATION: APPLICANT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH GRANTS.GOV. FUNDING PREFERENCE: THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON 18 COUNTIES THAT QUALIFY AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA) FOR PRIMARY CARE. ONE OF THESE COUNTIES (LAUDERDALE) IS A HIGH NEED GEOGRAPHIC HPSA; ONE (HARDEMAN) IS A GEOGRAPHIC HPSA; AND 16 COUNTIES ARE LOW-INCOME POPULATION HPSAS. SEE AT TACHMENT 8.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART D WICY COVID-19 RESPONSE

TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN WITH ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES AN URBAN POLLINATOR HABITAT TO CONNECT CONSERVATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS, MLCO STAFF, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ACCESS PROGRAM