Healthier Together Oregon Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) project funding application

PLEASE APPLY BY APRIL 21


Please send questions about this application to PublicHealth.Policy@oha.oregon.gov. We will respond within 1-2 days.


Additional information about this funding opportunity and a budget template are available at: healthoregon.org/ship.


What is the purpose of this funding opportunity?

1.    Provide funding for local community health improvement projects that also align with Healthier Together Oregon priorities.

2.    Provide funding to form and strengthen partnerships among organizations responsible for implementing the community health improvement plan.

3.    Provide funding to collect data and community-specific information among organizations partnering to develop a community health assessment.


How much funding is available?

Organizations may apply for up to $10,000. Funds must be spent by September 30, 2023.


Approximately 13 organizations will be funded.


Who is eligible to apply?

•    Groups of two or more partners who are working on, or want to work on, a community health improvement plan project. This includes projects designed to form and establish partnerships across organizations.


•    This funding opportunity is not limited to CHIP backbone organizations.


•    Ideally, this funding is provided to a single organization that convenes a group of partners to implement a project. These partnerships should include:

        o    At least one primary organization responsible for implementing a community health improvement plan, which includes local public health authorities, coordinated care organizations,nonprofit hospitals, or some Tribal Health Departments, and

        o    At least one community-based organization, regional health equity coalition or other partner.


•    A single organization that has a clear plan for how to engage other organizations in a collaborative project is encouraged to apply and will be considered to receive funding.


•    A local public health authority, Tribal health department, coordinated care organization, community-based organization, regional health equity coalition or other organization can be the fiscal agent for a group of partners.


•    Community-based organizations that apply as the fiscal agent for a partnership must have a 501(c)3 status and be able to provide documentation.


•    All organizations must abide by OHA’s nondiscrimination policy, and state and federal civil rights laws. Specifically, people participating in OHA-sponsored activities or programs may not be treated unfairly because of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.


A successful candidate has:

  • Demonstrated experience to represent or engage with HTO's focus populations or focus populations identified in the CHIP.
  • Demonstrated capacity to engage with, partner with, and uplift community-based organizations and other partners for CHIPs.

Contact and Partner Information

Please select the organization type.*

First and last name please

How many additional organizations will participate as a partner in this project?*

Include the organizations you attempted to work with and the results of those attempts.

Is your organization willing to be connected with the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO), Local Public Health Authority (LPHA), Community Advsory Council (CAC), or other local groups that are responsible for implementing the CHIP?*

Project Proposal

Is the primary purpose of the project to:*

Select the best option

If the primary purpose of the project is to form or strengthen a partnership, enter “Partnership development”.


Applicants can learn more about CHIPs at: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Pages/CHIPS-CHAS.aspx.

If you would like to submit an attachment with your project description, you may attach it using the file upload option at the end of this survey.


If submitting your project description as an attachment, please enter "attached" in the field below.

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For more information hover over explore the plan by clicking here https://healthiertogetheroregon.org

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Budget and Attachments

The proposed budget may not exceed $10,000.


Please use the budget template available at healthoregon.org/ship.


You may also use this space to attach your project description, letters of support, or any other documentation you'd like to submit. (optional).

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