MN Department of Health is hiring for multiple positions
Hennepin County Community Health Manager (Apply by June 28)
The Public Health department is looking for a Community Health Manager to join their team. This role includes collaborating with community organizations and residents, health departments, and across the county to ensure that community health priorities are identified, coordinated, implemented, and effective.
To learn more and apply, visit Community Health Manager
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis is hiring for multiple positions
Community Health Worker Program Scholarship Available
The Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance (MNCHWA), in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is offering 90 scholarships to strengthen and diversify the public health workforce to better meet the needs of under resourced communities in Minnesota by training Community Health Workers. Scholarships to get the Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate are available for 90 students to start classes in August 2023. Students must be accepted to a college offering the CHW Certificate program to receive a scholarship. Scholarships are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
For more information and to apply, visit Community Health Worker Program Scholarship
MNCHWA and MDH are also looking for employers interested in the registered apprenticeship program for CHWs. A Registered Apprenticeship Program is a career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and CHWs can obtain paid work experience combined with on-the-job learning and related classroom instruction. CHWs participating in a registered apprenticeship program may also be eligible for a HRSA grant-funded stipend.
Learn more about the Community Health Worker Training Program
Minnesota Department of Health Request for Proposals
Deadline: July 13
The Minnesota Department of Health is requesting proposals for Closing the Childhood Immunization Gap. Eligible applicants include Health Care Organizations: Community Health Boards and Centers: County, and Tribal Governments; Federally Qualified Health Centers; Community Vaccinators; and Community-based organizations. Learn more at Closing the Childhood Immunization Gap.
Additional grant opportunities with MDH can be viewed here.
Department of Revenue Tax Credit Outreach Grant
Deadline: July 31
Volunteer tax assistance sites play an integral role in helping Minnesotans, including those in diverse and underserved communities, take full advantage of the tax credits and benefits that are available to them. The Department of Revenue is offering a new Tax Credit Outreach Grant to help support this critical work.
Funds will be available to organizations who:
- Publicize and promote the availability of eligible credits to taxpayers who likely qualify for them. These credits include, but are not limited to:
- Child Tax Credit
- Renter’s Income Tax Credit
- Working Family Credit
- Property Tax Refund
- Increase awareness of eligible credits to demographic groups or geographic regions that historically have low rates of claiming eligible credits.
- Create targeted communication around eligible credits, including advertisements and digital content (such as social media, videos, direct mailings, and print advertisements). This includes the cost of translating these materials.
- Pay salaries to employees who provide outreach and communication on eligible credits.
- Collaborate with other organizations to increase promotion of eligible credits across Minnesota.
Attend upcoming informational grant details and ask questions on June 21 at 1 p.m. CT
Register here: Department of Revenue Tax Credit Outreach Grant webinar
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota — Center for Prevention Funding
DEADLINE: August 7
The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota announced their new multi-year funding opportunity. The goal of this funding is to support efforts to eliminate access to and use of commercial tobacco in Minnesota, especially in communities most impacted by commercial tobacco-related health inequities.
The Center for Prevention will fund up to $2.5 million over the next three years. Applicants may apply for funding up to $150,000 per year.
For more information, visit Center for Prevention at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
C2DREAM Pilot Grant Program Request for Applications
DEADLINE: October 2
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIHMD)-funded Center of Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion across Minnesota aims to research the contribution of structural and interpersonal racism to disparities in chronic disease including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the related chronic conditions (RCC) of hypertension and obesity.
This pilot program is designed to support post-doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators and help them obtain preliminary data needed for independent grant applications to the NIH or other funders.
For more information, visit C2DREAM Pilot Grant Program
Apply for HomeHelp Now
HomeHelpMN is available if you are a homeowner who has past-due expenses for your mortgage, contract for deed, manufactured home loan, property taxes, homeowners' insurance, homeowner association fees, lot rent, or tribal land lease. HomeHelpMN is a federally funded, temporary emergency program to support homeowners experiencing hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number HAF0011, awarded to Minnesota Housing by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A Live Chat and Call Center are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT which includes interpretation services. Applications on the waitlist will be prioritized by risk of housing displacement and submitted date and time if funds are available. If your application is submitted before the waitlist, it will be reviewed subject to available funding.
For more information, visit HomeHelpMN or call 800-388-3226
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