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Oregon Health Authority HVIP planning and capacity-building grants

The Oregon Health Authority is funding planning and capacity-building for hospital-based violence intervention programs in Oregon communities outside Multnomah County. - Government buyer: Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, Office of Contracts and Procurement. - Opportunity: Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) Expansion Learning Community grants for eligible Oregon nonprofits, qualifying nonprofit-led partnerships or coalitions, and health systems with emergency or urgent-care services. Projects must serve communities outside Multnomah County and the specified existing service areas. - Funding: Approximately $701,478 is available, with up to 10 awards anticipated. Applicants may request up to $100,000, or more if funds are available. No completed budget amounts, product quantities, or commercial purchases are specified; funding may cover salaries, fringe benefits, equipment, travel, other costs, contracts, and direct or indirect costs. - Grant tracks: Track 1 supports readiness and capacity development; Track 2 supports implementation planning. Activities may include CBO–health system partnerships, community engagement, strategic and business planning, referral arrangements, staffing and organizational capacity, program evaluation, and documenting program processes. - Training: Peer Violence Prevention Professional training and certification may be funded for at least 35 hours. The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention is named as a possible provider, or another provider approved by OHA. Certified professionals must complete continuing education. - Notable requirements: Applicants must participate in learning community or technical assistance activities as applicable, support evaluation, and submit midpoint and final financial and progress reports. Track 2 planning may include peer-provider recruitment, background-check agreements, hospital and urgent-care staff training, and referral agreements. Grantees must meet applicable insurance and Oregon business registry requirements before grant agreement execution. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or commercial vendors are identified. The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention is the only named potential training provider; OHA may designate a technical assistance provider. - Period: Grant and learning community activities are anticipated to run for approximately seven to eight months, spanning late 2026 through mid-2027. This is not an annual subscription; an extension may be possible subject to OHA approval and funding.

Description

The Oregon Health Authority is requesting grant applications for its Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) Expansion Learning Community. Grants will support planning and development of HVIPs outside Multnomah County and specified existing geographic catchment areas, including partnerships between community-based organizations and health systems with emergency room or urgent care services. Funding may support staffing, planning, training and certification of peer violence prevention professionals, and organizational capacity building through two tracks: Readiness and Capacity Development and Implementation Planning. Approximately $701,478 is available, with up to 10 awards anticipated; applicants may apply for up to $100,000 (or more if funding is available).

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