Marshall University: 2022-2023 Capacity-Building Grants Cycle

INTRODUCTION

Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is a critical element of care for people living with diabetes. Learning how to manage diabetes can prevent or delay long term complications. DSMES is the ongoing process of facilitating the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary for diabetes self-care, as well as activities that assist a person in implementing and sustaining the behaviors needed to manage his or her condition in an ongoing manner beyond or outside of formal self-management training. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health provided funding to the Division of Community Health at Marshall University to provide $4,000 awards to established ADA/ADCES DSMES programs to increase referrals. Applications will only be accepted from new organizations not previously funded.

 

Awardees will be required to complete the following deliverables by June 29, 2023.​

• Designate one staff person who will serve as the DSMES program coordinator and primary contact person that communicates with Marshall.

• Have a minimum of two staff complete training of at least 1 hour of distance learning modules on the WVU learning software system.

• Develop a bi-directional referral system in partnership with WV Health Connection.

• Participate in quarterly meetings with Marshall University staff to share successes, lessons learned, and barriers.

• Submit quarterly progress reports. The report will be due April 3, 2023 to reflect the progress from January 1 – March 31 and again, by July 3, 2023 to reflect the progress from April 1 – June 30, 2023.

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FUNDING GUIDELINES

Funding may be used towards infrastructure development expenses, class materials (i.e., curriculum, educational materials, food models, etc.), referral software, etc. Administrative costs (personnel) are restricted to 10% of the total amount of the award.

• Personnel (no more than 10% of award)

• Travel

• Program supplies and materials

• Other reasonable costs associated with program implementation

 

Funding may not be used towards

• Costs incurred preparing funding application

• Direct grants, scholarships, or loans for the benefit of specific individuals

• Annual appeals and general fundraising

• Capital projects (new facilities, etc.)

• Political purposes, publicity, or propaganda

• Direct patient care (clinical)

• Research

• Furniture/Equipment

 

ELIGIBILIBITY

This funding opportunity is restricted to outpatient healthcare facilities. Inpatient hospitals are not eligible
to apply. Examples of outpatient healthcare facilities include:

□ Hospital outpatient departments□ Independent clinics (Freestanding community health centers/FQHCs and Independent Rural Health Clinics)

□ Rural health clinics

□ Pharmacies

□ Patient-centered medical homes

□ Private practice providers

□ Local health departments

□ Safety net organizations

□ Community health centers 

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Cover page and budget

2. Project application

3. Project Budget Form

 

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

The application should be no more than 5 pages, double spaced with a minimum font of 12 and must include the following items:

1. Describe your target population.

2. Describe your current referral system for DSMES.

3. Describe your plans to address health equity barriers during program recruitment and implementation. Health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to “attain their full health potential” and no one is “disadvantaged from achieving this because of social position or other social determinants of health.

4. Explain how you plan to work with community-based organization or other healthcare providers to increase referrals.

5. Please describe your plans for sustainability. A sustainability plan spells out how your project will survive in the long term. It gives you and the funders more reassurance that the grant will have a long-lasting impact, even once the support runs out. You may consider how your plan specifically relates to staffing, marketing and supplies.

TIMELINE

Applications are due by 5:00 pm EST on November 4, 2022. Applications can be submitted via email to Shelia Plogger at splogger@marshall.edu 

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APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSION 

We will hosted a series of information sessions to review the application components, guidelines, and answer questions that potential applicants may have. View the recording from the October 20, 2022 session by clicking here. 

If you need additional assistance with your application and would schedule an appointment with the Chronic Disease team, please contact Regina Knox at knoxr@marshall.edu.