Request for Proposals: Comprehensive School-Based Health Center Program

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Nearly 240,000 children in Georgia are uninsured and, as a result, do not have a medical home and have very limited access to routine health care. Emory University’s Department of Pediatrics Urban Health Program will award planning grants of $10,000 each to organizations and communities interested in exploring the creation of a school-based health clinic in their area. 

The Urban Health Program is requesting proposals to stimulate planning, and to facilitate collaboration and community discussion to expand the number of school-based health clinics throughout the state.

The goals of the Comprehensive School-Based Health Center Program are to:

  • increase access to quality health care (physical, behavioral, oral), improve the delivery of health services, and improve the overall health of the children of Georgia;
  • improve the academic achievement of Georgia’s children through increased school attendance;
  • facilitate the expansion of school-based health centers throughout the state; and
  • establish a state alliance for school-based health centers—Georgia Alliance for School-Based Health Centers (GASBHA).

By expanding school-based center services, Georgia’s children will benefit from improved access to primary health care, improved health outcomes, and improved school attendance. The state will benefit from reduced costs to the Medicaid system through the reduction in inappropriate emergency room visits; hospitalizations for chronic illnesses, like asthma, and diabetes; and transportation costs.

Timetable:
Through March 24: Potential grantees submit questions to PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health via email to relli01@emory.edu
April 1: Statewide telephone conference to review RFP and respond to questions—3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
May 20: Proposal submission deadline
July 1: Award selection
July 17: Award announcements
Sept. 8: Funds released

Call-in number for the April 1 telephone conference: 1-605-475-3220
Access code: 952430#

Submissions via e-mail: Proposals must be received by 5 p.m. May 20.
Send e-mails to relli01@emory.edu

Submissions via U.S. mail or Federal Express: Proposals must be postmarked no later than May 20.
Submit proposals to:
Ruth Ellis
Business Administrator
Urban Health Program, Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE
Atlanta, GA  30303

Download the request for proposals.

Check out the RFP online and learn more: Emory’s PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health

A $3 million award from the Zeist Foundation is helping Emory University pediatricians improve outcomes for at-risk children across the state. The award funds development of an urban health program in the Department of Pediatrics to provide technical assistance and grants for schools, community organizations and health-care providers to develop school-based clinics in their communities.

Contact:
Ruth S. Ellis
Emory University Department of Pediatrics Urban Health Program
404-778-1402
404-409-1815 (cell)
relli01@emory.edu

William Valladares
GaFCP Communications Manager
404-527-7394 (x114)
william@gafcp.org

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Georgia Family Connection Partnership (GaFCP) is a public-private partnership created by the State of Georgia and funders from the private sector to assist communities in addressing the serious challenges facing children and families. GaFCP also serves as a resource to state agencies across Georgia that work to improve the conditions of children and families.