UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

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UNCFSP/NLM HBCU ACCESS Project

• Brief Overview of the ACCESS Project Grants
  Program Component
• National Library of Medicine
• June 10, 2008

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UNCFSP Mission

• To organize and deliver educational support
  services such as capacity building, technical
  assistance and workforce development programs to
  Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher
  education

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DPH Mission

• To address health disparities that
  disproportionately impact minority populations
  and work to enhance the social, economic, and
  environmental vitality of communities by building
  capacity in health education, health promotion,
  and disease prevention at Minority Institutions
  (MIs)

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DPH Core Competencies/ Services

• Recruitment Workforce Development
• Cutting-edge Research
• Public Policy
• Public Education
• Health Education
• Disease Prevention
• Internships Mentoring
• Program Development
• Curriculum Development
• Public Service Announcements

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ACCESS Project Mission

• Promotes disease prevention and wellness on
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  (HBCUs) campuses and in their surrounding
  communities through the use of online health
  resources provided by the National Library of
  Medicine (NLM)

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ACCESS Project

• Relies on the power of the HBCU network to plan,
  implement, and evaluate innovative e-Health
  initiatives within the African-American community
• Advance access to and use of the Internet to
  improve health literacy in African-American
  communities

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ACCESS Project Components

• Sub-grant Program
• Annual eHealth Conference for HBCUs
• Specialized Technical Assistance to Awardees
• Volunteer Campus eHealth Liaisons
• Hands-on NLM Database Training

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ACCESS Project Enhancements

• Campus-Community eHealth Partnerships
• ACCESS Project National Advisory Board

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2007-2008 Awardees

• Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)
• Delaware State University (Dover, DE)
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• (Atlanta, GA)
• North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)

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2008-2009 RFP

• Deadline for Letter of Intent June 30, 2008
• Deadline for Final Application July 28, 2008
• Number of Copies Requested 4 Total (hard copy)
• Electronically 1 Total
• Grant Period Oct. 2008 Sept. 30, 2009
• Number of Grants Maximum of 4
• Amount of Grants Up to 20,000 / award

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Eligibility

• HBCU designated postsecondary institution
• Participated in the 2008 Annual eHealth
  Conference
• One application awarded per institution

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Project Goal

• To increase awareness, access and utilization of
  NLM online health and medical resources on HBCU
  campuses and in surrounding communities

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Projects of Interest to UNCFSP

• Research focused
• Curriculum development integration
• Training, to include student peer educators
• Information dissemination

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Addressing UNCFSP Interests

• Promote faculty, staff, student and community
  participation in unique and innovative ways
• Foster ongoing collaboration within and beyond
  the campus community
• Promote innovative use of NLMs online resources
  to strengthen the curriculum
• Address a research question related to the use of
  online health information for eliminating health
  disparities
• Support a collaborative research project
• Extend community service-learning opportunities
  for students

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Application Content

• Abstract one page
• Need, proposed solution, role of each
  collaborative partner, expected outcomes, impact
• Community Need one page
• Community Assessment

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Application Content

• Project Description 15 pages, MAX
• Goals and SMART Objectives
• Methods (activities)
• Description of Core Project Team
• Collaborative partners
• Evaluation
• Sustainability

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Application Content

• Budget 3 pages MAX
• Detailed
• Justification
• Travel expenses to attend annual conference
• Indirect costs 8
• Appendix
• Vitae of all team members (NIH format)
• Letters of support from ALL partners, especially
  your University President

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Review Criteria

• Overall technical merit
• SMART objectives
• Commitment of key administrators
• Collaboration with community
• Evidence of sustainability
• Portability (expansion/replication potential)

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Scoring 100

• Cover letter, cover page and abstract
• 5 points
• Project Purpose
• 15 points
• Project Design
• 40 points
• Evaluation
• 10 points

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Scoring 100

• Evaluation
• 10 points
• Community Involvement
• 10 points
• Sustainability
• 10 points
• Budget
• 10 points

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ACCESS Project Contact

• Pierre E. Wright, Project Director
• Pierre.wright_at_uncfsp.org
• De Lois M. Powell, Project Manager
• Delois.powell_at_uncfsp.org
• www.uncfsp.org