Successful public health programs are developed using best practices, the application of public health theory, and support of the community stakeholders and health providers. Public health professionals must also identify the social determinants that impact the people of the community and address them in the intervention plans that are chosen to meet the needs of the people.

In the first section of the grant proposal process, you will validate the need for adapting an existing public health program by sharing relevant data and research that supports the success of the program and the needs of the community. In the second section, you will draft goals and objectives.

Refer to the Community Alliance Partners Request for Proposal guidelines to determine which information should be included in these sections of your Mock Grant Proposal

So that you can focus your attention on the process of writing a grant proposal, a grant funding agency has already been located for you, Community Alliance Partners. Refer to the Community Alliance Partners Request for Proposal in the Resource area of each Module.

Document: Community Alliance Partners Request for Proposal (RFP) (Word document)

Getting to Know Your Local Community Alliance Partners

Community Alliance Partners exists in a virtual community known as Grant City. Go to Grant City and locate the Community Alliance Partners building; you will find additional resources for grant writing, including examples of work plans, completed budget forms, tips for goals and objectives, etc. You will become more familiar with Grant City later in the course. The work you do for the Mock Grant Proposal will lay the groundwork for the Strategic Plan Assignment in Module 6.

• The chosen public health program for this task is Family Connects Oregon (FCO). FCO is a nurse home visiting program housed within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the state’s primary public health agency (Linn County-Oregon, n.d.).