Request for Applications - Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky

Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky
Request for Applications

Key Dates

RFA Release Date: July 17, 2015

Applications due: August 17, 2015

Applicants Notified: September 11, 2015

Save the Required Training Dates (tentative): October 13, October 20, and October 27, 2015

Save the Optional Training Date for Technical Assistance/Mentoring/Networking (tentative): November 3, 2015

Save the Required Graduation Date (tentative): November 10, 2015

Program Description
The Community Leaders Institute of Kentucky (CLIK) is a 4-5 week intensive leadership development training program offered by the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, and the UK CCTS Community Engagement and Research Program. The Institute is designed to enhance research and capacity-building competencies in community leaders (e.g., directors, administrators, and other persons who play a key role in using data and decision making). There are 8-12 slots available for the 2015 class.

Program Goal
The overall goal of the program is to assist leaders affiliated with organizations that engage and empower communities to reduce health disparities, leverage funding and learn how to use data to improve services and programs.

Program Benefits
The program is designed to provide participants opportunities to:

Participate in thought-provoking and interactive training activities.
Improve their skills in grant writing, finding and using data collected on local communities, creating databases, using a web-based data system, developing good surveys, making sure their programs are using techniques that work, and assessing whether programs are working (evaluation).
Gain a broader perspective of community health issues.
Participate in solving problems that affect the health of the community.
Improve their abilities to partner with community or academic organizations to improve health in the community.
Network among community organizations in Kentucky, particularly Appalachian Kentucky.
Enhance their leadership skills.
Become highly motivated community leaders who are better prepared to participate in community research projects.
Receive deserved recognition and prestige as a community leader making contributions to improve health in Kentucky, particularly Appalachian Kentucky.

Who Should Apply?
Community and organizational leaders, administrators, directors and other key program staff should apply.

Grant Funding
Each participant’s organization will receive a $2500 grant for their participation in this competitive program and completion of their proposed project. The participant’s organization must have 501c3 status or a designated lead fiscal agency (health agency or non-profit) to receive and manage the grant award. Awardees will be required to complete the following paperwork with the UK CCTS:

Invoice on agency/coalition letterhead for payment
W-9 Tax Form on behalf of the agency
A University of Kentucky Independent Contract (IC) Form

Award Priorities

Priority will be given to leaders from Appalachian Kentucky. In addition, priority will be given to applicants who propose projects consistent with the UK CCTS Community Engagement Program’s areas of interest including:

Cancer prevention (e.g., nutrition, physical activity, smoking cessation)
Reducing obesity and sedentary lifestyle
Chronic disease (diabetes, cardiovascular disease) prevention or management
Substance abuse prevention and treatment

Program Requirements
To accomplish the goals of the Institute, the full participation of each individual selected is necessary. To successfully complete the Institute, participants must:

1) Attend all training sessions and present their project during the graduation session. Those who miss any sessions will be asked to withdraw from the program and the grant will not be awarded. We anticipate that CLIK will be a highly competitive program, so we ask you to carefully consider your commitment, as there are limited slots

2) Develop and implement a project to ensure that there is a “real world deliverable” that builds organizational and community capacity. Examples of projects and a budget are provided in the FAQ document.

3) Provide a brief 6-month and 1-year progress report.

Program Expectations
Upon completion of the program, leaders will have increased competencies in community research that allow them to access and leverage the funding needed to build capacity in their programs and organizations. The long-term goal is to improve community research capacity to address health disparities in communities, particularly in Appalachian Kentucky.

Proposed Training Sessions

Quality Improvement/Ensuring Evidence-Based Practice

Survey Development and Assessing Community Health Needs

Grant Proposal Writing/Human Subjects Protection

Designing and Implementing a Solid Budget.

Accessing and Mining Public Datasets

Program Evaluation/Data Analysis

Graduation

All participants will present their final project during the graduation session in Hazard, KY and will be recognized for their participation in the program during the Annual UK CCTS Spring Conference 2016, in Lexington, KY.

Training Location and Schedule
Training sessions will take place at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Hazard, KY on Tuesdays from 8 am - 4 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and participants will be encouraged to work on their individual projects during the lunch session. Please review the list of tentative program dates to make certain that we can expect your full participation should you be selected.

TOPICS AND DATES*

Quality Improvement/ Ensuring Evidence-Based Practice
Survey Development and Assessing Community Health Needs

Date: October 13, 2015

Grant Proposal Writing/Human Subjects Protection
Designing and Implementing a Solid Budget

Date: October 20, 2015

Accessing and Mining Public Datasets
Program Evaluation/Data Analysis

Date: October 27

Optional Training Date for Technical Assistance, Mentoring and Networking

November 3, 2015

Graduation/Project Presentations

Date: November 10, 2015

Special Recognition *(Attendance not mandatory, but highly recommended)
Annual UK CCTS Spring Conference 2016