Dear TRB health and transportation subcommittee friends,

Two health impact assessment (HIA) funding opportunities were announced today. Both ASTHO and the Health Impact Project have released calls for proposals; see details below.

ASTHO Request for Proposals

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy Community Design Initiative, will fund and support up to four state or territorial health agencies (STHA) to conduct one Health Impact Assessment (HIA) by May 31, 2013. The primary purpose of this RFP is to build capacity for conducting HIA among STHAs through a hands-on, project-oriented approach. HIA targets can originate from a variety of sectors, but those with an environmental health focus will be given preference (i.e. transportation, land use). ASTHO must receive applications by 5 pm PT on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. For more information, please visit http://www.astho.org/Programs/Environmental-Health/Built-and-Synthetic-Environment/Health-Impact-Assessments/Health-Impact-Assessments/.

Health Impact Project

The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced a call for proposals for grants to conduct health impact assessments (HIAs). HIAs identify and address the health impacts of decisions in other sectors. The call for proposals will support two kinds of awards: demonstration project grants of up to $75,000, which will each fund a single HIA to inform a specific upcoming decision on a proposed policy, program, plan, or project; and HIA program grants of up to $250,000, which will allow organizations with prior experience to conduct at least two new HIAs and to develop stable HIA programs that endure beyond the conclusion of the grant period. More information, including frequently asked questions, registration information for webinars, details about eligibility, and other resources are available at http://www.healthimpactproject.org/project/opportunities.