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-E
nvironment/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.