Inclusive Healthy Communities Grant Program – DDS | Environmental Analysis and Communications Group

NOTICE OF FUNDING from DDS: Another round of IHC Grant Funding for 2022-2023!

On February 2, 2022, The NJ Department of Health, Division of Disability Services (DDS) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to implement initiatives starting in July 2022 through June 2023. The total funding available is approximately $1.54 million. Initiatives must be through one of two possible grant options: Capacity Building or Implementation. Up to $30,000 may be added to capacity building and implementation grants for purposes of enhancing access to coastal resources for recreational purposes for people with disabilities. The project should address the following three mutually reinforcing, specific objectives with a broad focus on all people with disabilities, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and/or income:

Adopt processes that are inclusive of people with disabilities as part of efforts to plan and create healthy communities;

Plan and implement sustainable strategies that deliver the benefits of healthy communities to people with disabilities;

Advance sustainable practice, systems, and environmental change that address the pre-existing physical, environmental, social, and economic challenges that prevent people with disabilities from having full access to the opportunities that support health and well-being.

Click to view the Notice of Funding Availability from DDS
Click to view Press Announcement from DDS
Click to view the RFP for the IHC Grant Program for 2022-2023
Three identical MANDATORY virtual workshops for prospective bidders were conducted, and at least one team member named in a bidder’s proposal MUST have attended at least one of the workshops. Participants had to pre-register for the workshops:
- February 14, 2022, from 12:00 pm – 2 pm: View recording Password: nxv2.5be
- February 18, 2022, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am: View recording Password: V3yH8.d9
- February 24, 2022, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: View recording View chat
- Workshop Presentation (PDF)
Deadline to submit questions about the RFP on February 25, 2022 at 5pm EST to ihc@ejb.rutgers.edu.
- Click for list of Q&As
Letters of Intent (LOI) must be submitted by March 7, 2022, to ihc@ejb.rutgers.edu to apply. The LOI may be submitted by any partner in a proposal, not necessarily the primary applicant. Submitting an LOI does not obligate you to apply. The LOI should contain the following information:
- expected partners
- type of proposal: Capacity Building or Implementation
- expected area to be served by the anticipated proposal
- Any bidder applying for targeted proposals to improve access to coastal resources should indicate if they will be requesting additional planning funds in their LOI.
Grant applications are due March 23, 2022.

IHC Grantees

Interactive Map of Inclusive Healthy Community Grantees (e-map)
2021-2022 IHC Grantee Webpage (Grantee contacts, guidance, resources, and deadlines)

Resources

RespectAbility, (tool kit to ensure accessible virtual events)
What is Disability Justice? Disability & Philanthropy Forum (resource webpages)
Five Steps for Inclusive Communication: Engaging People with Disabilities, NACCHO (fact sheet)
ADA/Inclusion Consulting Firms, Organizations and Technical Assistance Providers, Rutgers Bloustein School (pdf)
New Jersey State Independent Living Centers , NJSILC (website)
NCHPAD’s On-line Learning Platform, National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (website)
Planning Inclusive Healthy Community Resources, Rutgers Bloustein School (pdf)
Disability Profile Snapshot Tool, Rutgers NJAES Office of Research Analytics (e-tool)
New Jersey Division of Disability Services (website)

Resources for Enhancing Access to Recreational Coastal Assets

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA Expands Coastal Opportunities to People with Disabilities
NOAA: Programs Improve Public Access for All
Coastal Opportunities: Nurturing the Path to Success

Videos

IHC Grant Program Video, (shown at the All-Grantee Convening), DDS
“at your service“, Storyline Motion Pictures and Mid-Atlantic ADA Center. www.adainfo.org
Etiquette of Engaging People with Disabilities (Disability Sensitivity Training Video), District of Columbia Office of Disability Rights. odr.dc.gov
Person First Language, Texas Center for Disability Studies
30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Disability Services
Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities, National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
Commit to Inclusion, National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)