The University of Alabama at Birmingham again will provide Community Health Innovation Awards ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to local organizations for ideas that offer creative ways to address community health issues.
All applicants must attend a mandatory Innovation Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. in Lister Hill Library’s Edge of Chaos. Participants can register online.
The annual grant competition provides an opportunity for Birmingham-area organizations to pursue bold, creative solutions to community health challenges and collaborate with local businesses to share resources and expertise and complete a project.
Draft proposals for the next round of awards are due at 5 p.m. Oct. 19. Final proposals will be due at 5 p.m. Nov. 16. An information booklet and FAQ sheet are available for download.
In past years, winners proposed smart solutions to transform a soup kitchen into a healthy food café to train junior chefs; teach carpentry to young adults; secure vacant or abandoned homes; promote walking via smartphone apps and social media; and use art, gardens, light and sound to create a safer Ensley.
One Great Community is the community engagement arm of UAB’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Its goal is to connect basic science and clinical investigators with the communities they serve to ensure research responds to and reflects needs identified through community involvement, dialogue and mutual understanding.
UAB’s CCTS is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Center for Translational Science Award and is leveraging a current four-year $39.59 million grant to lead partner organizations across the Southeast to accelerate innovative discoveries for better health.