The Paso del Norte Health Foundation (Health Foundation) is pleased to invite proposals for Community Outreach Worker (promotora outreach) programs designed to address the dynamic COVID-19 pandemic.

The Foundation leads, leverages and invests in initiatives, programs and policies that promote health and prevent disease in the Paso del Norte region.

The Health Foundation has a 25-year history of thought leadership, collaboration and grantmaking to promote health and prevent disease in the Paso del Norte region. As modern lifestyle chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are leading causes death and disability, the Health Foundation’s focus over this time has been on lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking, exercise, and nutrition that prevent or precipitate these diseases. Today, we face a communicable and infectious threat with the emergence of COVID-19.

The Health Foundation seeks organizations to:

• Recruit and train promotoras related to COVID-19, community services, and related topics
• Supervise and deploy promotoras for COVID-19 related outreach
• Coordinate with other organizations who have promotoras to leverage resources
• Use Reduce the Risk materials, that will be provided

Eligibility & Selection Criteria

• Non-profit agencies and units of government, including universities, that have demonstrated experience with promotra outreach and are within the Paso del Norte region are eligible to apply.
• Competitive proposals provide:
  • Clear plans for community outreach or education services
  • Robust promotora supervision and outreach strategy
  • An appropriate budget for the proposed work
  • Evidence to show applicant capacity is sufficient to support the grant
  • Documentation of political will from executive or governing leadership
  • Documentation of partnerships such as letters of support or memoranda of agreements

For more information, visit Health Foundation.