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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the information below from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors about an opportunity to develop a local cross-sector team to advance walking and walkability in your area. If you would like to discuss how this
might fit with your current work, I encourage you to speak with your liaison. Thank you and good luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center">Call for Team Applications to NACDD's 2017 Walkability Action Institute Now Open<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Step It Up!:</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"> Action Institute to Increase Walking and Walkability</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#1F3864">(April 3-6, 2017 in Decatur (Atlanta), Georgia)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red">Metropolitan Planning Organization Regions (or other similar regional entities)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red">Request for Funding Assistance</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="color:red">Applications due</span></u><span style="color:red">: November 30, 2016 by 11:59 pm ET to
<a href="mailto:kedwards@chronicdisease.org">kedwards@chronicdisease.org</a></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity
and Obesity (DNPAO) seeks applications from Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) regions (or other similar regional entity) for competitive funding assistance to support attendance at the third annual walkability action institute, entitled “<i>Step It
Up!:</i> <i>Action Institute to Increase Walking and Walkability</i>.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-align:justify">The purpose is to prepare interdisciplinary teams from MPO regions (or other similar regional entities) to pursue policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) supports for walking and walkability. This action institute will provide
teams with the most up-to-date academic and applied learning methods, and will reinforce and support implementation of significant national public health policy statements promoting walking and walkability, such as
<i>Step It Up! -- The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
</i>(SGCTA). NACDD and CDC are interested in applicant teams who can commit to <b>
<span style="color:red">all</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>project deliverables outlined in this request for funding assistance (RFA) and produce measurable PSE outcomes after attending the action institute.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The full RFA, RFA Appendices, RFA Application Form, and frequently asked questions (FAQ) documents can be accessed at
<a href="http://www.chronicdisease.org/news/314835/Call-for-Team-Applications-to-NACDDs-2017-Walkability-Action-Institute-Now-Open.htm">
http://www.chronicdisease.org/news/314835/Call-for-Team-Applications-to-NACDDs-2017-Walkability-Action-Institute-Now-Open.htm</a> . These documents detail the full project, project timeline, and project deliverables. The FAQ document will be updated on this
site no later than two business days when questions are received. Questions are to be emailed directly to Karma Edwards at kedwards@chronicdisease.org.
<em><b><span style="color:red">All applications and letters of commitment are due by 11:59 pm ET on November 30, 2016
<u>by email in one PDF document</u> to Karma Edwards at kedwards@chronicdisease.org. No fax or mailed applications will be accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Heather Gramp, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Policy Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:heather.gramp@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">heather.gramp@state.or.us</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">971-673-0630<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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