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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lydia.s.emer@state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NACCHO Funding Opportunity Coming Soon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#663366">Accreditation Support Funding Opportunity Coming Soon</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#663366"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033">With funding from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
NACCHO is pleased to announce that it will soon be offering a second round of funding through the
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001v0HEdR3nqBoTMroKdqM_MAo1FATUlnd906b3QtLpX8al5tYzw3e_nPsqFxFsLRLI3BIelxG-mUedlwSCNvA4vcBV9zx8tXvFZKJc77VDwCdnhLcenu73jjFngaRU7zrYS8asOA89uLZEq1D6eDG3xyY4_geWSVBDxnGujA8OCNsDe7SgVfQ_vw==" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033">Approximately
</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5E0069">15-20 awards</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033"> of
</span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#008B99">up to $40,000</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033"> each will be provided. This opportunity will be open to
all public health departments (local, state, territorial, and Tribal) and organizations that assist local/Tribal health departments (i.e., states, SACCHOs, Public Health Institutes) to support activities that will assist in moving the health department(s)
toward accreditation application. <br>
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Applicants may apply under one or more of the following four categories:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033">1) Addressing standards, measures, or unmet PHAB requirements,
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2) Contributing to payment of PHAB accreditation fees, <br>
3) Completing other readiness activities, and/or<br>
4) Providing technical assistance to health departments. <br>
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Full details and the application template will be announced in next week's <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">accreditNATION</span></em> newsletter. Agencies may begin preparing now by identifying objectives and activities for their efforts,
as </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5E0069">applications will be due Friday, September 28, 2012</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000033">.
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**Before applying, agencies are encouraged to review NACCHO's <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001v0HEdR3nqBoyVk0ATEr3xsB4ACnrfLewjAWU5l6dguKbzsUYXJ5ojb3KxXEUxX48-Lpm5ZnPyGcM02q1JCDGDHnLKswpm1hM1enjXk83_QFWiBJBJO1dTm-72lzuAaGljOIiQQMaamZ3BJB53QTRIkn3XL36O9WRvkjRuGNb2PA3D2bhM7MET2KZ6aHs0APEG1TQuGBseghMxe2zERUBdw==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#000033">standard contract template</span></a>. NACCHO is unable to modify contract terms; agencies should apply for the Accreditation Support Initiative only if they can accept these contract terms.
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Questions about this initiative may be directed to <a href="mailto:accredsupport@naccho.org" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#000033">accredsupport@naccho.org</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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