FAQ

Any Wyoming-based community non-profit and for-profit businesses/organizations are eligible to apply! You just need to be registered in the SAM system and have a UEI number (if you are unsure as to what the SAM system is and what a UEI number is, please go to the “What is a UEI?” question below).  

UEI stands for Unique Entity Identifier. To do any sort of business with a government entity, you have to register your business or organization in the System for Award Management (SAM) and renew every year. When you register with SAM you get an UEI, and it is free to get one.  You must have a UEI and be fully registered in Sam.gov before submitting your application (you cannot just have a UEI assigned, it needs to be an “active registration”). If you do not have one, your application will not be considered.

If your organization does not already have an UEI, apply with SAM so one can be assigned to you.

The Women and Infant Health Program anticipates awarding a total of $50,000.00 through this RFA. Ideally, we want to fund multiple organizations addressing the stated priorities. Budgets between $10,000 and $20,000 are recommended as that allows for opportunities to fund more than one program/initiative. Application budgets exceeding $50,000.00 will still be considered; however, awarding a grant for the full amount may mean we will not be able to fund other organizations’ projects.

As we understand there are costs associated with administration of funding along with project implementation,  we allow for a 10% rate of the direct costs for “Grant Implementation, Reporting, and Invoicing”.

Every five years, the MCH Unit is required to perform a statewide needs assessment to determine health priorities for women, infants, and children in Wyoming. These priorities then determine which National Performance Measures, or NPMs, each program in the MCH Unit will work towards. NPMs are decided by the Title V MCH Services Block Grant program as a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). All Title V NPMs can be found on HRSA’s website. 

Currently, only the NPMs under the Women and Infant Health Program are part of this funding opportunity. In the future, other MCH Unit programs may issue similar requests for applications to address their selected NPMs.

When working on projects that address many factors affecting families, it can be somewhat difficult to directly connect it to an NPM. To see how to best connect to one of our NPMs, first ask yourself “What am I going to measure as the outcome of my project, and how does what I’m measuring connect to either one of the three NPMs?” Once you know what you are measuring, it should become clear as to how your project may connect. An example of this is below:

1. The problem in your community is lack of housing.
2. You want to connect people to accessible housing in the community as your project.
3. You are going to do a pre and post survey of clients on positive decision making as research shows an increased intent to make positive choices lowers tobacco use .
4. This connects to tobacco cessation during pregancy

If you are still unsure, we are happy to discuss your idea with you to determine if it is a good fit for this funding opportunity. Please contact natalie.hudanick1@wyo.gov to request a discussion on your project idea.

Generally speaking, 500 words makes a page. Please try to keep responses to 1,000 words. Going slightly over 1,000 words will not hurt your application.

Personal, first-hand accounts from people in the community are some of the best sources to illustrate need. However, pairing first-hand accounts with community- or state-level data is also an important way to strengthen the description of need. If you are having trouble finding data, please visit the MCH epidemiology page for access to data, reports, and dashboards. You can also contact natalie.hudanick1@wyo.gov if you need help locating other possible sources of data.

Yes! Please list the source of the statistic or data used at the end of your question box. You are welcome to use any formatting you are most comfortable using (APA, MLA, etc.) or you can list the link of the source at the end. If using a direct quote from someone with lived experience or who is detailing their first-hand account of need, please seek their permission to include it as appropriate.

In general, when you eliminate a barrier that is keeping any population or identified people from accessing any health resource or service, you are improving health equity. A clear example of this: Wyoming is a frontier state and distance to services and transportation would each be considered a barrier to accessing services. Explaining to us how your project eliminates or reduces these barriers is you explaining how your project improves health equity.

Health Equity can be a complicated topic dealing with many factors including economical, social, and historical and contemporary injustices. We are simplifying it for the sake of the above example. For a more detailed guide to understanding health equity, visit CDC’s health equity explainer.

If your application is selected for the next round of reviews, you will be notified by the end of the first week of April. If selected, this will give you enough time to prepare a presentation for the next round of review. A template will be provided when you are notified that application is moving to the next round. If your application is not selected to move on to the next round, you will also be notified by the end of the first week of April.

All applications submitted will be reviewed and scored. If an application is incomplete or inaccurate, our team will contact you and provide an opportunity to address the issue(s).