Cobb & Douglas Public Health is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Partnership Grant. The grant serves as seed money to expand efforts related to the 2017-2021 Cobb and Douglas Community Health Improvement Plan. Proposed initiatives must be sustainable and address target populations experiencing health disparities as described in the most recent Cobb and Douglas Community Health Assessment.

For Cobb County, organizations with initiatives focusing on at least one of the following priority areas are encouraged to apply:

• Tobacco product use
• Physical activity
• Healthy eating
• Access to primary care
• Chronic disease management
• Infant mortality
• Behavioral health

For Douglas County, organizations with initiatives focusing on at least one of the following priority areas are encouraged to apply:

• Tobacco product use
• Youth behavior
• Healthy eating
• Access to primary care
• Chronic disease management
• Behavioral health

Interested organizations can request up to $25,000. Traditionally, the CHIP Partnership Grant has been a matching grant requiring organizations to have an equal amount of funds allocated to the initiative prior to the request. This year only requests over $5,000 will require a 1:1 match. The deadline to apply for the 2021-2022 CHIP Partnership Grant is November 8, 2021. Recipients will be notified by December 15, 2021.

For more information, visit the Cobb2020 – A Partnership for a Healthier Cobb County website at https://cobb2020.com/resources/funding-opportunities/ or the Live Healthy Douglas website at https://www.healthydouglas.org/resources/funding-opportunities/ 

 About Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Cobb & Douglas Public Health, along with the Georgia Department of Public Health, has been committed to the mission of “Healthier Lives. Healthier Community.” since 1920. We are dedicated to improving our residents’ quality of life by tracking and preventing the spread of disease, promoting health and safety, providing exceptional medical services, and ensuring that our community is prepared for public health emergencies. For more information, visit www.cobbanddouglaspublichealth.org.