Minority Health Month

Program/Fiscal

Frequently Asked Questions

You may email Commission staff at  Bounthanh.phommasathit@ocmh.state.oh.us for program

or Venita.O’Bannon@ocmh.state.oh.us for fiscal  if additional information is needed.

 

1.         Who is eligible to apply for this grant program?

2.       What is a 501(c)(3)?

3.       What is the deadline for submitting the Request for Proposal?

4.       Can my application be postmarked?

5.       I am submitting the application on behalf of my church.  Who do I list at the Executive Director?

6.       Can you explain the phrase “medically and technically accurate”?

7.       Why do we need to have a sign-in sheet at the events?

8.       Why do we need to collect demographic information for health screenings?

9.       Who is responsible for collecting the demographic information?

10.     Why do we need to submit an “Invasive Procedure” form, when all health screenings will be provided by another source?

11.       Our agency is planning a cooking demonstration at one of our events; do we need to hire a Registered Dietitian/Licensed Dietitian (RD/LD)?

12.     We would like to provide refreshments, are we still required to have a Dietician?

13.     Can our events take place in another month?

14.     Can our two events occur on the same date?

15.     Are we required to confirm activities after our grant has been approved?

16.     What if the activities for our event changes?

17.     What if we have changes to our event after we have confirmed?

18.     What if my event has to be cancelled?

19.     How early should we submit marketing materials for approval?

20.   Can we have vendors at our event(s) even if they agree not to sell anything?

21.     What does it mean “free and open to the public” when I have limited space?

22.   Is there a maximum funding amount that an agency can apply for?

23.   What is the limit for speaker fees?

24.   Can a speaker’s honorarium be paid with a gift card?

25.   Can we charge a rental fee if an event is conducted at our agency?

26.   What is a cost per unit?

27.   Can you provide an example of cost per unit for health screenings?

28.   What if we estimate supplies for 100 screenings and only 20 people are screened?

29.   What type of incentives can be purchase with Commission funds?

30.    Will the Commission reimburse for incentives and door prizes. 

31.     How do we get reimbursed for our activities?

 

 

 

 

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An agency’s federal tax-exempt status  for private and private nonprofit agencies.

 

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The deadline is Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by 5:00pm.

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No, your application is due on or before September 1, 2009.

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The church’s Senior Pastor.

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If your agency proposes to provide health screenings but does not have the internal capacity or appropriate personnel, you will need to contract with healthcare agency and/or  licensed  professionals that have the knowledge and expertise to provide such services.

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Sign-in sheets help verify the number of persons attending your event.

 

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Accounts for the number of individuals screened and provides any abnormal findings that will require follow-up care, etc.

 

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It is the agency’s responsibility to work closely with the health care providers that will be providing health screenings and provide a sample demographic collection form for them to use.

 

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This form ensures that the organization providing the health screenings has the proper liability insurance coverage to conduct service in the community.

 

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Yes.  All cooking demonstrations must be developed and supervised by an RD/LD. 

 

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Per the Governor’s Executive Order 2007-09S, “refreshments” are not reimbursable under this grant. The agency may accept donations that will cover the cost of refreshments.

 

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No.  All events must occur during April 2010.

 

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No.  All events must occur on two separate days.

 

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Yes.  A confirmation of the activity sheet must be received in the office either by fax or mail by the due date specified.  If there are no changes you can send the original activity sheet with “no

changes” indicated.   You must complete the activity sheet in its entirety; this is the information that will be placed on the statewide calendar.

 

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Changes to the proposed activity must be submitted in writing to the Commission ASAP.  You must notify the Commission how you will notify the public of the change.  All changes must be

accepted and approved by the Commission in writing. Any change in the scope of the program would have to be approved by the Commission Board.  The Commission meets quarterly;

therefore, your changes would most likely not be approved in time for your event.

 

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Any changes made after the due date or after the calendar goes to print will need to have an alternate plan of notifying the public of the changes.

 

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As soon as you know that an event has to be cancelled, you must notify the Commission immediately. If the event is able to be rescheduled, the new date must be in April.  If the event is

cancelled and not rescheduled, your agency may risk non-reimbursement for failing to comply with the conditions of the grant to hold two separate events.

 

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Marketing materials should be submitted for approval as soon as they are developed and well in advance of April.  The exception is flyers, handouts and promotional items.  These items do not have to be submitted for approval, however, all must have “Funded by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health” or the Commission seal on them in order to receive reimbursement.

 

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Materials such as training guides, cookbooks, calendars etc., must have pre-approval from the Commission before printing.  Any material translated to another language must be sent to the

Commission in English.  If you are in  doubt, call (614) 466-4000 and speak to someone on the program staff.

 

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No.  The Commission and/or state of Ohio do not want to give the impression that we are endorsing products.  This would also include political campaigning of any kind.

 

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Commission funds come from public tax dollars therefore all events must be free of charge and open to the public.

 

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The maximum amount an agency may apply for is $2,000.00.

 

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There is no limitation on speaker fees.  Costs should be reasonable and topics need to relate to the program activities.  The Commission request that you utilize speakers from your

community.  The Commission will not reimburse for out-of-state speakers.

 

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No. The agency must follow your internal policies and procedures for paying a vendor and/or contractors.

 

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No. The Commission will not reimburse for rental of an agency’s own space.

 

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The cost per unit provides the actual costs of an item multiplied by the number of items purchased.  (Example:  10 pencils x $.10 = $1.00)

 

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Screening costs should be inclusive (nurse hours, supplies, etc.)  Example:  Four nurses from the Northern Ohio Trauma Center will provide 120 cholesterol and triglyceride screenings @

$12.00 per test = $1,440.00.

 

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The Commission will reimburse for the actual number of screenings performed.

 

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Incentives should be related to health wellness products (i.e. low fat cookbooks, jump ropes, walking videos, journals, etc.).

 

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Yes.  Incentives and/or door prizes may not exceed $200.00.  (Example: cookbooks 100 x $1.00 = $100.00 and gift certificates 10 x $10.00 = $100.00)

 

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Final reports are due 15 days after your last event. You should include copies of sign-in sheets, health screening demographic forms, copies of receipts. Please note that receipts should

support your approved budget and only contain items purchased for your event. Expenditures not approved on your budget will not be reimbursed.

 

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