List of Required Information for Application:
1. Name of the national level organization applying for funding
2. Understanding and experience in providing technical assistance and support to state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs
3. Plan for improving public health, health care, and health care delivery
4. Plan for building capacity to address public health issues and support and enforce regulations
5. Plan for promoting health equity to preserve and improve public health
6. Strategies for facilitating communication and data/information-sharing between HRSA and state, territorial, and/or local officials
7. Understanding of state, territorial, and/or local needs, priorities, and perspectives
8. Proposed capacity-building activities at the state, territorial, and/or local levels to strengthen the health care safety net and advance public health goals
9. Identification of health policy changes in the health care landscape
10. Strategies for addressing emerging national, state, territorial, and local issues related to the health care workforce, maternal health, behavioral health, telehealth strategies, under and uninsured populations, homeless and public housing populations, and other vulnerable people
11. Plan for providing tailored technical assistance to state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs
12. Proposed communication and information sharing methods between HRSA and state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs
13. Approach for training, data collection, sharing, and analysis, publication development, convenings, and other activities to enable state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs to operate effectively
14. Detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for highest-need populations
15. Technical assistance activities and tools on health policies and effective strategies to improve access to quality health care
16. Ability to collaborate with multiple states and their state policy officials and organizations relevant to HRSA programs
17. Plan for achieving nationwide impact through shared initiatives, where feasible
18. Compliance with program requirements and expectations