List of Required Information for Application:
1. Name of national level organization applying for funding
2. Description of the organization's in-depth understanding and experience in providing technical assistance and support to state and territorial legislators and legislative officials
3. Proposed strategies and approaches to improve public health, health care, and health care delivery at the state and local levels
4. Plans for building capacity to address public health issues and support and enforce regulations intended to improve the public's health
5. Strategies to promote health equity and preserve/improve public health
6. Proposed methods for facilitating communication and data/information-sharing between the organization and state, territorial, and/or local officials
7. Plans for improving understanding of state, territorial, and/or local needs, priorities, and perspectives
8. Description of capacity-building activities to strengthen the health care safety net and advance public health goals at the state, territorial, and/or local levels
9. Explanation of how the organization will support states in preparing for and addressing emerging and other health issues to improve access to quality health care for under and uninsured populations, maternal health disparities, geographically isolated people in rural areas, individuals with HIV, people with unmet behavioral health and substance use disorder needs, and other vulnerable populations
10. Proposed methods for tailored technical assistance to state and territorial legislators and legislative officials to address HRSA priorities
11. Strategies for communication and information sharing between HRSA and state and territorial legislators and legislative officials
12. Plans for training, data collection, sharing, and analysis; publication development; convenings; and other activities that enable state and territorial legislators and legislative officials to operate in a responsive, coordinated, and effective manner
13. Detailed implementation plans for policy initiatives that will improve access to quality health care for highest-need populations intersecting with HRSA programs
14. Technical assistance activities and tools for innovative solutions to address emerging and other health issues and improve access to quality health care for under and uninsured populations, maternal health disparities, geographically isolated people in rural areas, individuals with HIV, people with unmet behavioral health and substance use disorder needs, and other vulnerable populations.
