Due October 31st: NRC-RIM Community Engagement Grants
NRC-RIM Community Engagement Grants are open to community-based organizations serving Afghan immigrant communities in Minnesota to support projects that address the public health needs of newly-arrived Afghans. Up to two grants will be offered of up to $40,000 each. Organizations are encouraged to propose pilot projects that have potential to be scaled and/or replicated in other locations. Learn more
Get a preview of the application form here.
Open Call: Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
E4A seeks grantees who are deeply committed to conducting rigorous and equitable research and ensuring that their findings are actionable in the real world. In addition to research funding, RWJF also supports grantees with stakeholder engagement, dissemination of findings, and other activities that can enhance their projects’ potential to “move the needle” on health and racial equity. Only through intentional and collaborative efforts to disrupt racism and translate research to action can we hope to build a more just and equitable society and a Culture of Health. Learn more
NRC-RIM has developed and curated a collection of resources to support local health departments and community-based organizations working with refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities that have been disproportionately affected by COVID -19.
When you apply for funding, consider using our resources in your proposed approach. Contact us with any questions at nrcrim@umn.edu.
Promising Practices
Promising practices are strategies, approaches, or programs that have anecdotally shown to have a positive impact in some local settings. NRC-RIM has collected nearly 40 promising practices through one-on-one interviews with public health professionals actively engaged in COVID-19 response among RIM communities.
Toolkits
Toolkits contain practical guides, checklists, and promising practices relevant to each toolkit topic. All materials were curated specifically to support health departments with COVID-19 response among RIM communities:
Vaccine Campaigns
Get the Facts and Get Vaccinated are COVID-19 vaccination campaigns that include fact sheets, posters, social media assets, and PSAs translated into 40+ languages; easy to use and customizable templates allow health departments and other organizations to add their own logos. For a more targeted campaign, consider Vaccination Is.
Community-led Campaigns
In partnership with IDEO.org and leaders from refugee and immigrant communities, NRC-RIM developed community-led COVID-19 campaigns about COVID-19 vaccines and contact tracing; NRC-RIM offers an interactive guidebook for health departments to build new campaigns in partnerships with communities.