REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ANNOUNCEMENT
Request for Proposals (RFP) from the WITH Foundation
Supporting Healthcare Equity for Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Background
WITH Foundation (WITH) promotes comprehensive healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities in the United States. We believe everyone has access needs when it comes to healthcare. Yet, our healthcare system is notably inadequate when considering the fundamental needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In our almost 20 years of grantmaking, the projects we fund have included work that improves cultural competency through healthcare provider education, fosters innovation in traditional care coordination, increases supported decision-making in healthcare, boost disability inclusion within digital health technologies development, and other efforts to overcome access barriers and advance systemic change. We know that in order to improve access to culturally competent care that also embraces a cultural humility approach, there must be a level of respect, self-evaluation, and understanding that individuals with disabilities are leaders and experts in their experience and care.
Funding Opportunity
This is an invitation for collaborative proposals that support projects that foster healthcare equity for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Proposals should use one of the following approaches:
- Implementation: Support implementation of models, i.e., projects that support community-based PCPs in providing care to women with I/DD;
- Educational resources: Develop additional educational resources for Primary Care Providers regarding the experiences of women with I/DD; and
- Research: Support regional or national research related to the care that women with I/DD receive from Primary Care Providers.
A secondary goal of this RFP is to foster new partnerships or significantly enhance existing partnerships between disability organizations, advocates, community organizations, and healthcare providers. Projects that intentionally address the experiences of Black women with I/DD, women of color with I/DD, and other historically-excluded perspectives within inclusive gender-based and gender-affirming care are also encouraged.
Grants of up to $50,000 (each) for a 1-year period will be awarded.
RFP Suggested Applicants are Not-for-Profit 501(c)(3)s – Healthcare, Community, and Disability organizations that are based in the United States.
Important Dates
- July 1, 2022: The full RFP will be released on WITH’s website at: withfoundation.org/current-grant-cycle;
- August 1, 2022: A technical assistance conference call will be held at 1pm PT/4pm ET to answer any questions pertaining to the design of the program and the application. Register in advance for this call at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcu6rqzssHtDfiq2o7lwHuOTjR2NmoEua;
- August 19, 2022: Proposals will be due by 5pm PT. Proposals must be submitted via online application; and
- January 20, 2023: The final funding decisions will be announced by this date.