The state’s Catalyst Awards Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP) is now officially open with applications due May 26 at 3:00 pm PT. The competitive grant opportunity supports local organizations implementing transformative rural health projects across four initiatives: Healthy Communities & Prevention, Workforce Capacity & Resilience, Technology & Data Modernization and Regional Partnerships. Interested applicants can access the full solicitation on OregonBuys under solicitation number S-44300-00016498, with John Gardner serving as the Single Point of Contact. Oregon launched a vendor interest database where vendors interested in partnering with local entities can register through a vendor interest form, creating a publicly accessible directory for collaboration on Catalyst Award projects.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Jermaine Smith at 7038374388.