Creating Healthy Communities Continuation(CC26) Solicitation Grant

The Creating Healthy Communities Continuation (CC26) Solicitation seeks to fund local health initiatives with a minimum grant amount of $30,000. A total of $3,150,000 is available, with 31 grants potentially awarded to support ongoing projects. Applicants must comply with specific procedural requirements and budget justifications as outlined in the competitive solicitation. Funding decisions will consider proposal quality and alignment with program objectives, without guaranteed funding percentages for applicants.

Note: No grant award will be issued for less than $30,000. The minimum amount is exclusive of any required matching amounts and represents only ODH funds granted.
Policy and Procedures:
Submission of the continuation application constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of ODHGAPP (OGAPP) manual rules, and any other program-specific requirements as outlined in the competitive Solicitation. This Solicitation pertains to budget period: [Oct. 1, 2026 – Sept. 30, 2027] of the total project period, [Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2029]
Reference the competitive solicitation for more information.
All budget justifications must include the following language and be signed by the agency head listed in GMIS. Please refer to the budget justification examples listed on the GMIS bulletin board.
Number of Grants and Funds Available:
Thirty-one (31) grants may be awarded for a total amount of $3,150,000 for local grant awards to the currently funded CHC projects. Only those who were awarded for the 2026 grant year are eligible to apply. Each funded CHC program may apply for the amount received in their CC26 NOA. Funding levels for all applicants will depend on the number and scope of proposals received, recommendations from the review panel, quality of each application, justification for the amount of funding requested, and adherence to the goals and objectives outlined in this solicitation. No applicant is guaranteed a certain percentage of the total funds available. ODH reserves the right to modify the amount of funding based on the applications and funds available.