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Vote on a request to accept the awarded three-year grant funding of $100,000/year from the Building Integrated Communities Acceleration Grant through the North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation to assist with the implementation of projects and programs identified through the Building Integrated Communities planning process and authorize the county manager to execute the grant agreement for the same.
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Action Requested: Vote on a request to accept the awarded three-year grant funding of $100,000/year from the Building Integrated Communities Acceleration Grant through the North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation to assist with the implementation of projects and programs identified through the Building Integrated Communities planning process and authorize the county manager to execute the grant agreement for the same.
Introduction/Background: The Blue Cross NC Foundation, in partnership with the Building Integrated Communities (BIC) technical assistance team at the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill, is offering funding support to current BIC communities to accelerate implementation of plans that were created through the BIC planning process. BIC is a planning and leadership initiative that partners with North Carolina local governments to create inclusive and welcoming practices and policies for immigrants from Latin America and other underrepresented world regions.
This funding will support the expansion of more inclusive practices by local governments to engage immigrants, Latinos, and historically underrepresented communities to inform decision making and develop health equity priorities and strategies.
Each community is eligible for up to $125,000 each year over three years. Grant amounts can be split among up to two organizations as determined by the BIC community partnership. This funding opportunity is exclusively for local governments and/or community-based organizations in the five munici...
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