Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section

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10-3-2024: RFA A416: Request for Applications to Provide Care Coordination, Counseling and Education Services to Sickle Cell Clients, Families and Communities in Select North Carolina Counties for FY 2026-2028

The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section, Infant and Community Health Branch has released a Request for Applications (RFA)# A416- Provide Care Coordination, Counseling and Education Services to Sickle Cell Clients, Families and Communities in Select North Carolina Counties for FY 2026-2028.  Please go to https://wicws.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ or https://ncsicklecellprogram.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ to download the following:

Eligibility:

The North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program is seeking applications from organizations to offer services in local communities to individuals with sickle cell disease, sickle cell trait and related blood disorders. Public agencies, non-profit organizations, local health departments, area health education centers and federally qualified health centers that provide services in one or more of the following 19 counties are eligible to apply for funds under this RFA. The 19 counties include: Alamance, Carteret, Caswell, Craven, Cumberland, Forsyth, Greene, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Pamlico, Randolph, Robeson, Rockingham, and Wayne.

How to Apply:

The announcement of the RFA and instructions for receiving the RFA will be posted at the following DHHS website on 10/03/2024-https://wicws.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ and on the North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program’s website - https://ncsicklecellprogram.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ and may be sent to prospective agencies and organizations via email, direct mail and/or the Program’s website. 

All prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a Bidder’s Conference/Microsoft Teams meeting on 10/9/2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30pmTo participate, please send an email stating your intention to participate in the Microsoft Teams Meeting to Kimberly.Leathers@dhhs.nc.gov on or before 5:00 pm on October 8, 2024.

Written questions concerning the specifications in this Request for Applications will be received until close of business on 10/15/2024.  As an addendum to this RFA, a summary of all questions will be posted on https://wicws.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ & https://ncsicklecellprogram.dph.ncdhhs.gov/ by 10/22/2024.

Deadline for Submission: 5:00 pm on Wednesday November 6, 2024

Application Process Summary Dates

10/2/2024        Request for Applications released to eligible applicants.

10/9/2024        Bidder’s Conference / Teleconference.

10/15/2024      End of Q&A period.  All questions due in writing by 5pm.

10/22/2024      Answers to Questions released to all applicants, as an addendum to the RFA.

11/6/2024        Applications due by 5pm.

11/26/2024      Successful applicants will be notified.

06/1/2025        Contract begins.

Direct all inquiries concerning this RFA to:  Kimberly Leathers, Kimberly.Leathers@dhhs.nc.gov


The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section develops and promotes programs and services that protect the health and well-being of infants and of women during their child-bearing years. The goal is to improve the overall health of women, reduce infant sickness and death, and strengthen families and communities.

The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section also offers guidance, consultation and training for professionals who provide women's health services.

Local health departments and other community agencies serving each of the 100 counties in North Carolina provide a variety of these women's health services, including family planning, prenatal care, flu shots and other women's immunizations, and pregnancy care management. For more information on the services near you, contact your local health department.

The Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section is part of the North Carolina Division of Public Health.


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Mailing Address

Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section
1929 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1929
Courier Number: 56-23-01

Physical Address

5601 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609

Telephone

Main: (919) 707-5700
Fax: (919) 870-4827

Last Modified: 09-04-2024