Opportunity Information: Apply for MP CPI 22 005
The grant opportunity titled Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services in Health and Human Services is a discretionary federal funding program offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH). It was announced for Fiscal Year 2022 under the legal authority of 42 U.S.C. 300u-6 (Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act). The central purpose is to strengthen language access across health and human services settings so that people with limited English proficiency (LEP) can understand and use services safely, effectively, and on equal footing with English-proficient patients and clients. OMH frames this work as part of its broader mission to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities that are often worsened when communication barriers prevent people from getting accurate information, giving informed consent, adhering to treatment plans, or navigating complex systems of care.
This funding notice seeks applicants to serve as demonstration sites, meaning recipients are expected not only to run programs locally, but also to test, document, and show practical approaches that can be replicated elsewhere. OMH emphasizes demonstration projects because they are meant to identify what works in real-world settings, generate lessons learned, and support longer-term dissemination and sustainability of successful models. In practice, awardees would be expected to design and implement innovative strategies that measurably improve language access and can be maintained after the grant period by embedding changes into policy, workflows, training, and technology rather than relying solely on short-term fixes.
The program highlights four major strategy areas that funded projects should address. First is policy development and implementation, which typically means creating, updating, and enforcing language access plans, standard operating procedures, and accountability mechanisms that ensure interpreter services and translated materials are consistently available and used appropriately. Second is technology utilization, pointing to the use of tools such as telephonic or video remote interpreting, multilingual patient portals, digital wayfinding and intake forms, automated language identification workflows, or systems that flag language needs and document interpreter use in electronic records. Third is education for individuals with LEP, which can include outreach and practical guidance to help patients and communities understand their rights to free language assistance in many federally funded health programs, how to request an interpreter, and how to navigate appointments, referrals, prescriptions, and follow-up care. Fourth is education for providers and medical support staff, focusing on training clinicians, front-desk personnel, and other staff on when and how to access qualified interpreters, how to work effectively with interpreters, how to avoid using untrained ad hoc interpreters, and how to communicate clearly and respectfully across language differences.
The opportunity is explicitly grounded in key civil rights and nondiscrimination requirements related to language access. It aligns with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal financial assistance and has long been interpreted to require meaningful access for individuals with LEP. It also aligns with Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, which directs federal agencies and recipients of federal funds to improve language access. In addition, it references Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extends nondiscrimination protections in health programs and activities and has important implications for language assistance and accessibility. By tying the program to these authorities, OMH signals that language access is not simply a customer service enhancement, but a core equity and compliance issue that affects safety, quality, and civil rights in healthcare and human services.
The notice also connects the initiative to broader federal performance goals, particularly HHSs Strategic Plan FY 2018 to 2022, Objective 1.3, which focuses on improving access to healthcare and expanding choices of care and service options. It further aligns with Healthy People 2030, specifically objective HC/HIT-D11, which aims to increase the share of adults with limited English proficiency who report that their providers explain things clearly. That linkage indicates an emphasis not just on offering interpreter services in theory, but on improving real communication outcomes as experienced by patients and communities.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity number is MP CPI 22 005, and it is issued as a grant within the health funding activity category (CFDA/Assistance Listing 93.137). The agency listed is HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The opportunity was posted on June 1, 2022, with an original application closing date of July 15, 2022. The award ceiling is $375,000 per award, and the program anticipated making about 8 awards, which suggests a competitive national competition with a limited number of demonstration sites selected to represent strong, innovative, and potentially scalable models.
Eligibility is described broadly as public and non-profit private entities, with the listing noting "Others" and directing applicants to consult the additional eligibility language in the full announcement. In practical terms, this typically means entities like state, local, or tribal governments and agencies, public institutions, and nonprofit organizations that can operate or partner with health and human services providers. Because the program is demonstration-focused, competitive applicants would generally need both the operational capacity to implement changes in real service environments and the evaluation capacity to document results, barriers, and best practices in a way that can inform future adoption by other organizations.
Overall, this grant opportunity is designed to move language access from a patchwork set of services into a more reliable, standardized, and technology-supported system that is understood and used by staff and patients alike. The intended outcome is more equitable access to care and services, better patient understanding and experience, reduced communication-related errors and disparities, and stronger compliance with federal language access expectations across the health and human services landscape.Apply for MP CPI 22 005
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services in Health and Human Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.137.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 01, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2022 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $375,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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