Background and Purpose
Our vision is to build an empathetic, supportive and equitable environment for the present and future UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals community through supporting projects identified within the BCH community that work to enhance patient care with a focus on those with most needs but are under resourced.
Successful requests reflect efforts could be scaled and maximized across the entire organization.
Award Amount
Each award will be from $2,000 - $5000 (pending availability of funds), with a total of $20,000.
Eligible Applicants
UCSF BCH departments/units that have shown to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.
Application Deadline - Closed
September 27, 2024, 5:00 pm PST
Project Period
December 1, 2024 – June 15, 2025
Upon completion, a final report must be submitted to BCH DEI/AR Council. The format for the final report will be forwarded shortly after receipt of the award letter. Full funding of these awards are based on availability of funds.
Application and Submission Information
1. Contact Information
Provide department, name of representative and contact information, name of division director, department address, phone number, e-mail address.
2. Need (200 words maximum)
Explain the justification for the proposed DEI/AR project and identify the target population to benefit from the proposed project.
3. Proposal (400 words maximum)
Describe the proposed program or project. Describe the project goals and objectives in measurable terms.
4. Monitoring and Evaluations (250 words maximum)
Describe how this DEI/AR project will be monitored and evaluated—the measurable goals as stated in the “proposal” section will be the basis for the evaluation.
5. Timeline
Submit a timeline for your proposed DEI/AR project. You will have up to June 15, 2025 to complete the project.
6. Budget narrative
Submit a budget narrative for the proposed DEI/AR project.
Application Instructions
Please write out your entire application before submitting since you can only submit the entire application at one time. Applications can be submitted through Qualtrics at the link:
Application process closed.
Contact Information:
Henry Ocampo, Program Manager DEI/AR
[email protected]
Application Review Criteria
The technical review of the BCH DEI/AR applications will consider the following four factors listed:
- Factor 1: Department Experience and Need (20%)
- Demonstrated knowledge of the problem at the department level.
- Extent to which the applicant demonstrates understanding of DEI/AR needs
- Experience providing DEI/AR activities.
- Factor 2: Program Proposal (35%)
- Appropriateness and merit of proposed approach and specific activities for each objective.
- The degree to which the project design, proposed activities and products to be developed are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
- Logic and sequencing of the planned approaches as they relate to the statement of need and to the objectives.
- Degree to which the goals and objectives are stated in measurable terms.
- Attainability of the goals and objectives in the stated time frames.
- Factor 3: Evaluation (25%)
- The degree to which expected results are appropriate for objectives and activities.
- Appropriateness of the proposed data collection plan (including demographic data to be collected on project participants), analysis and reporting procedures.
- Potential for the proposed project to impact the DEI/AR efforts within BCH.
- Soundness of the plan to disseminate project results.
- Factor 4: Timeline and Budget (20%)
- Attainability of the objectives in the stated time frames
- The necessity, reasonableness, and allocation of the proposed costs
Review and Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the DEI/AR Council’s Education Task Force Team.
FY2025 AWARDEES
Congratulations to the following FY2025 Awardees:
Staff Lead
Department
Project
Aday Robinson
NICU
The Golden Hour of Translation QIP, Part II
Jennifer Goldhammer, Brianna Negrete, Matthew Logan
Child Life Services
Music is a Universal Language
Abdur Shemsu
BCH Foundation
UCSF Family House Plate of Love program
Natasha Rae Mendez
Mission Bay Emergency Department
Development of multi-media resource library
FY2024 AWARDEES
Congratulations to the following FY2024 Awardees:
Staff Lead
Department
Project
Katie Craft
UCSF Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes
Incorporate education and medical play about wearing medical diabetes devices
Mary Frazier
Employee Health
DEI for CHAMPS Students
Jennifer Goldhammer, Brianna Negrete, Matthew Logan
Child Life Services
Music is a Universal Language
Harneet Kumar
PICU Bridge Committee
Hair care kits to patients with texturized hair
Areon Williams
4 Medical
We Belong Initiative and School of Nursing Open House
FY2023 AWARDEES
Congratulations to the following FY2023 Awardees:
Staff Lead
Department
Project
Jacqueline Harris
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Perioperative Passport – for patients as they travel from check-in to discharge
Michelle Giuliani
Emergency Department
Improve care for behavioral health population in ER
Barbara Liepman, Jenise Wong, and Angel Nip
Division of Endocrinology
Pediatric diabetes self-management and decrease barriers to care
Silvia Lu
PICU
Fixed-Phrase Translation Tool
Aday Robinson
NICU
The Golden House of Translation
FY2022 AWARDEES
Congratulations to the following FY2022 Awardees:
Staff Lead
Department
Project
Dr. Herminia Hernandez
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health clinical leadership team consultation series
Kristen Beckler
Child Life Services
DEI discussion student group
Barbara Liepman, Jenise Wong, Angel Nip
Division of Endocrinology
Reduce the gap in median A1c levels between public and private pay pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Tanya Hatfield
Perinatal Outreach/ ICN
DEI in the ICN initiative
Allison Mitchell
UDAR - BCH Foundation
Food Farmacy – food insecurity of patients