AISP Learning Community RFA

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June 8, 2026: AISP publishes RFA.
June 25, 2026 2:00 ET: AISP hosts an informational RFA webinar with opportunities for participant questions. A recording will be posted within one week of the webinar date. Attendance is optional. Register here.
August 12, 2026: Last day to submit questions to AISP (Kristen Egoville, krsm@upenn.edu).
August 17, 2026: Applications are due to AISP by 5pm Eastern.
August to September 2026: AISP reviews submitted RFA applications and makes follow-up calls/contact with applicants to gain additional information as needed.
September 4, 2026:  Finalists notified via email for interviews.
September 7-September 18, 2026:  Virtual interviews conducted for finalists.
By September 30, 2026: Selected finalists are notified via e-mail.
September – October 2026: MOU between AISP and each selected site is developed and finalized.
October 31, 2026: LC sites announced in AISP October Newsletter.
October 2026: Learning Community activities begin.
March 2027: First cohort convening anticipated.

Application Part A (contact information and key organizations, required)

Application Part B: proposal narrative and self-assessment, required (access the self assessment tool here)

Letters of Support from key data partners, community organizations, and/or executive leadership such as Agency Leaders, Mayor’s office, County Manager’s office, etc. (download template here)

Finalist interviews (to be scheduled by AISP in August)

We expect this to be a diverse pool of applicants and are interested in supporting IDS and other public sector data collaborations with a commitment to strong data governance and legal frameworks at the local (city, county, tribal) or regional level. The lead partner may be a government agency, university, or non-profit. Applicants must involve a government agency as a key member of the team. Applicants may be located anywhere in the United States, and must meet the following requirements:

• Demonstrated leadership commitment to build capacity to integrate and use cross-sector data on social determinants of health (at the individual, person level) to support social policy planning and analysis.  Committed data partners may include a wide range of human services, including vital records (birth, death records); health (APCD, Medicaid, public health, EMS, etc.); child & family welfare (juvenile justice placement, adult protection, etc.); early childhood; education (K-12, post-secondary); legal system and law enforcement (courts, corrections, probation); economic security (TANF, UI, etc.); and homelessness/housing (HMIS, PHA, etc.).

• Documentation of commitment to build data capacity or current capacity may include letters of support, cooperation agreements, (draft or outdated) legal agreements, a technical approach to facilitate integration at the person level, governance structures, and initial use cases. This leadership commitment will also be assessed based on an articulation of a cross-sector use case for data sharing and a willingness to designate key team roles to achieve stated goals.

• Demonstrated commitment to center strong data governance in data integration and across the data life cycle. We are looking for participants with a growth mindset who are committed to reflecting, learning, and changing practices, both personally and professionally. We believe this training will be most effective for agencies with a leadership commitment to health equity and participatory processes. We do not expect applicants to have figured out how to operationalize this commitment (this is one goal of the Learning Community), but we are looking for evidence that your team has begun the process of awareness-building and is ready for explicit conversations and culture change.

Members of the AISP Network are welcome to apply and will be evaluated by the same standards as all applicants.

Who should I reach out to with questions?
AISP Senior Coordinator Kristen Egoville, krsm@upenn.edu

How do I submit my application? 
Email your application and supporting documents to Kristen Egoville, krsm@upenn.edu by August 17, 2026.

How many sites will be selected for the Learning Community? 
3 sites will be selected for this cohort.

If our site applied in the past and was not selected, can we apply again? 
We would be happy for you to re-apply!

Is there a cost to apply or participate in the Learning Community? 
There is no cost to apply or participate. The cost of tuition, travel, lodging and meals for two in-person convenings will be covered for site teams of up to four people. If you would like to bring additional people to the in-person convenings, the site would be responsible for travel, lodging, and meal costs. 

Can states apply to be a part of the Learning Community?
At this time, we recommend that states partner with a local agency and be listed as a partner and not act as the lead agency submitting the application.