HLMA Application Information
Applications for the 2024 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award are now open!
Learn more about the qualifications, application process, and selection of award recipients.
Eligibility
- Any group working collaboratively for at least two years on a project that addresses one or more of the following issues in Baltimore City are eligible: poverty, community health and well-being, social justice, and neighborhood development.
- Collaborations must include at least one community-based organization and at least one Johns Hopkins faculty or staff member.
- Collaborators can either apply for themselves or be nominated by others. Those nominated in the past who did not receive the award may apply again.
- Priority will be given to initiatives that improve child and adolescent health, education, and well-being, aim to alleviate poverty, address inequalities and disparities, and/or strengthen the social fabric of a neighborhood.
How to apply
Applications for the HLMA are accepted online once a year. Applications should include:
- Application Cover Page
- Summary (200 words)
- Description of the Partnership (1,800 words) including:
- History: How did the team form? What role did partners play in creating the collaboration?
- Program's mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives: What are you trying to accomplish? What are your KPIs? What tactics will you use to achieve your goals? How will outcomes be evaluated?
- Structure: Describe the administrative and financial structure that supports the team's work and the decision-making process.
- Current Funding: How is the nominated program funded, and how are decisions made when securing new funding?
- Significant Accomplishments: What work are you proud of?
- Major Accomplishments: Describe a few of the major achievements of this collaborative effort.
- Community Impact: Describe the impact of this partnership's work. Indicate which specific Baltimore City neighborhood(s) this community-based program impacts. Include program results, success stories, additional funding to continue the work, etc.
- Sustainability: Describe the plan for continuing the collaboration work in the future.
- Use of Funds: In a sentence or two, share how the funds will be used if your team is selected to receive this award (100 words).]
- References: Provide the names and contact information of up to three individuals familiar with the collaboration.
How the award recipient is selected
Nominations will be reviewed by university and community leaders who serve on the Henrietta Lack Memorial Award Selection Committee. Decisions will be made based on the information described in the submitted nomination. The review is a two-step process.
- The Selection Committee members score completed nominations independently, focusing on the content of the submitted information.
- The Committee meets to discuss the nominations and their scores and select the Award recipient from those ranked the highest.
Additional Important Information
VIDEO: The award recipient will be asked to participate in a video highlighting the awarded community-based program and the work of the partnered organizations. This video will be screened at the annual ICTR Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: Interviews and video production will be done in compliance with the CDC and Johns Hopkins guidelines.
Deadline for Submission
Nominations should be submitted via this online form by 5:00 pm Monday, June 17, 2024.
When will the Recipient be Announced?
This year’s recipient will be announced to the public at the annual ICTR Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture on Saturday, October 5, 2024 (details TBA).
To learn about past recipients of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award, please visit our website.
Questions
If you have any questions about this application please contact urbanhealth@jhu.edu.