Deadline: 03-Aug-20
The Humboldt Health Foundation (HHF) is currently accepting proposals for the Community Health Grant Program 2020.
HHF recognizes that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are disproportionately affected by the pandemic and that racism is a critical public health issue impacting region. Therefore, they will prioritize funding for organizations and groups that support the health and wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
The Community Health Grant program supports programs, projects and services that accomplish one or more of the following:
- Enhance the physical and mental well-being of Humboldt County residents and communities.
- Improve the health of those with social or economic disadvantages, the underserved, and/or marginalized, with priority going to organizations supporting the health and wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
- Have potential to make significant community impact.
- Are preventive.
- Bring people together to work on issues of community concern
HHF makes grants for general operating support, programs, services, advocacy, organizing, civic engagement, capital campaigns, capital improvement projects, and racial equity training and consulting.
Funding Information
- The average Community Health Grant is $5,000-8,000.
- The maximum amount HHF will fund is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be nonprofit charitable or public benefit (federal tax exempt) organizations, public schools, Indian tribal governments, other government agencies, or have a qualified fiscal sponsor (this is an option for grassroots groups that might not have tax exempt status with the IRS;
- Organization/programs/projects must benefit communities in Humboldt County. All organizations from outside this service area must demonstrate that they are working with a county based group to develop and implement the proposed program/project. General operating support is not available to organizations based outside of Humboldt County.
- Generally, HHF does not fund travel outside the area.
- Grants cannot be made for the infrastructure, deferred maintenance or annual operating costs of public institutions, churches, services of special tax districts, or government agencies.
- Grants cannot be made for religious activities or projects that exclusively benefit the members of sectarian or religious organizations.
- Grant funds cannot pay for direct lobbying.
- Grants cannot pay for expenses that have already been incurred.
For more information, visit https://www.hafoundation.org/Affiliates-Region/Humboldt-Health-Foundation/Organizational-Grants
