Deadline: 02-Aug-21
The Humboldt Health Foundation is accepting applications for its Community Health Grants Program to improve the health and well-being of the residents and communities of Humboldt County.
They recognize that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are disproportionately affected by the pandemic and that racism is a critical public health issue impacting their region. Therefore, HHF will prioritize funding for organizations and groups that support the health and wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
HHF makes grants for general operating support, programs, services, advocacy, organizing, civic engagement, capital campaigns, capital improvement projects, and racial equity training and consulting.
Community Health Grants support programs and projects that:
- 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
Goals
The Community Health Grant supports programs, projects and services that accomplish one or more of the following:
- Improve the health and wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and those experiencing systemic barriers to health and wellness in Humboldt County
- Given HHF’s historic underfunding in the following regions, communities and issues, they are particularly seeking proposals from organizations serving these communities and addressing these issues:
- Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color
- LGBTQI+
- Eastern Humboldt
- Eel River Valley
- Veterans
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Substance Use Disorders
- Given HHF’s historic underfunding in the following regions, communities and issues, they are particularly seeking proposals from organizations serving these communities and addressing these issues:
- Have potential to make significant community impact
- Are preventive or ‘upstream’
- Bring people together to work on issues of community concern
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.
- 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 Humboldt Health Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.hafoundation.org/Affiliates-Region/Humboldt-Health-Foundation/Organizational-Grants
