Deadline: 13-Aug-21
The Somerville Health Foundation (SHF) is inviting applications for its 2021-2022 Grant Program to support its programs/projects with a prime emphasis on root causes of disease, health equity and/or health disparities, systemic racism, and serving vulnerable populations among Somerville residents.
The SHF has two main purposes:
- First, it is to promote and support the provision of primary care and preventive health services accessible to the residents of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts.
- Second, it is to promote and support educational, research and outreach programs that will improve the delivery and accessibility of primary care and preventive health services to the residents of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts.
The Somerville Health Foundation was created by a generous endowment by Margaret Hutchinson, to provide a private source of funding for Somerville health efforts in compliance with state and federal regulations governing such foundations.
Priority Areas
Examples might include projects that address:
- Protective factors to reduce substance use disorder and/or decrease violence;
- Mental and emotional health promotion and/or stress prevention, suicide prevention;
- Physical activity and food/nutrition programming, infrastructure and/or policy work related to obesity prevention and reduction of diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease;
- Chronic disease and disability prevention, based on Somerville health outcomes indicating respiratory disease (asthma and COPD), digestive diseases, cancer, living with a disability, and dental health factors impacting the health of residents;
- Impacts of Covid-19, health access/health literacy, vaccine access.
Projects that align with multiple priorities are strongly encouraged. Collaborative approaches will receive priority consideration.
Funding Information
- The Somerville Health Foundation hopes to distribute $25K-30K, though the final amount is determined by available funds at time of distribution.
- As in past years, the maximum amount of funding is $5,000, with the average of $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any organization that has been determined to be nonprofit under section 501c (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code may apply for a grant. Partnerships with a fiscal agent will be considered.
- Ideal applicants for SHF funding will have a history of collaborating with other community coalitions and/or organizations addressing the specified interests in the proposal.
- SHF will consider repeat funding for up to three years for any given project, with few exceptions.
- Funds may be used to support capital expenses and/or staffing to support the goals of the project.
- New applicants, new collaborative efforts and innovative new programs are strongly encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://challiance.org/community-health
