Deadline: 22-Jan-2025
The Sisters Health Foundation is excited to announce its Responsive Grants Program to help organizations respond to systemic issues in their communities.
These issues, such as transportation access, health care access, and homelessness, take significant time and effort to address.
Funding Information
- Grants in this program average $18,000 to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must be a tax-exempt nonprofit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a public institution.
- The funding request addresses at least one of three priority areas: Healthy Eating, Active Living; Thriving Neighborhoods; and Mental Health and Addiction.
- Applicants who recently received a grant may only apply once in a 12-month period for either the Basic Needs/Direct Service Program or the Responsive Program. For example, if an organization received a grant in the spring, they cannot apply for a grant in the fall of the same year.
- The project or strategy will positively impact residents in one or more counties of their 11-county service area:
- West Virginia: Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, Wood
- Ohio: Athens, Meigs, Washington
Evaluation Criteria
- Applications are evaluated using the following six criteria:
- Mission Fit – The proposal presents a well-documented statement of a genuine and pressing need that fits into the priorities of the Sisters Health Foundation.
- Project Quality – The project makes sense, showing an understanding of the issues with goals and objectives that are realistic and understandable.
- Project Implementation – The implementation plan makes sense, detailing the steps, resources, and time required to execute the project.
- Budget – The budget is reasonable, matching the program and activities described.
- Organizational Capacity – The organization or collaborative partners are capable of implementing and sustaining the program with adequate funding/staff/organizational commitment and community support.
- Measurable Outcomes – The proposal discusses outcomes and how they would be measured and the project sustained beyond the grant period.
For more information, visit Sisters Health Foundation.