Deadline: 04-Aug-21
The Healing Trust is pleased to launch its grant program to support and partner with communities to advance racial equity and eliminate health disparities through advocacy and strategic investments.
Values
- Compassion: They believe compassion is the foundation for meaningful care of self, organization, and community.
- Relationships: They cultivate and nurture relationships through transparency, honesty, and empathy.
- Health as a Human Right: They believe equitable, comprehensive, and affordable health coverage is a fundamental right of every human being.
- Systems and Symptoms Approach: They support long-term solutions that fix broken systems as well as initiatives to address immediate needs.
- Anti–racism: They believe that it is the collective responsibility to dismantle institutional and systemic racism.
- Community Voice: They value the voice and expertise of local communities and prioritize solutions from within them.
- Inter-generational Equity: They practice stewardship and strategic investing for the benefit of generations to come.
All grant proposals should display and emphasize respect for the dignity of all persons.
Applying organizations must have sustainable programs that fit into one or more of the areas of interest and provide direct clinical services:
- Physical Health (Must provide direct clinical services, caregiver support, or health system navigation through the Get Covered TN initiative to apply under physical health)
- Mental Health
- Recovery from Substance Abuse
- Healing from Abuse, Neglect, or Violence
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are only made to non-profit organizations with locations in Middle Tennessee that have been in operation as a 501(c)(3) for at least one year and that operate health-related programs that produce measurable health outcomes or advocate for healthcare access.
- Applying organizations must also have operating expenses of less than $20 million and the majority of the organization’s programs must be health-focused.
- Additionally, the organization must serve clients that have limited access to resources and have at least one year of financial statements.
- They will consider agencies using a fiscal agent on a case-by-case basis. National organizations must have a Tennessee-based board, separate financial statements (including a 990 or an audit), and a location in Middle Tennessee in order to be eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.healingtrust.org/our-grant-programs/apply/