Deadline: 31-Dec-20
The Rural Health Fund – a limited fund grant program has been announced that was established by Premera and administered in partnership with Rasmuson Foundation and the Alaska Community Foundation – supports access to quality health care in rural Alaska communities.
The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) offers the Premera Rural Health Care Fund grant program with the goal of funding projects that will help Alaska nonprofits provide access to quality health care in rural Alaska communities. This program seeks applications for projects that improve the quality of health care delivery as demonstrated by evidence-based research.
Funding Information
- Grant requests may be for up to $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations are defined as community health centers, outpatient clinics, Alaska Native organization and tribal government-operated clinics and/or hospitals, critical access hospitals, sole community hospitals, located in rural and remote locations of Alaska. Organizations must be based in Alaska, either have 501(c)(3) status and classified as a “not a private foundation” under section 509(a) of the tax code, or units of government, such as a city or tribal government. Organizations may receive multiple grants if projects are different sites of service.
- Eligible projects are short-term capital projects, including the purchase of medical and dental equipment, technology, vehicles and ancillary equipment for emergency services, facility renovations and restorations, and furnishings.
Evaluation
Requests will be accepted on a rolling basis and grants will be awarded quarterly. The next application review begins on January 1, 2021. Applications will primarily be evaluated on the following criteria:
- The organization’s history, fiscal capacity, an active board of directors, staff experience, financial support; and
- The project’s other sources of funding, sustainability, and benefit to the organization and community and/or region served.
- The Fund will prioritize projects to distribute grant funding, to the extent feasible, equitably across Alaska’s geographic regions.
- Please review the following documents to apply.
- Proposals will be accepted through the online grant system on a rolling deadline.
- Proposals will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
- To best position your application for success, applicants are strongly encouraged to speak with Rasmuson Foundation staff ahead of time to discuss their project by emailing or calling.
For more information, visit https://alaskacf.org/blog/grants/premera-rural-health-care/