United States: Episcopal Health Foundation’s 2022 Grant Program

Deadline: 24-Jan-22

The Episcopal Health Foundation’s (EHF) 2022 Grant Program is now open to improve health, not just health care in Texas.

Goals, Outcomes and Strategies

• Goal 1
  • Strengthen Systems of Health: by catalyzing health systems to be accessible, equitable and deliver health, not just healthcare.
• Outcomes
  • Resource allocation and system reform in the health sector reflect the goal of health, not just health care
  • Low-income and vulnerable populations access comprehensive care in communities
• Strategies
  • Dollars & Sense: Support change in health care financing to incent investment in improving community health
  • Working Upstream: Support community-based clinics in addressing the social determinants of health
  • Comprehensive Clinics: Support community-based clinics to provide comprehensive services, continuity of care, inclusivity, and efficiency in delivery of care
  • Rural Health: Expand and strengthen community-based clinics in rural areas
  • Health Coverage and Benefits: Improve health coverage for low-income and vulnerable populations
• Goal 2
  • Activate Communities: by strengthening organizations and congregations to build health-promoting communities.
• Outcome
  • Community and congregation members actively shape healthy communities and influence health systems to improve health equity
• Strategies
  • Community Voice: Support organizations to raise the voices of community members to influence community health
  • Support congregations to address community health
• Goal 3
  • Build the Foundation For a Healthy Life: by investing in early childhood brain development.
• Outcome
  • Health systems and families implement best practices for early childhood brain development during pregnancy and the first 1,000 days of life
• Strategies
  • Building Brain Development-Providers: Support early childhood brain development
  • Building Brain Development-Community Organizations: Community-based organizations

Types of Grants

EHF provides eligible applicants with the following types of competitive investments:

• Restricted grants support specific activities carried out over a defined period and/or are planned in-order-to achieve a specific result or goal
• Unrestricted grants support an organization’s day-to-day expenses in furtherance of its mission rather than specific projects or programs; may also include support to build organizational infrastructure

What EHF does not fund?

• Grants to individuals
• Grants for school-based intervention except for school-based clinics providing comprehensive primary care
• Grants for capital projects except by invitation from EHF
• Grants for scholarships
• Grants for religious purposes
• Grants to public agencies for routine service provision
• Grants to retire operating deficits or debt
• Grants for parks, playgrounds, or camps
• Grants to provide services restricted to individuals living in a specific residential facility
• Grants for acute care, inpatient care or long-term care institutions
• Grants for emergency assistance organizations for routine service provision
• Grants for biomedical research
• Grants for child care, early education or after-school programs for routine service provision
• Grants to schools for core educational purposes
• Grants for disease- or condition-specific organizations for program, research or advocacy work
• Grants to underwrite conferences, luncheons, galas or fundraisers, or special events such as health fairs
• Direct or indirect support for candidates, political parties, 501(c)(4) organizations or Political Action Committees

Eligibility Criteria

• Tax Exempt Status: EHF makes grants to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations whose work relates directly to EHF’s vision, goals and strategies. To be eligible, an organization must have received an Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter indicating that it is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) or 170(c) and is not a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code.
• Foundation Service Area: EHF provides grants to organizations that serve vulnerable populations within the 57-county service area of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
• Religious Affiliation: While EHF exists as a supporting organization of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, they do not require an applicant’s affiliation with the Episcopal Church or any other faith community in-order-to be considered for funding.
• Anti-discrimination: EHF is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, can contribute fully and have equal opportunities. EHF does not support discrimination by the affiliates based on any of the grounds. Any acts or practices deemed to be discriminatory are grounds for refusal to partner with potential affiliates or termination of pre-existing relationships.
  • Age
  • Ancestry
  • Citizenship
  • Disability (including mental, physical, developmental or learning disabilities)
  • Employment status
  • Gender (including pregnancy and breastfeeding)
  • Gender expression
  • Gender identity
  • Marital status (including married, single, widowed, divorced, separated or living in a conjugal relationship outside of marriage, whether in a same-sex or opposite-sex relationship)
  • National or ethnic origin
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Sexual orientation
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Association or relationship with a person identified by one of the grounds.

Deadlines

• Goal 1 Strengthen Systems of Health: 24 January 2022
• Goal 2 Activate Communities: 2 May 2022
• Goal 3 Build the Foundation For a Healthy Life: 11 July 2022

For more information, visit https://www.episcopalhealth.org/grantmaking/