Deadline: 30-Sep-2024
Applications are now open for the Health Care Advocates International (HCAI) Fund to support organizations and programs that further HCAI’s mission to end discrimination and support healthy lives for the LGBTQ+ community.
The Health Care Advocates International (HCAI) is a non-profit health & advocacy organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community through prevention, programs, education, advocacy & treatment. As a medical practice and advocacy group, HCAI embraces the whole health (mental, physical and emotional) of the individuals who seek their help. The HCAI team’s mission is to assist all those who walk through their doors. If the needs can’t be met within the walls of HCAI, the organization becomes a conduit to services available elsewhere in the community and beyond.
The purpose of this policy and procedure is to help HCAI manage and provide guidance for evaluating grant donation requests.
The HCAI Fund’s Mission
- The mission of The HCAI Fund is to provide financial support to organizations that strengthen, serve and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community by addressing basic needs, fostering safety and wellness, fighting stigma and discrimination, and promoting equality and education through programs and services.
Funding Parameters
- Funding will be considered for 501(c)3 organizations whose mission aligns with their, and that address one or more of the following areas for members of the LGBTQ+ community:
- Basic needs support and assistance including for homelessness and food insecurity
- Substance abuse that impacts other treatments and care
- Equality in any facet of community life (work, housing, education and access to healthcare)
- Mental health support and services
- Stigma and discrimination
- HIV/AIDS education, prevention and support
- Advertising/marketing or similar services that specifically support the program for which the grant is being requested
Funding Priorities
- Priority consideration will be given to organizations that:
- Have reasonable and defined budgets demonstrating that the requested donation amount is aligned with the donation’s purpose
- Complete the grant application with clear detail
- Demonstrate expertise in providing services that address topics detailed in funding parameters (listed above) for the LGBTQ+ community
- Provide clear details around planning and measurement of goals for use of requested funds consistent with HCAI’s LGBTQ+ mission
- Demonstrate ongoing funding potential to achieve the program goals outside of the HCAI Fund
Criteria
- Organizations are eligible to apply for funding once per year, but preference will be given to applicants that have previously never received funding with certain exceptions (e.g., initial grant not sufficient to achieve goals due to unusual circumstances).
- The grant application must be completed in full and submitted by the stated deadline to be considered for funding.
- Supplemental materials that further describe your organization and/or program for which you seek funding, such as videos or images, will be accepted in conjunction with the submission form. These materials can be submitted online as attachments to the form via designated fields. Supplemental materials are limited to three items.
- All grant submissions must include approved documentation of the applicant’s 501(c)3 status.
- Organizations that submit incomplete or late applications will be notified by HCAI upon initial review of the application. Late applications may be eligible for submission in the following application timeframe, if good cause is demonstrated.
- Failure to comply with funding requirements may result in future funding ineligibility for applicant organization.
Ineligible
- Salaries or travel expenses
- Individual medical procedures
- Endowment campaigns
- Partisan, political or denominational programs
- General and administrative costs, with certain exceptions for part of a grant
- Intermediary funding
- Scholarships or individual education costs
- The same organization within a twelve-month period
- Individuals
- Organizations that do not have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code or the equivalent
For more information, visit HCAI.