Responsive Grants Program

Responsive Grants Program is a grant from Empire Health Foundation that funds community-based organizations working to improve the health of eastern Washington's seven-county region. Empire Health Foundation is a health conversion private foundation with approximately $160 million in assets and $50 million set aside for philanthropy.

The Responsive Grants Program meets immediate needs of nonprofits focused on health improvement, complementing the Foundation's strategic programs in obesity prevention and mental health. Eligible applicants are community organizations serving the seven-county eastern Washington region with programs advancing health access, education, wellness, research, or public policy.

The Foundation also offers Strategic and Capacity Building grant programs.

Empire Health Foundation is a new health conversion private foundation, with approximately $160 million in assets under management and stewardship of which $50 million is set aside for philanthropy, working to improve the health of communities in eastern Washington.

Because it is the largest private health foundation in the region, it has given the organization a unique opportunity to build a philanthropic organization from the ground up, design and implement a strategic vision for impact, and establish the Foundation as a catalyst and convener in the region.

The Foundation will invest in ideas and organizations that improve access, health education, wellness, research and public policy to result in a measurably healthier region. </p> <p>There are three types of grant programs offered through this foundation;</p> <p>Strategic Program: This program aims to create long-term, measurable, sustainable change in the health of our seven-county region.

The key themes running through all the strategic priorities include tackling any issue with a multi-faceted, community-based approach. The initiatives may last three to seven years with continual evaluation and measurement of success. Empire Health Foundation's first two strategic issue areas are: </p> <li>Obesity Prevention, and </li> <li>Mental Health.

To the extent possible, the team looks for opportunities to complement these two programs with each other and with our other efforts. </li> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a style="color: #3651a3;" href="http://www. empirehealthfoundation.

org/capacity-building"></a></strong></span>Capacity Building Program: The vision of this program is to strengthen the community's ability to collaborate, the nonprofit sector as a whole, the specific non profit partners, and the nonprofit leaders. </p> <p>Responsive Grants Program: This program is intended to help meet the immediate needs of community-based organizations working to improve the health of our seven-county region.

Through this program, Empire Health Foundation has been able to support a wide range of programs and organizations that are serving communities.

</p>" /> Empire Health Foundation is a new health conversion private foundation, with approximately $160 m" /> Log In to Grants Office Communities Grants Office Grantwriting service fee is currently unavailable for this grant Get more information on grantwriting CFDA Number</span>A unique identifier for federal grants that have been assigned a number in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" class="TipThis" src="https://www.

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tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Classification</span>An indication of how "Technology Friendly" this grant is.

<br/>"A" Grants are specifically created to fund technology. IT makes up 80-100% (est.) of most awards.

<br/>"B" Grants can fund IT (like an "A" Grant) if the applicant chooses to use it for that purpose. They usually fund other initiatives as well. <br/>"C" ” Grants can include technology as part of a larger project.

IT makes up 5-20% (est.) of most awards." class="TipThis" src="https://www.

tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> B - Readily funds technology as part of an award Authority</span>The specific agency or organization responsible for administering the funding opportunity" class="TipThis" src="https://www.

tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Summary</span>Information that will help an interested grantseeker determine if this program may fund their project" class="TipThis" src="https://www.

tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Empire Health Foundation is a new health conversion private foundation, with approximately $160 million in assets under management and stewardship of which $50 million is set aside for philanthropy, working to improve the health of communities in eastern Washington.

Because it is the largest private health foundation in the region, it has given the organization a unique opportunity to build a philanthropic organization from the ground up, design and implement a strategic vision for impact, and establish the Foundation as a catalyst and convener in the region.

The Foundation will invest in ideas and organizations that improve access, health education, wellness, research and public policy to result in a measurably healthier region. There are three types of grant programs offered through this foundation; Strategic Program: This program aims to create long-term, measurable, sustainable change in the health of our seven-county region.

The key themes running through all the strategic priorities include tackling any issue with a multi-faceted, community-based approach. The initiatives may last three to seven years with continual evaluation and measurement of success. Empire Health Foundation's first two strategic issue areas are: Mental Health.

To the extent possible, the team looks for opportunities to complement these two programs with each other and with our other efforts. Capacity Building Program: The vision of this program is to strengthen the community's ability to collaborate, the nonprofit sector as a whole, the specific non profit partners, and the nonprofit leaders.

Responsive Grants Program: This program is intended to help meet the immediate needs of community-based organizations working to improve the health of our seven-county region. Through this program, Empire Health Foundation has been able to support a wide range of programs and organizations that are serving communities.

Funding History</span>Insight into the past years’ funding for this grant, if available" class="TipThis" src="https://www. tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.

png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> For examples of previous project funding by Grant type, see the Grants Awarded Section: http://www. empirehealthfoundation. org/grants-awarded Additional Info</span>Further insight into the opportunity such as application procedures, links to additional resources, ineligible applicants, and unallowable costs" class="TipThis" src="https://www.

tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> There is no limit to the number of proposals you submit to the Responsive Grants Program.

Other programs will have different requirements, however it is likely that grantees could receive grants from multiple EHF programs. It is recommend that your staff think tacticallly about how many and which grant proposals to submit. For examples of Underserved Community involvement see: http://www.

empirehealthfoundation. org/underserved-communities Contacts</span>Official contacts for this grant opportunity" class="TipThis" src="https://www. tribalgrants.

info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> 111 North Post Street, Suite 301 Telephone: (509) 315-7021 URL: http://www. empirehealthfoundation.

org/ <br />Due to the nature of grantwriting, some grants cost more than others. " border="0" /> Eligibility Details</span>Specific information on what entities can apply for and receive funds through this program" class="TipThis" src="https://www. tribalgrants.

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png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Grant recipients must be: Located primarily within the seven counties of service i Washington:Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams and Whitman A non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization or equivalent (such as a tribe), a qualifying public entity Deadline Details</span>Important time frames associated with the program such as submission schedules and deadlines for letters of intent to apply" class="TipThis" src="https://www.

tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Currently responsive grant cycle opens on Monday, August 1 at 8:00 a.

m. PST. All applications will be due on Friday, August 30 at 5:00 p.

m. PST. Please refer to website for updated grant cycle openings and deadlines.

Award Details</span>Further information about awards through this program, such as total program funding, maximum, minimum, average or range of award amounts, expected number of awards, and funding period" class="TipThis" src="https://www. tribalgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.

png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Grants vary significantly according to the program; Strategic Grants: Grants in this program are usually by invitation or Letter of Intent only. They typically range from $10,000 to $100,000 and are used to fund network or multi-sector approaches to tackle priority issues such as obesity prevention and mental health.

Capacity Grants: Grants in this program range from $100 to $50,000 and usually represents seed funding to a network or collaborative that improves their ability to work together. Responsive Grants: Grants in this program are to unsolicited proposals, $15,000 and under, serving a broad range of urgent needs from prevention to wellness to access.

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