Request for Proposals Released
Empire Health Foundation (EHF) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to invite applications from community-based multi-sector partnerships interested in applying for grants from the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that will be announced in the spring of 2012.
The deadline to submit a proposal is February 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Up to four applications will be awarded capacity-building funds in the form of facilitation assistance in convening project/proposal planning meetings; up to $2,500 in financial support to hire a grant writer to prepare the Phase 1 RWJF application; a commitment from EHF to provide a portion of the cash match required by
The Roadmaps to Health Community Grants; and in the event that awardees are invited to proceed to Round 2, up to $5,000 in financial support to hire a grant writer to prepare the Phase 2 application.
You will need to create first a personal profile then an organization profile. Once these have been entered it will show that you can apply to the Capacity Building Program RFP January 2012 with the following code: cap2012.
For more information about this RFP, please read our full
press release.
Our Spring 2012 Responsive Grant Program will open on March 1, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. PST.
Applications will be due at 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, March 30, 2012.
1. Responsive Grants
Qualifying agencies can begin the application process for a Responsive Grant from Empire Health Foundation. Please join our
mailing list if you would like to receive notification and other information from EHF. Please also
click here for additional guidelines on our responsive grants program.
2. Strategic Grants
Our current Strategic focus areas are Obesity Prevention and Mental Health. Grants for this program are currently via invitation only. Please see the
Strategic Grants page for additional information.
Obesity Prevention
The team is currently in the process of working with two of our region's rural communities to address the obesity epidemic through multi-pronged systems and environmental changes designed to improve physical activity and better nutrition.
Mental Health
Working on the spectrum from prevention to treatment, the Foundation is currently focused on designing and promoting strategies to reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as well as build resiliency among youth and adults who have experienced multiple ACEs throughout the course of their childhood. In addition, the team is working with local health providers to better integrate the behavioral health and primary care delivery systems, and bridge gaps between the various other agencies that serve overlapping populations.
3. Capacity Building Grants
If you are part of a network or collaboration of cross-sector stakeholders, and your network would like to partner with EHF on pursuing change or national funding opportunities, please contact us! This is the most flexible of all the grant programs and we are continuously seed funding many stakeholders/partners in parallel. Please see the Capacity Grant pages for additional information.
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.
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