Aetna Foundation Regional Community Health Grants Program

Posted by on April 1, 2005

Proposals Invited for Aetna Foundation Regional Community Health Grants Program
Deadline: Various

The Aetna Foundation (<a href="http://www.aetna.com/foundation/">http://www.aetna.com/foundation/</a>), a philanthropic program of Hartford-based Aetna, is inviting proposals for its Regional Community Health Grants Program. The program provides funding focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic populations in eligible geographic areas. In 2005, Aetna will devote up to $2.6 million to regional initiatives to address this issue.

Grant requests ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 that address one of the following areas will be considered:

1) Cultural Competency: Training and education for healthcare professionals, including culturally appropriate End-Of-Life care training. Preference will be given to organizations that require this training and can demonstrate participation and pre-and post-training results.

2) Disease prevention, awareness, and delivery of culturally sensitive care and services related to children’s oral health, community-based screening, treatment, and/or family education initiatives regarding the importance of
dental care; diabetes initiatives targeting individuals and families with prevention and healthy behavior modification messages to help combat the growing incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and adults; and screening, education, and outreach efforts to enhance early identification, diagnosis, and treatment of depression in youth and adults.

Only programs serving eligible geographic areas are eligible to apply. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations with evidence of IRS 501(c)(3) designation or de facto tax-exempt status.

Proposals are accepted only through the Aetna Foundation’s online system. See the foundation’s Web site for complete program guidelines, eligible geographic areas, regional deadlines, and application procedures.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1040/aetna">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1040/aetna</a>

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