Community Coalitions Anti-Hunger Program

Posted by on March 5, 2004

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Altria Requests Proposals for Community Coalitions Anti-Hunger Program
Deadline: April 30, 2004

A grant program of Altria Group, Inc. (formerly Phillip Morris), the Altria Community Coalitions initiative is designed to build coalitions of anti-hunger organizations in an effort to develop innovative, long- term, collaborative solutions to the alleviation of hunger among the homebound elderly and/or people living with critical illness.

This highly competitive program is designed to respond to critical service gaps/needs by increasing the amount of services provided; improving the effectiveness and quality of services provided; and/or sustaining the provision of existing effective high-quality services.

To be eligible for a grant, an organization must be an anti-hunger organization (e.g., meals-on-wheels programs, food banks, community kitchens, or HIV/AIDS meal service providers) that serves the needs of the homebound elderly and/or homebound individuals living with critical illness; be a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code; have been in operation for a minimum of three years; and be applying in collaboration with at least one partner organization, which will receive a portion of the funds requested in the grant request.

Altria will provide approximately $2 million in grants of up to $150,000 per coalition to fund food/meals; equipment and mechanisms for delivering, preparing, packaging, and storing meals; transportation/distribution equipment; salaries for program staff; and printed materials, technology, and consultants.

Grants will be awarded in the following categories: Direct Service, to provide meals directly to homebound individuals who are elderly and/or living with critical illness; and Advocacy/Community Organizing, for activities that promote a greater understanding of the unique nutritional needs of homebound individuals who are elderly or living with critical illness.

See the Altria Web site for the complete RFP, eligibility information, and application instructions.

RFP Link: <a href="http://altria.com/responsibility/04_05_02_03_00_comcoal_main.asp">http://altria.com/responsibility/04_05_02_03_00_comcoal_main.asp</a>

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