Support for Community-Based Health Projects

Posted by on April 22, 2005

Local Initiative Funding Partners Program to Provide Support for Community-Based Health Projects
Deadline: June 30, 2005

Local Initiative Funding Partners (<a href="http://lifp.org/">http://lifp.org/</a>), a partnership program between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers, supports innovative,
community-based projects designed to improve the health and healthcare for society’s most vulnerable people.

To be eligible for this program, projects must offer collaborative, community-based services that are new and innovative. Significant program expansions — such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations — may also be considered. LIFP matching grants may not be used for the operation of existing programs.

Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a).

Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners. Local funders must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. Funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies. Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project.

Up to $6 million is available for the 2006 grant cycle, in which up to eighteen matching grants of $100,000 to $500,000 (per project) will be awarded.

Visit the LIFP Web site for complete program information, application procedures, and details on conference calls for applicants interested in submitting brief proposals.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1340/lifp">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1340/lifp</a>

For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
<a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml</a>