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  Organizations applying for a grant must address either of the following priorities:
  • Access to necessary health services with particular emphasis on eliminating the barriers often encountered by persons in need
  • Wellness, with particular attention to adolescent pregnancy prevention; HIV/AIDS and other STIs; substance abuse and mental health.
In addition to these priorities, the Foundation has a strong and special interest in funding organizational development and technical assistance projects that help communities build the capacity to help themselves improve the health of those in their communities.

Eligibility
In addition to meeting the criteria above, your organization must serve primarily the residents in the geographic area served by Moses Cone Health System and be one of the following:
  • not-for-profit organization
  • government agency
  • public school
  • academic and research institution
  • collaborative and consortia
For organizations who meet the criteria above, Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation provides the following grants:

  
  Foundation Grants  
   

Foundation grants are intended to support sustainable initiatives and programs that address core elements of the Foundation's funding as noted above.  Generally, grants support implementation of best practices that are of a size and scope sufficient to address one of the Foundation's funding priorities on a community-wide basis.  Foundation grants are can be made for multiple years.  However, the Foundation Board generally reserves the right to review progress of multi-year programs and approve disbursement of multi-year grants on an annual basis.

Grant application guidelines 

 

 
 

 

Current Foundation Grant Funding Cycle

Cycle

Request for Proposal Issued

Application Due

Grant Awarded

Fall 2010

5/24/10

7/15/10

9/24/10 approx.

The Foundation will accept applications for Substance Abuse and Mental Health ONLY during the Fall 2010 Grant Cycle.

Please click below for the current RFP, grant requirements, and submission instructions.

Fall 2010 Substance Abuse and Mental Health RFP

Grant Application Checklist

 
  Special Funding Initiatives  
   

In addition, the Foundation has a special funding initiative in collaboration with local partners.

Building Stronger Neighborhoods Collaborative
The Building Stronger Neighborhoods Collaborative connects with neighborhoods through grants and activities that mobilize neighborhood assets to enhance quality of life. It is a grants and technical assistance program for neighborhoods with limited resources in greater Greensboro. The program is supported by a collaborative of local foundations, including the Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, seeking to sustain neighborhoods’ self-development as healthy building blocks of the community. The program is administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. Please contact Tara Sandercock, Vice President for Programs at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, for more information on the BSN program.

Download Building Stronger Neighborhoods Application  PDF  

 
 
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