If your organization meets the eligibility requirements specified under Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF) and you are seeking funding up to $40,000 per year, you may apply for a CHIF Grant.

The CHIF grant application is a three-step process.  Deadlines for each step are specified below:

Step One: Submit a Letter of Interest
The Foundation requires those interested in the CHIF Grant to submit a Letter of Interest no longer than two pages to:

Program Committee Staff
Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation
P.O. Box 4426
Greensboro, NC 27404-4426

The letter should include:
1. a summary of the problem
2. A brief description of the project or program proposed to address the problem
3. A brief description of the ways in which the success of the project or program will be measured or evaluated
4. The total estimated cost of the project or program, and the approximate amount of support to be requested from the Foundation
5. A brief description of the organization, including key staff members and any characteristics or qualities that make the organization particularly well-suited to undertake the proposed project or program
6. Names of collaborating organizations, including other organizations from which financial support is expected or requested for the proposed project or program
7. Complete application contact information including address, telephone, fax, email and web site address if applicable.

Step Two: Invitation to Submit an Application
The Foundation will review Letters of Interest, and organizations and programs that meet the eligibility requirements and funding priorities of the Foundation will be contacted by the Foundation and invited to submit a full application for support. (Instructions will be given at that time about how to download the application online.) Other inquiries may be declined, deferred to a future funding cycle, or referred to other potential funding sources.

Applications in response to invitations by the Foundation are due in our office no later than the established cycle deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will be returned, although the submitting organization will be invited to resubmit the application at a future date.

Step Three: Application Evaluation and Approval
Applications are reviewed by the Foundation staff and Board of Directors. Foundation representatives typically visit applicant organizations during the review process to learn about the project first hand. Decisions of approval are communicated to the applicant on or before the award date specified in the grant cycle. Initial grant payments for approved applications are contingent upon satisfactory completion by the applicant of the Grant Acknowledgement Guidelines.

NOTE:  THERE WILL NOT BE A FALL 2008 CHIF GRANT CYCLE.

Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF Grant) Funding Cycles ~ Fall 2008
Cycle	Request for Proposal Issued	Letter of Interest Due	Invitation to Apply	Application Seminar	Application Due	Grant Awarded
Fall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF Grant) Funding Cycles ~ Spring 2009
Cycle	Request for Proposal Issued	Letter of Interest Due	Invitation to Apply	Application Seminar	Application Due	Grant Awarded
Spring 2009	11/03/08	11/24/08	12/15/08	1/07/09	2/10/09	5/29/09 (approx.)