Healthy Lakewood Foundation is accepting applications for its Community Grants to support projects and programs that prioritize the care and support of certain populations in the Lakewood community and address specific social determinants of health.
Donor Name: Healthy Lakewood Foundation
State: Ohio
City: Lakewood
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 – $40,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Community Grants seek to address social, economic, and environmental factors which impact health outcomes and perpetuate disparities. Community Grants are not a general support funding opportunity.
This funding is targeted to support organizational programming, projects and initiatives be they new or established. These grants seek to address critical needs, build community connections, address disparities, and improve the quality of their public and living spaces.
Community Grant funding supports programming that addresses one or more of four specific social determinants of health
- Food insecurity and access to affordable high-quality food.
- Social and community support networks as safeguards against stress and discrimination.
- Access to early childhood education programs and services.
- Affordable and safe housing, access to transportation, and safety in and access to public spaces within Lakewood.
These grants seek to specifically support the following identified populations:
- Children (ages 0-5)
- Youth (ages 6-18)
- Low-income older adults (ages 60 and over)
- Low-income families with an emphasis on single parent heads of households
- Immigrants and refugees
Grant amount
Grants will range in size from $10,000 – $40,000 per year.
Grant Duration
Grants for up to two years of funding are available; multi-year funding available on a limited basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible grant seeking organizations do not need to be headquartered in Lakewood. However, HLF will only support programs and projects in which Lakewood residents or Lakewood-based institutions are either key beneficiaries or directly served.
- HLF will not ask for an accounting of each individual served but rather assumes that the applicant’s proposed project/program seeks to specifically serve certain identified populations in Lakewood while recognizing that a range of people may be served generally.
- Applications must be submitted by a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is in good standing with the IRS.
- Projects initiated by groups without 501(c)(3) status may be supported through a fiscal sponsor.
The following activities are not eligible for Community Grants funding
- General operating support
- Capital campaigns
- Fundraising events or event sponsorships
- Lobbying
- Program advertising
- Scholarships
- Religious or evangelical purposes
For more information, visit Community Grants.
