On behalf of the Trustee, the John M. Scott Health Care Commission (“Commission”) is pleased to invite organizations that provide services to promote health and well-being among McLean County residents to submit a grant funding proposal from the John M. Scott Health Care Trust (“Trust”).
Donor Name: John M. Scott Health Care Commission
State: Illinois
City: Bloomington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Three categories of funding are available through the Trust.
- Category I: General Operating Grants
- Category II: Community Health Needs Priority Grants
- Capital Grants
- Program Grants
- Category III: Emergent and Emergency Grants
Priorities
Judge Scott’s final documents make it clear that he wanted to use his estate to support health and well-being 1) locally and 2) regardless of gender, race, economic status, or other demographics. In addition to those basic guideposts, the Advisory Commission prioritizes the following in its grants program:
- Equity
- Local data demonstrate tenacious, systemic barriers to health equity in McLean County. Applicants honor the Scotts’ legacy by focusing their work on population(s) that experience disparate health outcomes, thoughtfully targeting barriers, and advancing health equity for the people and neighborhoods that need it most. Target populations may be associated with a particular race, ethnicity, zip code, sexual orientation, gender identity, income status, disability, or other characteristics shown to be correlated with negative health outcomes.
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
- SDOH are “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age” and “the fundamental drivers of these conditions,” such as education, built environment, financial security, safety, social isolation, housing quality, food access, recreational opportunities, and other social determinants, that are highly predictive of health outcomes for both communities and individuals.
- Built environment and capital improvements
- This critique resonates with modern research showing that the quality of the “built environment” correlates highly with community health outcomes.
- Eliminating Social Isolation, Offering Client Wraparound, and Doing “Whatever it Takes
- Judge’s Scott’s original will specifically expressed a concern for people “without any friends to help them.
Funding Information
- Category I: General Operating Grants
- Minimum Request: $150,000
- Maximum Request: $50,000
- Project Period: 3 years
- Category II Program: Health Priority Programs
- Minimum Request: $10,000
- Maximum Request: $75,000
- Project Period: 1 year
- Category II Capital: Health Priority Capital Investment
- Minimum Request: $10,000
- Maximum Request: $100,000
- Project Period: 1 year
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, grant applicants must be one of the following organizations. Certain grant categories have additional restrictions at the Commission’s discretion.
- Tax‐exempt organization per Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, or
- A unit of local government, which they define as school district, municipality, township, or county.
For more information, visit John M. Scott Health Care Commission.
