The Health Equity Fund provides grant funding to community organizations and agencies promoting health equity for Boulder community members experiencing health disparities.
Donor Name: City of Boulder
State: Colorado
City: Boulder
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/22/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks applications from qualified entities for use of SSBPD Tax revenue to address one or more of the priorities identified by the law.
The City of Boulder defines health equity as the absence of systematic health disparities based on socio-economic factors, and the ability of all residents to reach their full health potential, regardless of their life circumstances.
Through the HEF, the City of Boulder funds health and wellness programs that benefit City of Boulder residents experiencing health disparities, including:
- Residents disproportionately impacted by diseases linked to sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption or disproportionately targeted by SSB marketing;
- Residents who lack access to healthy food, safe water, quality health care, wellness information and health care services and systems; and
- Populations systemically disenfranchised due to race, ethnicity, income, age, ability, sexual orientation or gender identification.
Priorities
All proposals must primarily benefit City of Boulder residents who are low-income, disproportionately impacted by chronic diseases linked to SSBs, or otherwise experiencing health disparities. Each applicant must clearly specify how the proposal fits within one of the following:
- Chronic disease prevention through physical fitness, food and water security, health and wellness education, or key social determinants of health;
- Physical, dental, mental or behavioral health services;
- Research or educational campaigns designed to identify, understand, and address health disparities; or
- Systems integration or collaborative approaches that provide more coordinated, efficient, and effective health equity services
Funding Information
- The proposed program must serve primarily City of Boulder residents. Proposals must request a minimum of $10,000 with at least $8,000 in eligible expenses.
- The RFP is for program services performed from January 1 – December 31, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Through the Health Equity Fund, the city will fund programs rather than entire organizations, institutions or agencies. Eligible programs may be located in nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or public or private educational organizations.
Proposal Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated based on whether the proposed program:
- Benefits people most affected by, or at increased risk from chronic disease linked to sugary drink consumption, or who generally experience health disparities;
- Has leadership (agency board, staff and volunteers) that reflects the demographic diversity of clients served;
- Aligns with a selected program priority;
- Demonstrates sound research, evidence-based best practices;
- Values lived experience, cultural knowledge and wisdom;
- Demonstrates strong and long-term evaluation of outcomes, or potential for such evaluation;
- Meaningfully engages community members experiencing health disparities in the design, implementation and/or evaluation of the proposed program;
- Demonstrates strong collaboration and transformative, equitable partnerships that move beyond informal relationships;
- Demonstrates a cost-effective approach that benefits program participants, target populations or the community;
- Demonstrates that the agency currently has, or demonstrates a plan for achieving sustaine financial stability and organizational leadership;
- Exhibits diverse funding sources or a plan to achieve diverse funding.
The HEF does not support:
- Arts or cultural programs;
- One-time presentations, events, or activities that are not directly associated with ongoing health equity programming;
- General staff training or professional development activities outside of program-related data collection or evaluation;
- Outreach and educational campaigns that do not include long-term evaluation;
- Contributions to a political campaign or committee for a candidate or ballot measure;
- Political lobbying or political advocacy campaigns to promote legislation or specific governmental policies, or express advocacy.
- Programs that cannot be directly linked to Health Equity Fund outcomes and indicators;
- General operating funds or expenses (e.g. general salaries of staff not directly involved in providing services for the proposed program, rent/mortgage, utilities, professional development, fundraising, or other expenses) that are not directly related to carrying out the program;
- Programs that cannot demonstrate basic data collection or evaluation activities;
- Individual applicants;
- Programs proposing the same activities that are currently supported by other City of Boulder Department of Housing and Human Services funding ; or
- Programs that are heavily reliant on any one funder, including the City of Boulder; or do not have a plan to request funding from other sources.
For more information, visit City of Boulder.
