The Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation is accepting applications for its Osteopathic Medicine Community Enhancing Grant Program.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000 and $50,000
Details:
This grant seeks to support projects that make a lasting impacts in the community, address a pressing need, or presents a unique approach to an ongoing challenge. Grant activities will benefit patients, osteopathic physicians, and their communities.
Osteopathic medicine is based on a holistic view of each patient as a whole person, unifying body, mind, and spirit. The Foundation’s grantmaking will be informed by the distinct qualities of osteopathic practice and principles, and the scholarly work that it generates. The Foundation will consider applications in the areas of osteopathic education; quality improvement; or community service. All projects funded under this initiative will be consistent with the principles of osteopathic medicine:
- The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
- The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
- Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
The foundation recognizes that the healthcare environment is in a time of great transition and flux. Part of osteopathic medicine’s holistic approach includes a long history of and commitment to making a difference in the lives of their patients and the communities where they live and work. This grant program is driven by that commitment to the profession and to the public.
Funding Information
The Foundation expects to award between three and five grants, based on the number of quality submissions received. Grants will likely fall in the range of $15,000 and $50,000.
Uses of Grant Funds
Grant funds may be used for the following expenses at reasonable and appropriate levels: project staff salaries and benefits, consultant fees, data collection and analysis, meetings, supplies, project-related travel and other direct project expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant organizations must be:
- Tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or educational institutions Applications through a nonprofit fiscal sponsor are permitted, with an appropriate memorandum of agreement.
- Not a private foundation as defined in IRC section 509 (a).
- Located in Pennsylvania, or for a project with specific applicability to the state.
According to the Foundation’s policy, grant funds may not be used for any of the following:
- Unrestricted general operating expenses
- Indirect or overhead costs
- Ongoing programs, or existing staff
- Major capital nor basic infrastructure central to an organization’s mission (however, POMAF will consider funding investment in innovative equipment directly tied to filling a gap)
- Fundraising activities or events (e.g. annual fund drives, phone solicitations, benefit tickets)
- Activities related to litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution
- Tuition or fees for medical education at the undergraduate or residency training levels
- Memberships to professional associations
- Endowment funds
- Religious purposes
- Lobbying or political activities
- Any activity inconsistent with the Foundation’s status as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
Selection Criteria
The following is a list of criteria that will be considered in the review process:
- Project will create a lasting impact on communities in Pennsylvania
- Project addresses a pressing need or timely issue OR presents a unique approach to addressing an “every day,” ongoing challenge
- Project is consistent with the basic principles of osteopathic medicine
- Project has potential for broader impact or replication
For more information, visit POMAF.
