Applications are now open for the Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) Grant Program to empower residents to live healthy and well within La Porte County.
Donor Name: Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL)
State: Indiana
County: La Porte County (IN)
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/25/2022
Grants Size: $25,000
Details:
HFL is committed to supporting a diverse range of health and wellness projects, programs, and services to achieve the vision of La Porte County becoming one of the top 10 healthiest communities in Indiana. They envision partnering with many types of community organizations through strategic, thoughtful grantmaking to invest in becoming a healthier community together.
Health and wellness are at the core of HFL’s work. For HFL:
- Health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (World Health Organization).
- Wellness is the “active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence.” Wellness has six dimensions: emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual (National Wellness Institute).
Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) makes grants to support their strategic priorities of Healthy Children, Healthy Living, and Healthy Minds.
Funding Information
- Grants up to $25,000: Requests are accepted for proposals that address HFL’s strategic priorities of Healthy Children, Healthy Living, and Healthy Minds, as well as for Healthy La Porte grants.
- Grants over $25,000: Grant requests over $25,000 must address one of HFL’s strategic priorities of Healthy Children, Healthy Living, and Healthy Minds. Please note that HFL does not consider requests for Healthy La Porte grants over $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for an award:
- The proposed program must directly serve or support residents of La Porte County.
- The proposed program must contribute to impact in one of HFL’s strategic priorities or respond to an identified community need to improve health and wellness.
Priority will be given to proposals that:
- Use evidence-based practices.
- Demonstrate a commitment to measurable results.
- Encourage collaboration between community organizations (if appropriate).
For more information, visit Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL).
