The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation is seeking applications for its Healthy People Healthy Places grants to improve the well-being of people and the environment.
Donor Name: Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
State: Maine
County: Washington County (ME)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $50,000
Details:
For the past two years, Sewall has been developing a clearer and narrower focus for Healthy People Healthy Places, and they have now identified seven focus areas where their board has approved a longer-term commitment.
Aligns with one of the Healthy People Healthy Places focus areas:
Food Systems, Katahdin Region, Keystone, Nature-Based Education, Lewiston-Auburn, Wabanaki Communities and Tribal Governments, Washington County.
Priorities
- Organizations led by and serving people in under-resourced populations and geographies, including: African Americans, Indigenous, and people of color; immigrants and refugees; LGBTQ; people with low incomes; differently-abled populations; incarcerated populations; people in recovery; and populations who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Collaborative, cross-sector, or grassroots efforts to coordinate or develop new approaches in their field or sector, a geographic region, or a specific community or population
- Efforts that are explicit in their commitment to social, environmental, and racial justice
- Efforts that integrate the well-being of communities and the environment
Funding Information
Grants will generally be in the $10,000 to $50,000 range to an individual organization and up to $200,000 for collaborative requests. There may be some variation between focus areas, so they recommend checking the specific focus area information sheets or with the focus area staff for guidance on your request. Organizations can apply for individual organization support in addition to being part of a collaborative request.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be eligible to accept tax-deductible donations as outlined in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This includes 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt organizations, public schools, public agencies working for the State of Maine, or Indian tribal governments (and their political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior.
- The Foundation limits grant support to charitable work in Maine that aligns with its stated priorities. This requirement may be waived for a defined group of Legacy organizations for which Mrs. Sewall had particular affinity during her lifetime.
- Organizations may submit an application one time per calendar year. Some exceptions may be made in the case of fiscal sponsorships and multi-organization collaborations. Organizations with active multi-year grants must wait to apply for additional funding until the year in which the current grant-term ends.
For more information, visit Healthy People Healthy Places Grants.
