The MetroWest Health Foundation is seeking applications for its 2022 Spring Grant Program.
Donor Name: MetroWest Health Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The MetroWest Health Foundation’s mission is to improve the health status of the community, its individuals, and families through informed and innovative leadership. The foundation serves the following communities: Ashland, Bellingham, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Medfield, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, and Westborough.
Priority Areas
- Children and Youth Mental Health Grants
The foundation’s Youth Mental Health Grants are designed to address mental health challenges among children and adolescents. - Behavioral Health Workforce Recruitment and Retention Grants
The foundation is seeking to address the mental health and substance use workforce shortage by supporting the expansion of behavioral health career opportunities and efforts to support and retain behavioral health staff. - Community Engagement Grants
The foundation’s Community Engagement Grants are designed to catalyze the voice and energy of the community to address health issues and needs. - Health and Housing Stability Grants
The foundation’s Health and Housing Stability Grants are designed to address systemic barriers to self-sufficiency among those experiencing housing instability. - Organizational Capacity Building Grants
The foundation is offering Organizational Capacity Building Grants designed to enhance and improve service delivery. - Responsive Grants
The foundation provides limited and short-term funding to respond to new and emerging health issues.
Funding Information
- Child and Youth Mental Health – The maximum grant amount is $50,000 a year for two years.
- Behavioral Health Workforce Recruitment and Retention – The maximum grant amount is $50,000.Grants are made for one year with the possibility of an additional year of continuation funding.
- Organizational Capacity Building – The maximum grant amount is $25,000 a year for two years.
- Community Engagement – The maximum grant amount is $25,000 a year for two years.
- Health & Housing Stability – The maximum grant amount is $25,000 a year for two years. The foundation will not pay for rental assistance
- Responsive Grants – The maximum grant amount is $20,000. Grants are for one year only and are not eligible for continuation funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- The foundation supports programs that directly benefit the health of those who live and work in one of the 25 communities served by the foundation. Such support is limited to organizations that qualify as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the IRS Code or organizations that are recognized as instrumentalities of state or local government.
- The foundation does not provide grants to individuals, nor does it provide funds for endowments, fundraising drives and events, the retirement of debt, operating deficits, projects that directly influence legislation, political activities or candidates for public office, or programs that are customarily operated by hospitals in Massachusetts.
- The foundation does not award grants to organizations that discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
For more information, visit Spring 2022 Grant.
