Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Community Grant Cycle.
Donor Name: RTW Charitable Foundation
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
At RTW Charitable Foundation, they aim to build partnerships with local organizations to advance health equity in New York City. Organizations that seek to address the gaps in care for communities of color, low-income families, recent immigrants, and other underserved populations are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for funding in the 2024 grant cycle. Initiatives can include (but are not limited to) community-based health services, innovative ways to connect community members with no-/low-cost care options and health insurance, initiatives to improve health equity measures within health systems, and action-oriented health equity research.
Focus Areas
- Improving Access to Care
- Community-based health services
- Reducing barriers to care access (transportation, appointment incentives, etc.)
- Increasing healthcare coverage, connecting community members to health insurance
- Promoting access to no-/low-cost care options and health services
- Health literacy
- Improving Quality of Care
- Providing linguistically & culturally relevant care options
- Training healthcare providers
- Implementing health equity measures in healthcare facilities & systems
- Trauma-informed care
- Action-oriented health equity research.
Funding Information
Grant size: Up to $50,000.
Eligibility Requirements
This opportunity is open exclusively to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations in New York City.
Selection Criteria
- Organization & Leadership: They aim to work with established, community-based organizations with localized, inclusive, and diverse leadership.
- Community: RTW Charitable Foundation (RTWCF) is committed to supporting projects that improve the health and wellness of underserved communities across New York City.
- Mission: The proposed initiative is well-aligned with RTWCF’s values and mission—namely, collaboration, innovation, and filling unmet health-related needs among underserved communities.
- Project Plan: The project objectives and the plan to achieve them are clear.
- Roles: The roles and responsibilities are well defined.
- Impact & Accountability: The expected results are clearly defined and there is a plan for how the partner will measure impact.
- Sustainability: Applicants convey how they plan to sustain the impact of the project after the grant timeframe.
- Budget: Each project should have a detailed, itemized budget to specify how grant funds would be used. For this grant cycle, proposals can be up to $50,000. A budget template will be provided to those invited to submit a full application.
For more information, visit RTW Charitable Foundation.
