The Colorado Springs Health Foundation is seeking applications for its Capacity-Building Grant.
Donor Name: Colorado Springs Health Foundation
State: Colorado
County: El Paso County (CO), Teller County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
CSHF defines capacity-building work as discreet projects that help an organization acquire or strengthen organizational skills, strategies, systems and/or structures. They often involve the use of an outside expert consultant. For CSHF, capacity-building funding may not be used for ongoing operating expenses or capital projects.
The Foundation acknowledges that organizations addressing the health and well-being of the community need to invest in their own capacities, competencies and skills in order to do this important work well.
Grant Period
One year.
Eligibility Criteria
The request must align with at least one of the Foundation’s funding focus areas and benefit the El Paso or Teller County Region.
- Organizations that have a current, open general operating, program or capital grant are eligible to apply for capacity-building funding.
- An organization may be awarded no more than two capacity-building grant awards in a given calendar year.
- Strong preference given to organizations that have been previously or are currently funded by CSHF.
- Examples of Capacity-Building Initiatives
- Planning (strategic, operational, succession, funds development, communications etc.)
- Impact Assessment (e.g. program evaluation)
- One-time or infrequent volunteer or staff training (e.g. board governance training, leadership coaching, etc.)
- Merger, dissolution or other restructuring efforts
- Process improvement work (e.g. LEAN)
- One-time technology needs (e.g. computer hardware).
Ineligibility
- Funding for ongoing operating expenses (e.g. salaries, benefits, supplies, lease, software subscriptions, ongoing training)
- Funding for capital projects.
For more information, visit CSHF.
