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Consumer Health Foundation dedicated to making a difference in the health of the community

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT About the Consumer Health Foundation The Consumer Health Foundation (CHF) envisions a region and a nation in which everyone has an equal opportunity to live a healthy and dignified life. By “everyone,” we mean all people regardless of race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, education, or income. Our mission is to advocate for health and racial equity through programs and investments that advance the health and well-being of low-income communities and communities of color in the District of Columbia, parts of suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Grantmaking Strategy Funding advocacy is critical to achieving CHF’s mission. Health inequities are created and reproduced by policies and systems. Advocacy for local, state, and regional policy change and systems reform is essential to achieve the change we envision. The Foundation defines advocacy as efforts to create local, state and regional policy change and systems reforms that benefit low-income communities and communities of color in the Metropolitan Washington, DC region. Activities could include community engagement and organizing among residents in low-income neighborhoods, development of policy recommendations, policy implementation and monitoring, budget and policy analysis, coalition or network building, convening, stakeholder engagement and collective problem solving among diverse groups, campaigns, media and communication. Our grantmaking program will focus on two areas (discussed in more detail below), namely: • •

Ensuring access to quality health care with a focus on advocacy for health reform Advancing health justice with a focus on advocacy for economic justice

Field Building Approach to Advocacy Grantmaking and Building a System of Advocacy CHF will use a field building approach to our advocacy grantmaking. This approach is designed to create and sustain a group of organizations that are able to engage in political environments and develop policy recommendations in the areas of health reform and economic justice. This “system of advocacy” requires strong networks of organizations that are using various strategies and have different capacities. These capacities include the ability to: build a strong grassroots base of support, analyze legal and policy issues, develop media and communications strategies, build and sustain strong, broad-based and diverse coalitions and alliances, and generate resources. 1 1400 16th Street, NW • Suite 710 Washington, D.C. • 20036-2224 • Phone: 202-939-3390 • Fax: 202-939-3391 • www.consumerhealthfdn.org

Grantmaking Areas CHF seeks to fund community-based organizations and nonprofits in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia that use advocacy strategies at the local, state and regional levels to create positive social change in these two areas. Advocacy for health reform Reforming the health care system continues to be an important area of work. The Affordable Care Act has created opportunities for advocacy, including Medicaid expansion, new health insurance coverage options, community benefit regulations, and consumer education. At the same time, advocacy work is essential to address the following policy issues: • • • •

Health equity Health care coverage and access Health care programs financing, sustainability and cost of health care Budget and revenue

Advocacy for economic justice CHF recognizes that the social determinants of health impact the health of low-income communities and communities of color, one of which is income. CHF will focus its support for organizations that use advocacy strategies to advance the rights of low-wage workers, which include community health workers and direct care workers. Policy issues that will advance workers’ rights include the following: • • • •

Labor laws Wage and hour laws and living wage standards Benefits, such as health coverage, paid sick days, nutritional assistance, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, housing assistance, disability assistance, and transportation; and Opportunities for workforce development and career advancement

Innovations/Special Projects Grants In addition to our core advocacy funding, the Foundation will focus its grantmaking and capacity building support on two areas – community wealth building and racial equity. In addition to advocacy for economic justice, which seeks to create changes in the current economic system, CHF will provide support to emerging and innovative approaches that create an equitable economy. This could take the form of employee-owned cooperatives or other community wealth building approaches. CHF will also support initiatives and programs that will advance racial equity in organizations, coalitions or alliances. Grant amounts Grant amounts will range from $25,000 to $50,000 for one year. Organizations may apply for a renewal grant every year. In exceptional cases, grants could be awarded for two or three years. Based on the proposed work, CHF may award general support grants.

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Eligibility • • •

Nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Must be located in the Washington, DC metropolitan region: District of Columbia, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. National organizations and academic institutions may apply in partnership with community-based nonprofit groups serving as lead organizations.

Evaluation CHF will use an evaluation framework that will be discussed and further developed in collaboration with our grantee partners. CHF will collect data and information and produce an evaluation report which will be shared with our grantee partners. Other Requirements Grantees will be required to participate in the following activities: • A training on racial equity • Annual convening of grantees Please send the complete proposals to Ria Pugeda, Program Officer, at [email protected] or by mail to the Consumer Health Foundation, 1400 16th St. NW Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036.

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Proposal Guidelines I. Cover sheet (one page) A. B. C. D. E. F.

Name, address, telephone number, fax number and web address of organization Email address and telephone number of Executive Director and/or lead contact Organization’s mission Summary of request Organization’s budget (please specify fiscal year) Project budget, amount requested from Consumer Health Foundation, and period funding will cover

II. Narrative (up to six pages) A. Brief history of organization and description of major programs and key accomplishments. B. Systemic or social change the organization is trying to achieve. C. Problem(s), issue(s), and policies to be addressed and their impact on low income communities and communities of color. D. Strategies and activities to address the problems/issues, including engagement of individuals and communities who are affected. E. Describe key coalitions or alliances that your organization participates in that will be critical in advancing the work. Describe the role of your organization in these coalitions. F. Identify capacities or areas of work that will be needed to help the coalition or alliance advance its goals. G. Relevant qualifications of the applicant organization and its leadership team for conducting the proposed effort. III. Attachments A. Logic model to show how the activities will lead to the desired outcomes. B. A copy of your IRS tax-exempt determination letter. C. Table (below) showing racial/ethnic and gender composition of organization’s management, other staff and board members. Please provide number of people (not %) Management staff

Male

Female

White

African American

Latino

Asian/ Pacific Islander

Multiethnic

Other

Other staff Board of Directors IV. Finances A. Revenue and expense statements for previous and current year for the organization B. Projected budget for project and organization C. List of sources of support with corresponding amounts and their status (confirmed, pending, or to be submitted)

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Program Logic Model Template

Please describe who will benefit from this work and who will be involved in creating the change. Please be specific in terms of race/ethnicity, age, gender, geography, income levels, etc.

Purpose: A concise statement of the purpose of the project.

Theory of Change: A concise statement of your assumptions about why your proposed strategy will lead to the change you are seeking.

Inputs

Activities

Outputs

The major resources needed to operate the program.

The major activities required to achieve the change

Expected productivity of the project activities

Short-term Outcomes (within one year)

Intermediate Outcomes

Long-Term Outcomes

Contextual Factors:

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