San Joaquin Valley Health Fund 2017-2018 Funding Opportunity
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San Joaquin Valley
Health Fund
2017-2018 Funding
Opportunity
Funding for this opportunity is made available through support from
The San Joaquin Valley Health Fund is a program managed by The Center with funding from Sierra Health Foundation,
The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Blue Shield of
California Foundation, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, Dignity Health, Tides, Hellman Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation.
www.shfcenter.org/sjvhealthfund
The Center is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing people, ideas and infrastructure together to create a collective impact that reduces health
disparities and improves community health for the underserved living in California. For information about The Center, visit www.shfcenter.org.
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund – 2017
Application Instructions and Criteria
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Background by many factors, including socioeconomic conditions,
environment, education, income and individual behavior
The goal of the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund is to
choices – factors that have come to be known as the Social
strengthen the capacity of communities and organizations
Determinants of Health. Where we live, work and play has a
in the San Joaquin Valley to improve health and well-being
significant influence on our health.
through measureable and equitable program, policy and
system changes. The Center also believes in the need for health equity and
racial equity. Health equity means achieving the highest
possible standard of health for all people and giving special
The Funding Opportunity attention to the needs of those at greatest risk of poor health,
The Center will award San Joaquin Valley Health Fund based on social conditions.1 Racial equity “is the condition
(SJVHF) grants up to $20,000 to networks and that would be achieved if one’s racial identity no longer
organizations located and working in any of the nine predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares.” When we use
counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, the term, we are thinking about racial equity as one part of
Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare. We are racial justice, and thus we also include work to address root
particularly interested in funding policy and systems causes of inequities, not just their manifestation. This includes
change efforts designed to improve outcomes for elimination of policies, practices, attitudes and cultural
populations that are disproportionately experiencing poor messages that reinforce differential outcomes by race or fail
health. Requests for direct services are not accepted. The to eliminate them.”2 Reducing health disparities is a key factor
Center has a broad definition of health, believing there is in striving toward better health for all and reflects our
much more to health than health care. Health is influenced commitment to ensuring that people throughout our
funding region have the opportunity to lead healthy lives.
We are particularly interested in policy and systems change
efforts designed to improve outcomes for populations that are
disproportionately experiencing poor health. Strategies of
particular interest are capacity building, policy development
and community engagement with an emphasis on advocacy
and organizing that have the potential to change public policy
San Joaquin and increase resources and opportunities to promote health
Stanislaus Mariposa
and racial equity for the long term.
Merced Madera
Fresno
Tulare 1 Braveman, Paula. “What Are Health Disparities and Health Equity?
Kings
We Need to Be Clear.” Public Health Reports. 2014 Supplement 2, Volume 129.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863701/
Kern
2 http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/about/glossary
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Eligibility Criteria Selection Criteria
The Center will fund nonprofit organizations that are The most competitive applications will:
tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue • Support activities that reduce health disparities and
Code and are designated as a 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) promote health and racial equity;
organization. The Center also will fund public agencies,
• Focus on advocacy and policy or systems change;
including local government agencies. Fiscal sponsors for
• Clearly explain why the applicant organization is best
entities that are not qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits are
suited to be successful with the proposed project;
eligible to apply. Fiscal sponsors may apply on behalf of
more than one organization or collaborative group. • Demonstrate innovative approaches and partnerships;
Proposed activities must benefit people living in one or more • Address systemic barriers that cause vulnerability for
of the nine counties of the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund’s individuals and families;
funding region. We will not fund direct services. • Focus on populations facing significant health barriers,
SJVHF applicants must propose work to take place in such as low-income populations, boys and men of color,
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, immigrants, persons with disabilities, and geographically
Stanislaus and/or Tulare counties and meet one of the isolated communities;
following criteria: • Leverage social and financial resources to deepen
1. Be a funded organization in the Round 3 SJVHF cohort; program impact;
2. Not a current funded organization in Round 3 • Include a reasonable project scope and budget;
SJVHF cohort, but is applying to address the social • Create partnerships for long-term changes; and
determinants of health and focusing on at least one of the
• Describe the anticipated difference the project would
following populations: Native American, Asian and Pacific
make or the anticipated outcomes the project will have.
Islander, African American, LGBTQ, disability rights, farm
Additionally, the overall geographic and demographic
workers, immigrants, and/or those who speak indigenous
diversity of the region will be considered in the
languages; or
selection process.
3. Organization received a written invitation from
The Center staff to apply.
Funding Information
Please send all questions and inquiries related to the SJVHF
• Applicants may request an amount up to $20,000.
funding opportunity to sjvhealthfund@shfcenter.org with the
subject line: Round 4 SJVHF Question. • The grant term is one year.
• Up to 15% of direct costs may be requested for
indirect costs.
• Direct costs may include, but are not limited to, staff
compensation, consultants, operating costs, meeting
costs, travel and equipment.
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• Those receiving awards are required to participate in • Pursuing infrastructure policy approaches that
four grantee learning community convenings. The first encourage basic infrastructure improvements in
convening will be on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Three unincorporated communities (safe drinking water and
additional learning community convenings will be wastewater systems)
scheduled throughout the grant period. Outside of the • Implementing planning policies that create safe and
grant awarded, mileage reimbursements are available for healthy neighborhoods
funded organizations to attend the convenings.
• Promoting clean air and preventing pollution through
• Those receiving awards will be required to submit a final leveraging cap and trade funding or enforcement of
report 30 days following the end of the funding period, relevant air quality policies
reporting on activities and outcomes included in the
• Protecting children from hazardous agricultural pesticide
proposal, as well as a financial report. Interim progress
exposure by advocating for stricter pesticide buffer zones
also may be shared at learning convenings and during
around schools through community engagement,
site visits.
education and trainings
• Strengthening Sustainable Communities Strategy in a
Examples of What We Will
local regional transportation plan that demonstrates
Consider Funding
how the region will promote active transportation and
Examples of types of outcomes considered for funding
public transit options and involve traditionally
(not limited to these examples):
underrepresented communities in the planning and
• Adoption of policy or a system’s practice that promotes implementation phases
health and well-being, especially for populations
• Increasing access to social and emotional health services
experiencing health disparities
for children, youth or young adults through establishing
• A change in a public agency’s approach that improves service networks and partnerships
accessibility to high-quality, healthy food in low-income
• Increasing employment and economic development
neighborhoods
opportunities through new partnerships with workforce
• Building conscious commitment of the community to development agencies
promote the availability of housing/shelter services for
• Planning Community Reinvestment Act financing strategies
low-income or homeless populations
that increase the level of investment in rural communities
• Development of a cadre of leaders who make strides
• Promoting entrepreneurship and small business
toward ending domestic violence through advocacy,
development through economic development strategies
policy and systems change
• Promoting regional and local policies for immigrant
• Leveraging county indigent care funding to increase
integration in communities by strengthening regional
access to and quality of health services for
collaborative
undocumented persons
• Adoption of policies designed to reduce exposure to
• Simplifying local enrollment efforts to connect eligible
second-hand tobacco smoke in multi-unit housing where
populations to available local, state and federal resources
low-income residents live
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Examples of approaches that could be used to implement What We Do Not Fund
projects (proposed approaches are not limited to these
The Center does not fund:
examples):
• Direct services (see description at left)
• Coalition building/Partnership development
• Debt retirement
• Policy development
• Operational deficits
• Leadership development
• Partisan activities
• Community engagement, organizing and advocacy
• Individuals
• Research/Participatory action research
• Religious organizations for explicit religious activities
• Multi-Ethnic/Multi-racial collaboration
• Activities that exclusively benefit the members of
• Organizational capacity building
sectarian or religious organizations
• Communications/outreach and education
• 509(a)(3) supporting organizations
• Youth engagement, organizing and advocacy
• 501(c)(4) organizations or lobbying activities
Proposals for direct services will not be
considered. Direct services are those that tend
Application Timeline
to meet people’s more immediate needs, such as APPLICATION DEADLINE:
food, shelter, clothing, literacy, life skills, individual November 30, 2017, at 1 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
development or physical or mental health care,
APPROXIMATE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT:
rather than activities designed to result in policy
Mid to Late-March 2018
and systems change. For example, a proposal that
aims to purchase and provide meals to individuals APPROXIMATE DATE FUNDS AVAILABLE:
is considered a direct services proposal. A proposal Early April 2018
that expands access to the federal Supplemental
and Nutritious Assistance Program or SNAP is an To be considered, your proposal must be submitted via The
advocacy or systems change proposal. Center’s online grants portal by 1 p.m. (PST) on the deadline
date. Submission guidelines follow. Proposals received after
the due date/time will not be reviewed. Submission before
the deadline date is advised in case you experience technical
difficulties with submitting your application through the
portal. We may not be able to respond to your requests for
help on the deadline date.
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Proposers’ Webinar • On the portal, you may click “Save & Finish Later.” You will
receive an e-mail with a link to return to your in-progress
We have scheduled one proposers’ webinar on October 31
application. https://www.grantrequest.com/
to review this San Joaquin Valley Health Fund opportunity
SID_5509?SA=AM Use this link each time you return to
and the application process, and to answer your questions.
your in-progress application.
Participation in the webinar is strongly recommended,
• Click “Save & Finish Later” any time you will not be working
though not required. The webinar will be recorded and
in your application for a few minutes.
posted on The Center’s web site for review. The proposers’
webinar registration link is posted on The Center’s web site, • You may submit your application only once. Be sure your
application is complete and accurate, including required
www.shfcenter.org/sjvhealthfund. Please review the applica-
documents, before submitting it. Revised applications will
tion materials prior to registering for the webinar.
not be accepted.
October 31, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• If you are unable to submit your application online or need
Register online by October 30.
help, please contact us at sjvhealthfund@shfcenter.org with
the subject line: Round 4 SJVHF Online Help.
Important Application Guidelines • If you are not a 501(c)(3) incorporated nonprofit
To help us process your application, please follow these organization, you may identify a 501(c)(3) entity to apply
submission guidelines. as your fiscal sponsor.
• We encourage you to submit your application before
the deadline date in case you need help with any of the
guidelines below.
• Applications are due no later than 1 p.m. PST on the
deadline date.
• Submit the application via our online grants
portal [https://www.GrantRequest.com/
SID_5509?SA=SNA&FID=35058 .] New users of the
portal will need to create an account as the first step in
the application process.
• For optimal functionality, please use Internet Explorer
• Respond to all required fields (marked with an *).
• Upload all documents listed under “Application
Attachments Checklist” below.
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Send questions about this
grant program and the
application process to
sjvhealthfund@shfcenter.org
with the subject line:
Round 4 SJVHF Question
Application Attachments Checklist
Access the San Joaquin Valley Health Fund application
form at https://www.GrantRequest.com/
SID_5509?SA=SNA&FID=35058
Proposed budget Excel form in The Center’s
template. This form will allow you to include your
budget narrative with each line item. Find the
form in the Attachments section of the online
application, fill it in and upload it.
501(c)(3) IRS determination letter (if not a
government entity)
Financial Report – must show organizational/
institutional revenue and expenses for a full
fiscal year (not IRS form 990).
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