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Regional Community Health Grants Program
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Program
web site |
http://www.aetna.com/foundation/grants_reg/
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| Sponsor |
Aetna Foundation |
| Deadlines |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis |
| Purpose |
Through the Healthy Community Grants Program and the Healthy Community Outreach Program, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation will award up to $4 million for philanthropic initiatives focused on health care issues in the designated communities listed below:
- Community-based initiatives that increase access to quality health care and improve overall wellness in the following areas:
- Depression, including early treatment and diagnosis to help minimize the incidence of disabilities due to mental health issues
- Obesity, including diabetes and other disease management
Proposals must incorporate and/or demonstrate impact on one or more of the following:
- Expansion of primary caregiver role
- Community care delivery (e.g., promotoras, visiting nurse, mobile clinics, etc.), with special emphasis on elder populations
- School-based implementation
- Integrated care delivery (e.g., medical with behavioral and/or oral)
- Enhancing access to health information
- Delivery of culturally sensitive care
- Increasing racial and ethnic health equality
- Health professions training and support programs to address one or more of the following challenges within the U.S. health care delivery system:
- Growing shortage of skilled nurses
- Representation of racially and ethnically diverse health care professionals across the continuum (doctors, dentists, nurses, social workers, community health workers and allied health professionals)
- Health care professionals' cultural competency (e.g., ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations)
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| Eligibility |
Nonprofit organizations with evidence of IRS 501 [c] (3) designation or de facto tax-exempt status may apply for a grant, with the following exceptions:
- Advertising;
- Capital investments, equipment purchases, depreciation;
- Fund-raising activities, including tables, tickets, dinners, walks, sporting events, etc.;
- Grants or scholarships to individuals;
- Political causes or events; or
- Religious organizations in support of their sacramental or theological functions.
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Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
Grant requests ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 will be considered.
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Application
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Guidelines are available on the Program web site. Deadline dates vary, see Program web site for details.
New program details will be available in March 2009. |
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For more information contact:
Program inquiries should be directed to the Community Grants program information line at (860) 273-6747 or the Aetna Foundation mailbox at AetnaFoundation@aetna.com. Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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