Community Grants Program
The Ithaca Health Alliance mission is to facilitate access to health care for
all, with a focus on the needs of the uninsured of the state of New York. The Health Fund has
been established to facilitate access to health care and wellness of our members and community
members. Community Grants, from the Health Fund to outside organizations, contribute to our
communities' general health and wellbeing through specific health & wellness projects.
Organizations interested in applying for grants will complete an application and send it to
IHA. The office manager will ensure that the application is complete. The Grants and Loans
subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the IHA Board, comprising at least two people one of
whom must be a Board member, will review applications and make granting recommendations to the
Board based on criteria pre-determined by the Grants and Loans Committee.
Potential grantable activities include:
health services or projects
health education
increasing access to health & wellness
procurement of supplies or professional services for health
program development
Other considerations affecting the community grants program are:
Community Grants are available
only to nonprofit entities
priority will be given to new
applying organizations, vs. return applicants.
Preference is to be given to
organizations operating within 30 miles of Ithaca, NY; organizations may only apply for
Community Grants for projects conducted within the state of NY. Grant applicants will be
notified by the IHA office manager via correspondence regarding the status of their
application; rejected grants will include rationale for rejection.
Applicants should be aware that
IHA budgets for a total of $200 in Community Grants per month. Grant requests in excess of
this amount will likely be ineligible if monthly Community Grant award amounts have been met.
Organizations interested in applying for an Ithaca Health Alliance Communtiy Grant can
download the application form here. We invite you to
email us at office@ithacahealth.org for more
information or if you have questions about your project's eligibility.
Past grantee organizations include: the Tioga Office of the Aging for their 2005 senior health
fair, Cayuga Nature Center for CPR training and 1st aid supplies for BobCat summer camp
counselors, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County for subsidized community supported
agriculture (CSA) farm shares for low income families with free nutrition and cooking classes,
Riverside School PFCO for the 2006 Kids' Health Walk, Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
for the Phoenix Intergenerational Program.
|