Health Compass Newsletter

CMH has provided sponsorships to local youth sports organizations, nonprofits and health-related events for many years. This year, the program is being revamped.

A new review committee will now review requests twice annually. Decisions on requests will be made within a month of the biannual deadlines, with recipients notified shortly after.

Sponsorship requests

Sponsorship requests ask for funding of $500 or less. Organizations that are sponsored include youth sports teams, schools, groups and clubs, and others. Sponsorship requests must be related to health and wellness.

Grant requests

Grants are requests for funding for an organization or event. Any amount can be requested, but the review committee will make the final decision on grant amounts given. Examples of things grant requests may be made for include (but are not limited to):

• Cooking classes
• Community sports events (such as runs/walks) or exercise classes
• Volunteer events
• Educational talks about health
• Health screenings and fairs
• Vaccine clinics
• First aid trainings
• Community baby showers
• Nonprofit support events

Grant requests must be related to health and wellness and will be considered based on their relevance to an annual priority. The priority will be announced by CMH each year. Priorities may include things like:

• Improving access to health care
• Enhancing community health and wellness
• Improving health education within the community
• Responding to a need identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment
• Addressing a social determinant of health
• Offering health career education

Organizations that receive a grant will be asked to share a short report with CMH on how their event or program went, including number of attendees, information given or discussed, and any other relevant info.

To be approved for a sponsorship from CMH or to receive a grant, applicants must fill out the appropriate application, including all required uploaded materials, by the following dates:

• Last day to submit for first review: March 31 each year
• Last day to submit for second review: Sept. 30 each year

Categories: CMH Foundation