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Contact: Sarah Bello

Organizations can apply bi-annually for sponsorships and grants

CMH is excited to announce a new annual community sponsorship and grant program.

CMH has provided sponsorships to local youth sports organizations, nonprofits and health-related events for many years. In 2026, a revamped program is being implemented.

A new review committee made up of a Foundation board member, leadership team members and a patient representative will now review requests twice annually. Decisions on requests will be made within a month of the bi-annual deadlines, with recipients notified shortly after.

Sponsorship requests
Sponsorship requests ask for funding of $500 or less. Typical organizations that are sponsored are 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. Grant requests must come from nonprofit or governmental organizations. Any amount can be requested, but the review committee will make the final decision on grant amounts given. Examples of grant requests may include (but are not limited to):

• Community sports events (such as runs/walks) or exercise classes
• Cooking classes
• Volunteer events
• Equipment, such as AEDs
• Educational talks about health
• Health screenings
• Health 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 at the beginning of each year. Priorities may include things like:

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

The 2026 area of priority for grants is health care-related requests.

Organizations that receive a grant (not those requesting sponsorships) will be asked to share a short report with CMH on how their event/program went, including number of attendees, information given/discussed, and any other relevant info. If a report is not submitted within two months of the event or program sponsored, the organization will be ineligible to receive future requests.

To be approved for a sponsorship or to receive a grant from CMH, 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: September 30 each year

Below are the links to the sponsorship and grant applications:

• Sponsorship application: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/sponsorships/
• Grant application: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/grants/

If you have questions about the sponsorship and grant program, please email cmhcommunity@columbiamemorial.org.