Priority communities

About priority community programs

Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts has been identified as the next community for intentional Foundation funding to advance coalition and community-driven solutions to improve health.

This funding opportunity builds on best practices and lessons learned in other communities.

Program expectations

Foundation applicants are expected to demonstrate the capacity to implement and evaluate community-driven and community-led solutions to meaningfully impact health outcomes with a focus on chronic cardiometabolic conditions and maternal/child health.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to:

• Apply as part of multi-sector coalitions, teams, or partnerships, and
• Articulate alignment of efforts to the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

The applicant is expected to describe intended outcomes of the proposed initiatives and illustrate the capacity to leverage local resources and partnerships to sustain program implementation and evaluation efforts.

Example outcomes

Examples include, but are not limited to:

Eligibility for priority community programs

Applicants must be a recognized tax-exempt organization as defined by the IRS, public charity, or US governmental organization (eg, federally qualified health centers, public schools, universities, public hospitals, public health departments, etc).
 
Applicants may be a national nonprofit organization but must include community-based organizations located in the target geographies.

Review the full RFP and submission instructions