The Colorado Trust Offers New Health Equity Funding Opportunity

“The Colorado Trust is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to help expand and advance innovative ideas in health equity advocacy.

We believe that supporting policy change through advocacy efforts is an essential strategy to address health inequities and social challenges. We know that certain groups consistently experience greater challenges to accessing quality health coverage and care, and suffer poorer health outcomes than other groups. We know that health is more than health care, that it is deeply affected by social, systemic and institutional dynamics that extend beyond health coverage and care. We also know that effective, efficient and inclusive advocacy and public engagement efforts can lead to positive changes in those dynamics, and in turn help support individuals and families who are most vulnerable.

The first phase of this new funding will begin this spring. The Trust anticipates selecting approximately 30 grantees to receive up to $40,000 for a six-month grant period. Applications are due by noon on February 19, 2014. View the Request for Applications and application for more details on this grant program. We are encouraging a broad array of groups to apply for these grant resources. This is a new type of grant strategy for The Trust, one that aspires to more authentically partner with grantee organizations, and in doing so, assures that the work is guided and driven by you.

To better inform and answer any questions from prospective applicants, The Trust is holding a series of Applicant Briefings beginning next week that include:

• January 22, 9:00-10:00am: Applicant Briefing Webinar – Statewide.  Webinar Login: Click here.  Webinar Dial In:  866-740-1260 Access Code: 7930268
• January 24, 10:30am-12:00pm:  Applicant Briefing – Denver Metro Area. At Blair Caldwell African American Research Library | 2401 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205.  Please RSVP by emailing abourne@coloradotrust.org.
• Regional Application Briefings:  Additional regional briefing for prospective applications will be held through the state in late January and early February.  Please see the Request for Applications for more information about these briefings.

For more information about how to apply for this grant program, please contact Scott Downes (scott@coloradotrust.org) or Chris Armijo (chris@coloradotrust.org).”  [Source:  The Colorado Trust]