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1.One Page Cover Letter including:

Organization's Name, Address, Telephone, Fax and Email
Name and Signature of Executive Director
Name and Position of Contact Person
Purpose of Grant in One Sentence
Total Program Cost and Amount Requested in Grant
Date Funds Needed
Number of individuals served by program
Percent or Number of unique low income / poor served by this program and criteria used to identify "low income"

2. Proposal Narrative up to six (6) pages including:

Concise overview of organization’s history, mission, staffing, programs and distinctions.
Description of the health issue to be
addressed including the target population and their demonstrated financial need.
Goals, measurable objectives and the action strategies to be used to address the health issue for your targeted population. Include the staffing qualifications and proposed implementation timeline.
Explain long-term sustainability of project including other funding for the project.
Explain evaluation strategies to determine effectiveness of grant.
Proposed program budget and budget narrative.

3. Attachments:

Current Copy of 501( c ) 3 non-profit letter
Current 990 filed with the IRS
Organization’s current and previous annual operating budget showing revenues and expenses. Detail other revenue sources.
Board Members with their professional affiliations. Please advise of how frequently the Board meets and if minutes are kept.
If proposal requests funding for at least 75% of a specific position, include proposed job description.
If proposal represents a collaboration, a memorandum of understanding between parties is requested.
A progress report on any active grants and/or final report on any recently completed grants funded by this Foundation.

4. When submitting application, provide:

1 Original and 2 copies of cover letter and narrative;

2 Copies of attachments; and

If possible, an electronic version of the proposal narrative in a Microsoft Word Document on a disc and/or email to: ckronstain@sjchf.org


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