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Welcome!

Welcome!. Health Fund staff on today’s call. Kim Moore, President. Virginia Elliott, VP for Programs. Jeff Gamber, Technology Mgr. Established in 1986 Located in Hutchinson Approximately $70 million in assets Awards grants of over $3 million a year Grants limited to Kansas.

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  1. Welcome!

  2. Health Fund staff on today’s call Kim Moore, President Virginia Elliott,VP for Programs Jeff Gamber,Technology Mgr.

  3. Established in 1986 • Located in Hutchinson • Approximately $70 million in assets • Awards grants of over $3 million a year • Grants limited to Kansas

  4. Focus Areas for Funding • Oral Health • Access to health care • Healthy lifestyles focused on nutrition and physical activity

  5. Innovation Funding • Started in 2007 • 102 Letters of Intent received requesting $4,954,663 • 17 grants awarded totaling $743,098

  6. Intent of Funding • Impact focus area • Attract new resources • Try new approach

  7. Eligible Organizations • 501(c)(3) non-profits • Governmental entities • Some tax-exempt professional organizations for public benefit projects

  8. Favorable Factors • Innovation • Evidence-based • Secondary benefits • Broad support • Service in central and western Kansas

  9. Size of Request • Expect to average around $50,000 • $500,000 total fund • Plan to award 10 grants

  10. Length of Grants • Up to three years • Does not affect amount of grant • No expectation of renewing grant

  11. Eligible Expenses • Generally open to all categories

  12. Ineligible Expenses • Contribution to a capital campaign • Health care professional recruitment package • General organizational capacity building • Indirect expenses exceeding 10%

  13. Application Process • Use our online form to submit your Letter Of Intent electronically

  14. Starting Your Online LOI • Start page: http://www.healthfund.org/innoloi/innostart.php • Choose login and password • Strongly recommend using your email address as a login name. Please don’t include spaces in your login or password. • Please write down your login name and password and keep them handy – you’ll need them later!

  15. Navigating the LOI • All information on one page; scroll to view • One section editable at a time • “Save and Continue” will save and take you to next item below • Click an “Edit this section” link if you want to answer out of order • Be sure to save any changes *before* clicking a different section link or leaving the page.

  16. Submitting Completed LOI • Click “Check over and submit…” link near top of LOI page • Proofread your LOI for accuracy and completeness • Use “Edit this section” links if changes are needed. • Print a copy for your records!! • When ready, check the signature box at the bottom and click “Transmit Now” • You should see a confirmation page and receive an automatic confirmation email from the system upon submitting. If not, please contact us to verify submission status.

  17. Narrative 1 Provide the overall goal(s), objectives, and strategies for the project to demonstrate the logic model or theory of change involved.

  18. Narrative 2 Describe the proposed project’s organization and operations (who, what, when, where and how).

  19. Narrative 3 Explain why you believe the proposed project qualifies for innovation funding.

  20. Narrative 4 Provide a concise statement of the anticipated outcomes or results at the end of the project period, including how you will measure them.

  21. Narrative 5 Describe any secondary benefits (positive results beyond immediate services delivered) expected from the project.

  22. Narrative 6 Describe the relevant qualifications of those expecting to direct the proposed project and the capacity of the applicant organization to successfully manage the proposed project.

  23. Narrative 7 If additional funding beyond the requested grant amount is needed for this project, please indicate from what sources you anticipate securing the additional funding.

  24. Narrative 8 Explain in general how requested funds would be used. If readily available, include rough approximations of where funds would be allocated.

  25. Timeline • April 7—Letter of Intent due • May 26—Invitation for proposal • July 7—Proposals due • September 15—Decision • November 1—March 1—Project Start • November 10—March 10 First Payment

  26. Questions? • Kim Moore (kmoore@healthfund.org) • Virginia Elliott (velliott@healthfund.org) • Jeff Gamber (jgamber@healthfund.org) • www.healthfund.org • 800-369-7191 • 662-8586 in Hutchinson

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