Jefferson Health Care Foundation Fund

East Tennessee Foundation

Predicted deadline: Sep 15, 2024

Grant amount: Up to US $100,000

Funding uses: Project / Program, Education / Outreach, General Operating Expense, Capital Project, Training / Capacity Building

Location of project: Jefferson County, Tennessee

Location of residency: United States

Overview:

Jefferson Health Care Foundation Fund

A field-of-interest fund to improve healthcare and well-being for Jefferson County residents

Grant Amount and Term

Funding requests up to $100,000 may be considered for projects that require major purchases of medical equipment or other capital improvements in order to succeed.

Areas of Focus

Funding priorities are intentionally broad so that applicants can exercise creativity and innovation in how they define and address healthcare and well-being issues for Jefferson County residents. 

Please note: Special funding consideration will be given to projects that extend healthcare and well-being opportunities to low-income and under-served residents in Jefferson County.

Example projects may include those that:

• Provide affordable and accessible healthcare (i.e. physical and mental health, dental and vision care)
• Address healthcare workforce shortages that impact access to care
• Provide assistance for residents without available or reliable transportation to medical appointments and healthcare facilities
• Improve poor “health literacy” which impacts patients’ ability to understand health information and instructions
• Provide preventive services including early detection of health issues
• Address opioid drug addiction
• Purchase essential medical equipment
• Provide residents with access to affordable, healthy food, and/or gardening supplies
• Increase residents’ well-being and comfort by providing warm clothing, air conditioners, and/or heaters
• Promote healthy behaviors and lifestyles
• Provide caregiver support

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.

Eligibility:

• Eligible organizations must be a 501(c)(3) public charity, unit of government, or educational institution
• New or emerging groups that do not have nonprofit status may apply if they have an established nonprofit organization as a fiscal sponsor
• Although proposals must directly relate to the healthcare and well-being needs of Jefferson County residents, organizations do not have to reside in Jefferson County in order to be eligible to apply.

Ineligibility:

• Grants to individuals. We are restricted by law and therefore unable to provide grants directly to individuals.
• Projects that have explicit religious content, express a particular religious view, or advance a religious purpose
• Debt retirement or budget deficits
• Endowment funds or general fundraising campaigns
• Capital improvements