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2017 MENTAL HEALTH RFP
2017 MENTAL HEALTH RFP
Mission To eliminate barriers and promote quality
health for the uninsured and underserved
ABOUT HCF MISSION & VISION
Vision Healthy people in
healthy communi8es
ABOUT HCF SERVICE AREA
Established by the Missouri State A=orney General in 2002.
KANSAS Allen County Johnson County Wyando=e County MISSOURI Cass County Jackson County Lafaye=e County Kansas City, Missouri (including por8ons of Clay and Pla=e coun8es)
ABOUT HCF YEARLY GRANTMAKING
Grant Distribu8on $20M
ABOUT HCF PAST GRANTMAKING
Since incep8on, HCF has awarded approximately:
400+ 2,200 $238M ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED NUMBER OF GRANTS DOLLAR AMOUNT
WHAT WE FUND
Supports the implementa8on of service delivery
models for physical and oral health
SAFETY NET HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Support environments and policies for healthy ea8ng, ac8ve living and tobacco use
preven8on
WHAT WE FUND MENTAL HEALTH
Provide support, treatment, preven8on
and advocacy for mental health and family violence
Le=ers of Intent Deadline
March 15, 2017 Full Proposal Deadline
April 19, 2017 HCF Board Review/Approval
August 23, 2017 All Deadlines 12:00 p.m. (noon)
$4.25 Million AVAILABLE Grants will be awarded for a period of up to two years
WHO CAN APPLY
MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATION PROCESS
WHAT WE FUND MENTAL HEALTH Requests should employ at least one of the three strategies to improve mental/behavioral health outcomes.
STRATEGIES Support the
advancement, efficiency, and sustainability of organiza8ons and
systems providing care
Promote policies, prac8ces and technology
that increase access
Encourage a con8nuum of services using best prac8ces that improve wellness outcomes
WHO CAN APPLY
! Nonprofit or governmental agencies that work and/or serve uninsured and underserved within HCF’s service area
! Demonstrate capacity, financially sound accoun8ng
REVIEW PROCESS
Internal Review Process
External Reviews
Reviewer-‐ Directed Follow-‐Up
Board Approval
Awards Announced
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Diversity is a fundamental element of social jus8ce and integral to our mission.
" Diversity encompasses both differences in the a=ributes of individuals and of organiza8ons:
" Individuals… such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orienta8on, physical ability, religion and socioeconomic status
" organiza8ons… such as size, years of opera8on and loca8on within our service area
" Grantees will be required to affirm that it will not discriminate:
" ...on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, na8onal origin, age, disability, sexual orienta8on or veteran status, either in employment pracPce or in policies and procedures concerning access to services.
Grantee Organiza8on
Provides all services to clients
regardless of…
Promotes staff regardless of…
Does not restrict
membership to the Board of
Directors based on…
Hires staff regardless of…
…gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, na8onal origin, age, disability, sexual
orienta8on, gender iden8ty or veteran
status.
APPLICATION PROCESS STAGE 1 AND 2
STAGE 1: LETTER OF INTENT STAGE 2: FULL PROPOSAL
2
1
When possible, please do not use a PDF file.
What’s the difference?
LeRer of Commitment:
LeRer of Support:
Required Op8onal Specific role From en88es that would be
affected by your RFP
Grant proceeds More than eight is cumbersome
Note: In-‐kind resources also require a Le=er of Commitment
SUPPORT SERVICES
GrantwriPng Technical Assistance
HCF offers technical assistance to nonprofit organiza8ons with annual budgets under $500,000 for both Applicant Defined Grant and Founda8on Defined Grant requests. For more informa8on, contact Andres Dominguez at [email protected] or by calling (816) 241-‐7006.
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SUPPORT SERVICES
Fiscal Agents HCF connects nonprofit grantees who do not have an annual audit with fiscal agents. For more informa8on, contact your program officer or call 816-‐241-‐7006.
SUPPORT SERVICES
Grant Review HCF invites prospec8ve applicants to visit our office to review previously funded proposals. If you are interested in reading successful grants, please contact HCF to set up an appointment.
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SUPPORT SERVICES
Feedback Sessions HCF invites applicants who were not awarded funding to receive feedback from the program officer(s) who reviewed their request.
Conducted in person or over the phone.
Please contact our office.
Contact HCF within 6 months of receiving
the declina8on.
HCF HELPFUL RESOURCES KCHealthMatters.org
! Explore data ! See how we compare ! Tools and resources
HCF HELPFUL RESOURCES
HCFGKC.ORG ! View all funded projects ! Download reports ! Download grant applica8on checklist & reviewer 8ps
! Get answers on our FAQ page ! Visit the mental health resource page
! Sign up for e-‐newsle=ers Follow us on social media at /hcfgkc
CONTACT US
! Main line
816.241.7006 ! All staff email addresses and phone numbers available at
hcfgkc.org
! Mental Health Program Officer
Donna Bushur [email protected]
! Mental Health Program Officer
Shannon Morris [email protected]
