Strategic Initiatives Program (SIP) grants are intended to stimulate positive changes in major health and wellness issues that affect Howard Countians. Issues identified result from The Horizon Foundation's strategic planning process and target specific needs for each identified priority. Awards may fund activities that include organization stability improvement, program development, pilot programs, capacity building, planning grants, strategic collaboration, infrastructure or IT technology.

Application Process

Projects should be planned for a specific time frame (e.g., typically one year).  The Horizon Foundation does not typically fund general operating support through this program and will not consider requests that supplant other funding sources.

• Promoting community health and wellness by improving physical activity, healthful eating and other positive lifestyle changes
• Increasing the efficiency/effectiveness of human service organizations
• Expanding the capacity of human service delivery through joint agency planning and services integration
• Increasing human service provision in southeast Howard County
• Improving health and wellness by addressing the needs for “at risk” populations 

PROCESS FOR SEEKING FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM:

An applicant’s initial approach to the Foundation for a Strategic Initiatives Program grant must be through a Letter of Intent with an attached Cover Sheet.  If the organization’s Letter of Intent is accepted, a full proposal will be invited.  The Foundation will not consider unsolicited proposals.

Schedule

Foundation Sends Requests for Letters of Intent:	June 9, 2010
Letter of Intent Due:	June 30, 2010 by 4:30 p.m.
Foundation Sends Requests for Full Proposals:	July 21, 2010
Full Proposals Due:	September 15, 2010 by 4:30 p.m.
Grant Award Notification:	December, 2010

For Letter of Intent grant submission guidlines please Click Here.

Should you have questions about the Strategic Initiatives Program, please contact Rosimar Meléndez, Senior Program Officer, at the Foundation office at 410-715-0311 or via email.

The Horizon Foundation's Community Health Issues Program (CHIP) grant program responds to the health and wellness needs of the Howard County community.  Community health and wellness has many dimensions.  Through CHIP funding, we seek your help in addressing them.

In order to permit maximum flexibility, the guidelines for the CHIP program are deliberately broad.  Projects should be planned for a specific timeframe (e.g., one year, eighteen months, etc.).  The Horizon Foundation does not typically fund general operating support through this program and will not consider requests that supplant other funding sources. 

We are interested in focused proposals in any of the following areas:

1. Projects aimed at improving community health and wellness in Howard County;

2. Projects designed to plan or test improved service delivery approaches;

3. Projects or activities intended to improve the sustainability of community based activities;

4. Programs to enhance the health and wellness of specific populations.

PROCESS FOR SEEKING FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM:

An applicant’s initial approach to the Foundation for a Community Health Issues Program grant must be through a Letter of Intent with an attached Cover Sheet.  If the organization’s Letter of Intent is accepted, a full proposal will be invited.  The Foundation will not consider unsolicited proposals for this grant program.

Schedule

Letter of Intent Submission:	SUBMISSIONS WERE DUE by 4:30 PM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Invited Proposals Due:	Received at the Horizon Foundation Office by 4:30 PM, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Awards Made:	June, 2010

Should you have questions about the Community Health Issues Program, please contact the Foundation office at 410-715-0311.

Awards for the 2009 cycle were made in June 2009. Click here to see the list of recipients.