Community Benefit Grant Program
Mission Hospital's Community Benefit Grant Program seeks to partner with community-based programs and organizations that share our focus of addressing identified health needs in our primary service areas of Buncombe and Madison Counties and the communities of our affiliates. Our Community Benefit Grant Program enables us to allocate funds in a way that allows for strong collaboration to leverage resources (financial, program, and/or human) with our identified partners. We welcome grant proposals that offer innovative approaches with measurable results that address the identified community health needs of Buncombe and Madison counties as outlined in their Community Health Needs Assessments. Visit the Buncombe County Department of Health website to review the 2010-2014 Buncombe County Community Health Assessment and our Community Benefit focus priorities. We will also continue to use the focus areas from the 2011 Madison County Health Needs Assessment.
General Information about Community Benefit Grant Funding Cycle
Mission Hospital's Community Benefit Committee is pleased to accept proposals that address one or more of health priorities identified in the most recent Community Health Assessments for our primary service areas of Buncombe and Madison Counties. Please review the following if you are interested in applying for funding for our 2013-2014 grant cycle.
Before beginning the application process
- Programs seeking funding should read the Request For Proposals document.
- Mission's Community Benefit Grant Program Application Process is now entirely online. To learn how to navigate GLM (Grant Lifecycle Manager), review the online tutorial.
- Google Chrome is highly recommended because it offers spell check and navigates the online software the best. Download Google Chrome.
Starting a Letter of Intent or Application
- Access the link to GLM to complete a Letter of Intent beginning February 15, 2012.
- Applications are accepted on an invitation-only basis after the Community Benefit Committee has reviewed Letters of Intent submitted online for the current grant cycle.
Other Important Information
- Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, educational institutions, or governmental organizations located within Mission Hospital's primary service area of Buncombe and Madison counties, as well as in the primary service areas of Mission's affiliates, are eligible to apply.
- Applicants who have been selected to participate in the RFP process and have submitted an application accordingly will be notified of the Community Benefit Committee's decision regarding funding by Oct 2012.
- Funds will be awarded for a one year period: Oct 2012 to Sep 2013.
- Funded organizations will be required to submit a mid-year and a final written report, describing progress toward project goals and outcomes achieved within 45 days of the end of the full grant period. Committee members may also make site visits during the funded period to obtain additional information, as needed.
If you have questions about our funding process please contact Megan Geiger at (828)-213-5795 or megan.geiger@msj.org.
