Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Grants will be made available to 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States. This funding mechanism is open to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander led local non-profit community based organizations serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islander communities. ["AA and NHOPI led” is defined as organizations where at least 51% of the control and decision-making power rests with AA’s and/or NHOPI’s. For instance, having a governing body or Board of Directors that is comprised of at least 51% AA’s and/or NHOPI’s. Applicants must serve AA populations and/or NHOPI populations, but are not required to serve both for the purposes of this program.]
Characteristics of applicants include a demonstrated:
- Focus on vulnerable AA and NHOPI populations;
- Experience with or a clear interest in advocating for public and marketplace policies that impact the health of vulnerable AA and NHOPI populations;
- Deep understanding of cultural assets and approaches related to health-related interventions with vulnerable AA and NHOPI populations;
- Engagement in community capacity building through collaborative efforts with community partners;
- Having positive relationships and credibility in AA and NHOPI communities; and
- Experience in health programming is preferred, but not required.
Vulnerable Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are considered to be those who have limited access to health services and resources due to cultural and language barriers, are in lower socioeconomic strata, or do not have adequate health insurance coverage. This includes, but is not limited to, emerging and/or isolated communities throughout the U.S. that are recently arrived, undocumented, discriminated against, part of a geographically emerging community, economically vulnerable, etc.
The Kellogg Foundation seeks one Letter of Intent per applicant community. Letters of Intent will be evaluated on the following selection criteria:
- Working knowledge of the community;
- Proposed project and capacity building work that is innovative/new and appropriate to local community (the proposed work can complement or leverage established or existing work);
- Proposed work that builds upon and significantly strengthens existing and available organizational, collaborative, and community resources and capitalizes on cultural assets and approaches;
- The rationale and quality of the proposed strategies and interventions to address identified health need(s) and the capability of achieving stated goals;
- Capacity (or planned capacity) for local policy and systems change strategies (i.e., ability to develop and implement health policy campaigns);
- Demonstration that the existing or new collaborative will engage diverse groups and organizations, including groups who are disproportionately affected, in a meaningful manner;
- Capacity to function and serve as part of a learning community; and
- Use of evaluation as a management tool for current and future activities of the lead organization and the community collaboratives.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek matching funds (i.e., external funding) that can be used to leverage and bolster the work that will be supported by the Kellogg Foundation. Obtaining matching cash investments is viewed as an opportunity for applicants to challenge potential donors to contribute cash to worthwhile health projects and is also a sustainability strategy. However, applicants should note that matching funds are not a requirement for this grant program.
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