The fall grant cycle deadline is approaching quickly for nonprofit organizations in the greater Quad Cities region interested in seeking funding from the newly organized Better Health Foundation.
Applicants have until Sunday, Oct. 15, to submit a completed online Letter of Inquiry (LOI) for consideration. Award criteria and instructions for applying can be found at www.the better health foundation.org.
The Better Health Foundation plans to award Capacity Building and Service Support grants in the range of $10,000 to $75,000 for programs and services aligned with the private foundation’s inaugural funding priorities: mental and behavioral health, risk reduction of obesity and diabetes, and maternal and child health.
The Better Health Foundation held its launch event on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Davenport.
The foundation is accepting requests from qualified 501(c)3 organizations in Cedar, Clinton, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott counties in Iowa, and Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside counties in Illinois.
For more information about applying, contact Elaine Schilling at eschilling@thebetterhealthfoundation.org or call the Better Health Foundation at (563) 383-6065.
The Better Health Foundation is mobilizing philanthropy to measurably improve community health for all the people of the nine-county greater Quad Cities Region. The organization is a private, independent foundation that seeks to engage members of its communities in improving their health and the health of their neighbors.
