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Welcome!

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Health Fund staff on today’s call

Kim Moore, President

Jeff Gamber,Technology Mgr.

Virginia Elliott,VP for Programs

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• Established in 1986

• Located in Hutchinson

• Approximately $70 million in assets

• Awards grants of over $3 million a year

• Grants limited to Kansas

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Focus Areas for Funding

• Oral Health

• Access to health care

• Healthy lifestyles focused on nutrition and physical activity

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Innovation Funding

• Started in 2007

• 102 Letters of Intent received requesting $4,954,663

• 17 grants awarded totaling $743,098

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Intent of Funding

• Impact focus area

• Attract new resources

• Try new approach

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Eligible Organizations

• 501(c)(3) non-profits

• Governmental entities

• Some tax-exempt professional organizations for public benefit projects

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Favorable Factors

• Innovation

• Evidence-based

• Secondary benefits

• Broad support

• Service in central and western Kansas

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Size of Request

• Expect to average around $50,000

• $500,000 total fund

• Plan to award 10 grants

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Length of Grants

• Up to three years

• Does not affect amount of grant

• No expectation of renewing grant

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Eligible Expenses

• Generally open to all categories

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Ineligible Expenses

• Contribution to a capital campaign

• Health care professional recruitment package

• General organizational capacity building

• Indirect expenses exceeding 10%

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Application Process

• Use our online form to submit your Letter Of Intent electronically

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Starting Your Online LOI

• Start page: http://www.healthfund.org/innoloi/innostart.php

• Choose login and password– Strongly recommend using your email address as a

login name. Please don’t include spaces in your login or password.

– Please write down your login name and password and keep them handy – you’ll need them later!

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Navigating the LOI

• All information on one page; scroll to view• One section editable at a time• “Save and Continue” will save and take you to

next item below• Click an “Edit this section” link if you want to

answer out of order• Be sure to save any changes *before* clicking a

different section link or leaving the page.

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Submitting Completed LOI

• Click “Check over and submit…” link near top of LOI page

• Proofread your LOI for accuracy and completeness• Use “Edit this section” links if changes are needed.• Print a copy for your records!! • When ready, check the signature box at the bottom and

click “Transmit Now”• You should see a confirmation page and receive an

automatic confirmation email from the system upon submitting. If not, please contact us to verify submission status.

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Narrative 1

Provide the overall goal(s), objectives, and strategies for the project to demonstrate the logic model or theory of change involved.

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Narrative 2

Describe the proposed project’s organization and operations (who, what, when, where and how).

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Narrative 3

Explain why you believe the proposed project qualifies for innovation funding.

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Narrative 4

Provide a concise statement of the anticipated outcomes or results at the end of the project period, including how you will measure them.

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Narrative 5

Describe any secondary benefits (positive results beyond immediate services delivered) expected from the project.

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Narrative 6

Describe the relevant qualifications of those expecting to direct the proposed project and the capacity of the applicant organization to successfully manage the proposed project.

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Narrative 7

If additional funding beyond the requested grant amount is needed for this project, please indicate from what sources you anticipate securing the additional funding.

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Narrative 8

Explain in general how requested funds would be used. If readily available, include rough approximations of where funds would be allocated.

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Timeline

• April 7—Letter of Intent due

• May 26—Invitation for proposal

• July 7—Proposals due

• September 15—Decision

• November 1—March 1—Project Start

• November 10—March 10 First Payment

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Questions?

• Kim Moore (kmoore@healthfund.org)

• Virginia Elliott (velliott@healthfund.org)

• Jeff Gamber (jgamber@healthfund.org)

• www.healthfund.org

• 800-369-7191

• 662-8586 in Hutchinson