GRANT REVIEW A committee of volunteer grant reviewers and Medica Foundation staff review proposals. The Grant Review Committee is comprised of leaders from across Medica and each person brings a different area of expertise. This skill and knowledge diversity increases the rigor of grant review and also ensures key decision makers within the organization are knowledgeable of the most pressing health needs in our service area. The committee uses a scoring methodology that informs committee discussion and decision-making. Submitting a Full Proposal We use a two-step application process for Behavioral Health, Early Childhood Health, and Strategic Initiative grants. The committee reviews the applications to determine which proposals move forward in the process. The application for these funding areas is not a letter of intent or a concept paper and is fairly detailed. See medicafoundation.org for documents and forms required for your proposal. If you are selected to submit a full proposal, we will email you with instructions. We require applicants to use the Medica Foundation’s budget template to expedite grant review. If your application is selected to submit a full proposal, a site visit will occur with Medica Foundation volunteers and/or staff. We make every effort to do these in person; however, depending on the
situation or location of your organization, a phone call may be used instead. In 2020, an average of 37 percent of initial grant applicants were invited to submit a full proposal. Nearly 82 percent of the applicants invited to submit a full proposal were awarded funds. The Rural Health grant application is a shorter, one-step process intended to limit resources needed to complete the application. We have scaled this application to an appropriate length based on the amount of funding provided. In 2020, 55 percent of Rural Health applicants received a grant.
As a reference, the following chart illustrates the competitiveness of our funding last year:
Early Childhood Health
Behavioral Health
Rural Health
2020
Totals
Initial Applications Received
61
47
109
217
Full Proposals Invited
16
23
N/A
39
Grant Awards
13
19
60
92
2021 GRANT SCHEDULE Open Request For Proposals (RFP) — Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
Behavioral Health
Early Childhood Health
Rural Health
Strategic Initiatives
Maximum Grant Award
$50,000
$25,000
$5,000
$200,000
Initial Applications Accepted
February 1 - April 2
February 1 - April 30
July 1 - August 27
February 15 - April 30
Invitations Extended to Finalist Applicants
Early June
Late July
N/A — One-Step Application
Mid August
Presentations — Early September
Full Proposals Due
July 23
August 27
N/A — One-Step Application
Grant Award Announcements
Late September
Mid October
Mid December
Mid October
Grant Period Begins / Funding Released
October 2021 - January 2022 November 2021 - January 2022
January 2022
TBD
Proposals By Invitation Only — Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa Applications will be requested and funded on a rolling basis throughout the year.
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