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SNE ITuesday 10/27/09, 3pm EDT

P-r??? Information Session

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Safety-net Enhancement InitiativePre-proposal Information Session

Tuesday, October 27, 3:00 pm EDT

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The Kresge Foundation

• A $2.8 billion private national foundation that seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations

• Six fields of interest:– Health– Environment– Community Development– Arts and Culture– Education– Human Services

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Our Values Criteria

• Creating opportunity• Community impact• Institutional transformation• Risk• Environmental conservation• Innovation• Collaboration• Underserved geography• Diversity

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Health Program – Primary Areas of Concern

• Underserved geography• Diversity• Community impact• Collaboration• Innovation• Environmental conservation

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Health Program – Grant Opportunities

• Healthy Environments• Caring Communities

– Safety-net Enhancement Initiative

• Emerging and Promising Practices

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• Moves beyond medical model• Addresses social and environmental

determinants of health• Engages collaboratively with other sectors

and support systems

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• Overarching goal:– To demonstrate collaborative models to address

health disparities

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Collaboration Model

Community Health

Centers

Community HealthLeadership Engagement

Policy

Impact Health Disparities

PublicHospitals

Public Health

Departments

SocialSupport

SocialSupport

SocialSupport

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Three Phases of the Initiative

• Planning Phase• Demonstration Phase• Dissemination Phase

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Planning Phase

• Competitive process• Capacity of lead agency• Engagement strategies • Clear understanding of context

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Planning Phase

• Focus on reducing health disparity• Opportunities to leverage previous work

and resources• Community defined health priorities • Clear, organized and reasonable process

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Planning Phase

• Applications due:

November 16th, 9:00pm EST

Firm Deadline

• Online applications only• Full proposal–not Letter of Inquiry

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Planning Phase

Online application guidelines on Web site: www.kresge.org

• Health Program• Caring Communities

• Safety-net Enhancement Initiative

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Planning Phase

• Application consists of:– Cover sheet– Cover letter– Proposal narrative (15 pages max)– Budget

• E-mail confirmation sent

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Planning Phase

• Review process• 10-12 finalists selected• Award notification after December Trustee

meeting• Funding available after the first of the year• Site visits and information sessions

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Demonstration Phase

• Demonstration phase applications due September 2010

• Expect to support 7-10 final projects depending on resources

• Questions: info@kresge.org

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