LANCASTER – Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley is accepting 2016 community grant inquiry applications, from Monday, Feb. 8 to Monday, Feb. 29, at 2 p.m., the company announced.
Kaiser’s Community Benefit Grant Program responds to grant requests from nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.
In 2015, the program awarded more than $139,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofit organizations.
A limited number of grants will be awarded this year to local nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies that address critical needs in at least one of the following areas:
- Access to health care and health insurance.
- Chronic disease prevention, education.
- Obesity and overweight prevention and reduction.
Potential grant recipients must:
- Be a nonprofit organization or a local, state, or federal government agency operating for a public purpose.
- Provide services within the Antelope Valley.
- Provide services to disadvantaged and/or underserved populations.
Address critical public health needs in the community.
Have submitted evaluation reports for all historical grants
Potentials applicants can learn more about the grant process by contacting Amy Wiese at Amy.C.Wiese@kp.org by Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Eligibility requirements, funding priorities and frequently asked questions can be accessed at http://community.kp.org/panoramacity.
[Information via news release from Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley.]
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