Hawaii Chapter Seeks Applications for 2010 Chapter Community Grants
The March of Dimes Hawaii Chapter announces the availability of project funding through its Community Grants Program. The Community Grants Program is intended to provide funding to stimulate institutionalization or enhancement of a service or procedure benefiting women of childbearing age, pregnant women and infants.
Based on analysis of community need and the mission of the March of Dimes of improving the heath of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality - the Chapter has identified three funding priorities.
Applications should address one of these three priorities areas:
1. Providing or enhancing preconception health education and/or services. For a list of 14 specific risk areas, go to http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/19695.asp. For more information, see the National Preconception Curriculum and Resources Guide for Clinicians at www.mombaby.org/beforeandbeyond/
2. Providing or enhancing risk reduction education and/or services for pregnant women. Risk reduction projects include, but are not limited to:
• Providing smoking cessation services. Preference will be given to prenatal health education and information/referral services that utilize the "5 A's" counseling approach. For more information, go to www.acog.org/from_home/departments/smoking/smokingslides.ppt
• Increasing health education and information/referral services available to pregnant women who use alcohol or other drugs.
• Focusing on quality improvement programs that address late preterm birth through systems that ensure compliance with ACOG guidelines regarding elective labor inductions and c-sections performed prior to 39 weeks.
3. Implementing disparity-related community programs that aim to decrease racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes. This may include March of Dimes programs like Stork’s Nest®, Project Alpha and Becoming a Mom/Comenzando bien®.
Applications may request funds to support a single or short-term event (such as a staff training or community awareness activity) or to develop and/or pilot test a project/program intended for long-term implementation.
Priority will be given to projects that meet one or more of the following criteria: a) help reduce disparities in premature birth; b) are evidenced-based; c) include measurable outcomes. Projects may focus on consumers and/or health care providers, unless otherwise specified in the guidelines. The March of Dimes does not fund billable health care provider services.
Application Guidelines and Required Forms:
Application Guidelines for the Hawaii Chapter's 2010 Community Grants (PDF)
Cover Sheet Form (Word)
Application Objectives and Methods/Activities Form (Word)
Budget Form (Excel)
Supplemental Materials:
Hawaii Chapter Community Grant Priority Funding Areas (PDF)
Proposal Selection Criteria (PDF)
“Project Planning and Evaluation in Five Easy Steps” (PDF)
Information on writing “SMART” objectives (PDF)
Sample of the March of Dimes Chapter Grant Agreement (PDF)
March of Dimes Policy on Child Care (PDF)
|
