Funded By: The Foundation Center
Deadline: June 30, 2005
Summary: Local Initiative Funding Partners, a partnership
program between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grant
makers, supports innovative,
community-based projects designed to improve the health and healthcare
for society's most vulnerable people.
To be eligible for this program, projects must offer collaborative,
community-based services that are new and innovative. Significant
program expansions — such
as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations — may
also be considered. LIFP matching grants may not be used for the operation
of
existing programs.
Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations
that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code and
are not classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a).
Projects must be nominated by a local grant maker interested in participating
as one of the funding partners. Local funders must be willing to
work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching
funds
throughout the grant period. Funders may include independent and
private foundations,
family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.
Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated
to support
the proposed project.
Up to $6 million is available for the 2006 grant cycle, in which
up to eighteen matching grants of $100,000 to $500,000 (per project)
will
be
awarded.
Visit the LIFP Web site for complete program information, application
procedures, and details on conference calls for applicants interested
in submitting brief
proposals.
For additional information:
http://www.lifp.org/