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The federal government, state, county and city governments, as well as private and corporate foundations all award child health care grants. When searching the Internet for child health care grants search for “health care grants” or “children/youth services grants.” These key phrases will produce more results than “child health care grants.”
One of the best sources to learn about federal child health care grants is www.grants.gov. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the managing partner for the Grants.gov Program, an E-Government initiative focused on improving access to government services via the Internet. There are 26 federal grant-making agencies listed on this website with hyperlinks to numerous opportunities for grants. Applications to apply for child health care grants are often available on line. One of the best single sites for learning about all federal grants is www.fedgrants.gov. Anyone can sign up to receive daily e-mails announcing federal grant opportunities for free.
State government agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, also award child health care grants. Go to your official state website and look for “funding opportunities.” If there is no such link, then go to specific agencies within your state government to see what grant opportunities might be available.
The Foundation Directory Online provides access to a vast database of private and corporate foundations for as little as $19.95 per month at http://fdncenter.org. Enter your state into the geographic focus search field to retrieve all U.S. foundations that make grants in your state and enter “health care” and “children/youth services in the field of interest to retrieve all U.S. foundations that give child health care grants. Additional research is required to narrow the possibilities to the most appropriate funding prospects:
Some of the largest foundations that give child health care grants include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Starr Foundation, W.K Kellogg Foundation, California Endowment, Open Society Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, New York Community Trust and the Kresge Foundation. Total giving by these foundations is more than three billion dollars, with the Gates Foundation taking the lead at $1,182,826,639 and the rest giving between one and four million. The largest percentage of child health care grants are awarded to non-profit organizations, health care agencies, colleges and universities, local government agencies, tribal institutions, and schools. For profit organizations are generally not eligible for child health care grants unless they are conducting research.
Each child health care agency that attends a U.S.G.G. workshop receives a list of 10-100 potential prospects for child health care grants in their geographic area. Past U.S.G.G. workshop participants have included individuals from hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers for children with special needs, home health care agencies, health care organizations, public health departments, state agencies, emergency medical service organizations, mental health agencies and FQHC’s. Representatives from organizations such as the University of Texas, Gateway Community Health Center, Mercy Medical Flight, First United Methodist Church, Head Start, San Juan Nursing Home, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Cancer Society, Texas Department of Public Safety, Valley AIDS Council, Christus, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society who attended U.S.G.G. workshops have all written glowing evaluations for the training received toward writing better health care grant proposals.
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