Children's Health Small Grants Program

The Children's Health Small Grants Program, established by the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation, seeks to enhance the health of Maine's underserved children. Since 2007, the foundation has focused on diverse health initiatives, awarding grants between $3,000 and $15,000. The program supports innovative projects that demonstrate a strong track record and aim to improve health outcomes for low-income populations, excluding oral health proposals. The foundation prioritizes organizations with budgets under $5 million.

Advancing the Health of Maine's Children
Since it was established in 2007, the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation (SHDF) has focused on improving the health of Maine’s children. Since its inception, the Foundation has been especially interested in improving the oral health of young children. We currently fund the Partnership for Children’s Oral Health, a large-scale, statewide network of stakeholders seeking to improve children’s oral health in Maine. The Foundation also operates a small grants program to improve children’s overall health.
Championed by Patricia Klingenstein, the Foundation operates a small grants program to promote areas of Maine children’s health other than oral health. Each year, it awards individual grants ranging from $3,000 to $15,000 to organizations that focus on the health needs of Maine’s underserved, low-income children.
Almost all forms of grants will be considered (e.g., program grants, capacity building grants, challenge grants, matching grants). Successful applicants typically have strong track records and take approaches that are creative but well grounded (e.g., in data, theory, best practices, evaluation methods). In general, the Foundation looks for proposals that address Maine’s poorest and most underserved populations (e.g., low-income, rural).

Eligibility

Projects/programs must advance Maine children’s health.Successful applicants typically have strong track records and take approaches that are creative but well grounded (e.g., in data, theory, best practices, evaluation methods, etc.).Organizations that received funding in the past, must wait 2-years before reapplying. If an organization receives funding in 2021, they must sit out 2 grant cycles and can reapply in 2024.

Ineligibility

As a rule, the Foundation would not expect to make capital grants (e.g., funding for building, etc.), or grants to individuals.The Foundation will not accept oral health Small Grant proposals.