Greene County Rural Health Network: Mini-Grants

The Greene County Rural Health Network offers mini-grants of up to $1,500 to organizations aiming to improve local health outcomes. The program prioritizes initiatives focused on weight loss, nutrition, exercise, mental health, and diabetes management. Eligible applicants include for-profit and non-profit entities serving Greene County residents. Funds can support one-time events or ongoing activities, but cannot be used for advertising in brochures. Proposals aligning with these priorities will be favored, although other initiatives are welcome.

Purpose
To help organizations promote programs that support the Network’s mission to improve the health status of Greene County residents. We will give preference to proposals that are consistent with our current program priorities such as:

• weight-loss, good nutrition or exercise
• alcohol and drug abuse prevention
• improved mental health
• prevention and improved management of diabetes
• improved compliance with health screening guidelines for breast cancer
• Applicants are welcome, however, to submit proposals other than the aforementioned preferences.
• Amount of Each Award: A cap of $1,500 per award.

Eligibility

Recipient Type: for-profit & not-for-profit corporations or unincorporated associations with a tax ID; no government entities.; must be for Greene County Beneficiaries “Only”Funds can be used for a one-time event or an on-going activity.Pre- and Post-funding – we will provide an award to an organization either before (pre-) it has expended any of its own money due to its own fiscal limitations OR we can fund an organization after (post-) it has expended its own money. If an organization was awarded funds this year, it is eligible for an award in this new cycle IF it has expended its previously awarded funds by the end of this year and has submitted all the necessary receipts and a brief report.

Ineligibility

Funds cannot be used for buying an ad in a brochure or booklet.