HAF: Impact Grants (Formerly Innovation Grant)

The Hemophilia Alliance Foundation's Impact Grants aim to support organizations enhancing services for individuals with inherited bleeding disorders. Since its inception in 2009, the foundation has awarded over $6.6 million, enabling innovative projects that expand capacity and collaboration. Eligible applicants include local organizations and federally-funded treatment centers, emphasizing creativity in project proposals. Priority will be given to initiatives that address unserved populations and foster educational advancements in the community.

In 2013, the grants committee of The Hemophilia Alliance, was incorporated as the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
The first grants awarded in 2009 totaled $250,000. Since 2009, the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation has granted more than $6,680,000. In 2021, the grant awards totaled $779,318.
Purpose of Grants
Specifically, the purpose of the Impact Grants is to enable eligible organizations to achieve their mission by offering new or expanded services to their patient/family population with inherited bleeding and clotting disorders or to offer services to currently unserved or underserved populations. Collaborative, larger-scale projects are encouraged. Special credit will be given to grant applications that are creative and innovative.
Examples of Projects
The following are some examples of project grants that serve the heritable bleeding/thrombotic disorders community:

• The following are some examples of project grants that serve the heritable bleeding/clotting disorders community:
• Developing educational materials to improve consumer, family, or staff knowledge.

Developed materials should contain an acknowledgement of the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation as the source of funds. Creative approaches to larger scale patient education projects, including the development of regional and shared programs that include the proposed curriculum, objectives, timeframe, etc. Collaborative projects are encouraged.
NOTE: You will be expected to let other eligible organizations copy and use newly developed materials with appropriate credit to the developer.

Eligibility

Types of Applicant Organizations
Grant applications currently are accepted from the following tax-exempt organizations serving the U.S. based inherited bleeding disorders community:Local consumer-led organizations exclusively serving persons with inherited bleeding and thrombotic disorders.Federally-funded Hemophilia Treatment Centers serving persons with inherited bleeding and clotting disorders.The 8 Maternal & Child Health Bureau and CDC federally-designated and federally-funded regional hemophilia core centers.National organizations exclusively focused on persons with inherited bleeding and clotting disorders. Although the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation is not eligible for funding, its national chapters are eligible.
Criteria for Consideration
To be considered for funding, an organization must meet ALL of the following criteria:
It is not delinquent at the time of the grant submission for any outstanding previous HAF six-month or final grant reports. It has no outstanding unreturned unspent funds from previous HAF grants that were not returned as requested. If in doubt, please contact usIt has submitted the grant application by the deadline, COMPLETE WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS.The project or service it describes is within HAF’s guidelines.
Personnel Costs Allowed
Salaries for existing staff personnel for time spent on grant-related activities are allowable up to 25% of the total grant amount.
Contracted Services, Consultants, and Speakers
Expenses incurred for the temporary contracting of services of individuals hired for the exclusive purposes of grant activities, consultants, and speakers are allowable. These individuals are NOT considered personnel. The cost of these contracted services will not count toward the maximum personnel costs allowed. However, the temporary nature of these duties must be made clear in the application. These individuals may include:

• Data entry person to enter file information into a new digital system
• Consultant to lead a planning process or to develop a website
• Speaker at a meeting or conference

Ineligibility

Grant funds will not be awarded for the following costs:Administrative or over head may not exceed 8% of budgetBasic, laboratory research, or related equipmentUnderwriting or sponsorship of fundraising eventsConstruction costsRecurring costs, such as:office rent and utilitiesmonthly phone bills for the applicant organizationSalaries of staff not related to the grant application