Jesse Parker Williams Foundation Grant

The Jesse Parker Williams Foundation Grant aims to foster a healthy metro-Atlanta region by supporting organizations that provide comprehensive health services for women and children in Clayton, Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties. The foundation focuses on improving access to quality healthcare, promoting healthy behaviors, and enhancing organizational capacity. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with a strong commitment to addressing social determinants of health, with an emphasis on measurable outcomes and community collaboration.

NOTE: The Foundation intends to administer two grant cycles with deadlines for submission of applications on February 15 and September 15. Applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year and will be considered during the next appropriate grant cycle.
Responsive Grantmaking
The Foundation considers funding requests that address programmatic or operating needs, organizational capacity building, and initiatives related to improving access to quality health care. The Foundation partners with organizations serving populations with limited financial resources in the five-county metropolitan Atlanta area (Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Clayton.) Proposals should address the following outcomes related to women and children::
Access – Improved access to high quality physical, oral and mental health services for low-income and under-resourced communities to achieve health equityHealthy Behaviors – Communities practice healthy behaviors to improve modifiable risk factors for physical, oral and mental health outcomesCapacity – Communities have increased capacity to provide access to high quality physical, oral and mental health servicesIntegrated Care – Increased coordination of behavioral health services in the primary care and school-based settings
Organizations should be prepared to:

• produce measurable results with the funding being requested,
• define groups who will benefit from services proposed, andexplain how the defined groups will
• benefit in quantifiable terms.
• Collaboration
• The Foundation may periodically engage in collaborative activities to share

collective impact on a specific issue. At the Foundation’s discretion, it will seek to collaborate with other funding partners to strategically align resources with others who share the Foundation’s commitment to improving health and expanding access to healthcare in the community. From time to time, the Foundation may consider supporting projects that include focused advocacy efforts and/or other strategies that attempt to address systemic challenges as part or all of a collaborative effort.

Eligibility

The following organizations may apply for a grant from Jesse Parker Williams Foundation:
Nonprofit organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, except those that are private foundations and non-functionally integrated “Type III” supporting organizations as defined by Section 509(a) of the IRS Code.Nonprofit organizations located within, or having programs focused within the five county (Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Clayton) Atlanta area.Nonprofit organizations, as described above, that are engaged in the following activities:Individual and population level health programming for women and children, with priority given to programs that also address the social determinants of health;Community-based and hospital-based services for women and children;Direct services for women and children that include physical, oral and/or mental health services, with priority given to integrated care models;Case management, patient navigation, and ancillary therapeutic services (such as health or nutrition education, weight management, fitness training, audiology, occupational, speech, or physical therapy, etc.) and custodial services (such as assisted living, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities) for women and children.Organizations willing to engage in peer exchange and dissemination of best practices regarding health services for women and children.

Ineligibility

The Foundation Does Not Fund:Direct grants to individuals;Sectarian religious activities;Direct political lobbying;Clinical research or trials;Treatment or research related to specific diseases;Endowment funds or capital campaigns;Event sponsorships;Camps.