NHCHF: Health and Dental Insurance Coverage and Enrollment Funding Priority Grant

NHCHF: Health and Dental Insurance Coverage and Enrollment Funding Priority Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation
Amount: Up to US $20,000
Last Updated: April 01, 2026

Summary

The New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation offers funding for health and dental insurance coverage aimed at supporting nonprofit organizations that assist children up to age five and their families. This grant prioritizes responsive and directed funding to enhance general operating support for eligible entities. Applications are accepted biannually, with a shift towards one-year funding awards starting in 2024. Ineligible uses include biomedical research and capital campaigns.

Overview

NOTE: Before applying, please contact Program Director. Our Approach to Funding New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation concentrates funding in five priority areas and employs both Directed (by invitation only) and Responsive (in response to proposals) grantmaking. Our Responsive grant awards are made for General Operating Support for the day-to-day work of organizations aligned with one of our other priorities and strategies listed below. Our Responsive grants are made twice each year. Health and Dental Insurance Coverage and Enrollment Priority New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation awards grants to support nonprofit organizations, coalitions, and other tax exempt entities that advance our funding priorities and strategies. Our priority populations are children up to age five and their families. Funding category:Responsive and DirectedStrategies:The Foundation is funding this priority area through both responsive and directed grantmaking.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Entities eligible to apply for grant funding:Tax-exempt organizations under any part of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code State or local government agencies or a unit of government Grassroots organizations, collaboratives or coalitions that do not hold an IRS employer identification number (EIN) may apply under the auspices of a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor (fiscal sponsorship information is gathered in the Letter of Inquiry phase)Applicant organizations must be in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. We shifted our Responsive grantmaking from project-based to general operating support.Beginning in 2024, funding awards are limited to one year only.

Ineligibility

Multi-year requests will not be considered until further notice.Funding may not be used for:Biomedical research Capital campaigns Expenses already incurred Fundraising events Out of state projects that do not benefit New Hampshire Sectarian or religious programs Support for political activities, i.e. campaigns International travel expenses Organizations or projects that exclude or discriminate based on race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, national or ethnic origin