Quest Diagnostics Foundation: Priority Community Programs Grant

The Quest Diagnostics Foundation is funding Priority Community Programs in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, aimed at improving health outcomes through coalition-driven solutions. This initiative focuses on chronic cardiometabolic conditions and maternal/child health, encouraging multi-sector collaborations and alignment with Community Health Needs Assessments. The foundation offers funding ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000 annually for 1 to 2 years, seeking applicants that demonstrate robust community partnerships and effective use of diagnostic resources.

Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts has been identified as the next community for intentional Foundation funding to advance coalition and community-driven solutions to improve health.
This funding opportunity builds on best practices and lessons learned in other communities.
Program expectations
Foundation applicants are expected to demonstrate the capacity to implement and evaluate community-driven and community-led solutions to meaningfully impact health outcomes with a focus on chronic cardiometabolic conditions and maternal/child health.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to:

• Apply as part of multi-sector coalitions, teams, or partnerships, and
• Articulate alignment of efforts to the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

The applicant is expected to describe intended outcomes of the proposed initiatives and illustrate the capacity to leverage local resources and partnerships to sustain program implementation and evaluation efforts.
Example outcomes
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Community-clinical linkages - Novel approaches to delivering and coordinating sustainable healthcare and supportive community services for chronic cardiometabolic conditions (eg, diabetes, CVD, hypertension) and maternal/child health. Types of interventions could include care coordination via community health workers (CHW), promotoras or doulas, telehealth, and mobile care.Increased use of diagnostic testing and screening - Leveraging the value of no-cost testing through Quest Diagnostics to support grant-related activities and increasing patient engagement and activation through health educationSocial drivers of health - Efforts that emphasize the importance of social drivers of health (eg, food security, transportation) that lead to improved clinical and community health, and aligned with the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).
Funding
Estimated funding range - $100,000 to $1,000,000 per yearEstimated period of performance - 1 to 2 years

Eligibility

Applicants must be a recognized tax-exempt organization as defined by the IRS, public charity, or US governmental organization (eg, federally qualified health centers, public schools, universities, public hospitals, public health departments, etc).Applicants may be a national nonprofit organization but must include community-based organizations located in the target geographies.To be eligible for this funding opportunity, applicants must demonstrate alignment of efforts to the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). To be selected, applicants must:Illustrate active, meaningful and productive community partnerships and collaboration (letters of support, shared staffing arrangements)Articulate how proposed grant activities could leverage no-cost diagnostic screening and testing resources (where appropriate)Describe the proposed activities and key performance indicators that will be evaluated for impact on community-level health outcomes for selected area(s) of focus, including the key performance metrics to be used in the evaluation. Also describe how you developed these proposed activities, key performance indicators, and key performance metricsExecute and manage data use agreements among partners to share, report and analyze appropriate data

Ineligibility

The Foundation will not consider or respond to requests for:Corporate events or sponsorships. This includes fundraising events, such as concerts, sporting events, annual appeals or membership drives and benefit dinners or galasGeographic areas outside of the prioritized communities.
Individuals (including travel support for individuals to attend meetings or conferences)For-profit organizations
Political organizations, campaigns, and activities
Fraternal or labor organizations and activities organizations that have not certified in their application to a Non-Discrimination Certification regarding legally protected classificationsCapital campaigns, including new construction, renovation of facilities, and endowmentsUnrestricted general operating support
Media Products and Projects – such as radio, TV, film, webcasts – that are not part of a specific project or programMeetings, symposia or conferences that do not have or are not associated with long-term program objectivesPayment of staff salaries not aligned with a specific project or program