How much funding does Responsive Funding provide?

Responsive Funding provides $1,000 - $15,000 per year in funding.

When is the deadline for Responsive Funding?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Responsive Funding

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Funding Amount

$1,000 - $15,000 per year

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Responsive Funding

Geographic Scope: Lakewood, OH

Funder: Healthy Lakewood Foundation

Program Description: Responsive Funding enables a faster response to emerging community needs, time-sensitive opportunities, and crises. Requests may include discretionary or small grants, sponsorship requests, and emergency community funding. This funding seeks to support creative ideas and initiatives from local groups that advance health equity in Lakewood.

Funding Purpose

Responsive Funding may:

Build and support community engagement through activities, events, programming, and/or resource sharing

Advance understanding of community needs through innovative and creative projects

Support emerging community needs, time-sensitive opportunities, and crises

Grant Terms

Amount: $1,000 - $15,000 per year
Duration: Up to one calendar year

Eligible Applicants

Lakewood-based and Lakewood-serving:

Non-profits

Fiscally sponsored groups and individuals (contact HLF staff to learn more about fiscal sponsorships)

Organizations do not need to be headquartered in Lakewood, but HLF supports programs and projects where Lakewood residents or Lakewood-based institutions are either key beneficiaries or directly served

Lakewood-based groups are given top priority

What This Funding Does NOT Support

Capital campaigns
Fundraising events
Lobbying
Scholarships
Religious organizations for evangelical or religious purposes
Organizations that discriminate based on age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or religious beliefs

Contact Information

Sharon Schuldt, HLF Foundation and Grants Manager

Email: sharon@healthylakewoodfoundation.org

Phone: 216-206-6763

Note: If you have never received HLF funding before, please email sharon@healthylakewoodfoundation.org before applying.

How to Apply

Application Process

Note: More information coming soon! Status as of 2026-04-03 indicates detailed timeline not yet available.

Application Steps

1. Submit online grant application - HLF's streamlined online form helps them understand your organization, your work in Lakewood, and how funding would support you

2. Request assistance if needed - Ask for help with the grant application process

3. HLF staff and committee review - Staff and Grants and Learning Committee identify strong fits

4. Interviews (if selected) - May be invited to a conversation with committee members
- Interview invitation (or lack thereof) should not be interpreted as indication of final funding decision

5. Funding decision - HLF Board of Directors makes final decisions based on Committee recommendations

6. Grant agreement - Review and submit signed grant agreement in online portal in timely manner

7. Reporting - Submit final grant report and/or discuss learning with HLF staff
- May be asked to share information on spending related to awarded grant

Post-Award Expectations

Act as responsible steward of funding and ambassador to the community
Provide feedback on application, implementation, and reporting phases
May be asked to share ideas with other funded groups and identify areas of synergy

Application Support

Email: sharon@healthylakewoodfoundation.org
Phone: 216-206-6763
Note: If you have never received HLF funding before, email sharon@healthylakewoodfoundation.org before applying

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