Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans’ Health Grant

The New York Health Foundation is offering sponsorship for nonprofits and community organizations to participate in conferences that support healthy communities, consumer empowerment, and veterans' health. This initiative aims to enhance the visibility of innovative work being done in New York, particularly for those historically marginalized. By facilitating attendance at local, state, and national events, the Foundation seeks to empower organizations to showcase their impactful programs and connect with key stakeholders.

Note: Applications must be submitted a minimum of six weeks before the conference start date to be considered for funding. Applications received within six weeks of the conference start date will not be considered.
To achieve meaningful impact, the Foundation makes grants, informs health care policy and practice, and spreads effective programs that work to improve New York’s health system. Most of the Foundation’s grantmaking is focused on three priority areas: connecting New Yorkers with the food they need to thrive, primary care, and meeting the needs of returning veterans and their families.
In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to the Foundation’s program areas: Healthy Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health.
Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), NYHealth will sponsor a range of nonprofits, community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to the Foundation’s program areas. We are particularly interested in conferences that give applicants the opportunity to present or showcase their work.

Application Details

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• AApppplliiccaatitoionsn sa caccecpetepdt eodn ao nro all ing
• Request for Proposals
• rboalsliisn.g basis.
• Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Food,
• Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health

Applicants must submit an online proposal. The online application and instructions are posted in
the Apply for Funding section of the NYHealth website. Completed applications will be accepted
on a rolling basis.
I. About the Foundation
The New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) has a broad mission to improve the health of all New
Yorkers, especially people of color and others who have been historically marginalized. To achieve
meaningful impact, the Foundation makes grants, informs health care policy and practice, and
spreads effective programs that work to improve New York’s health system. Most of the Foundation’s
grantmaking is focused on three priority areas: connecting New Yorkers with the food they need to
thrive, primary care, and meeting the needs of returning veterans and their families.
II. Background
In a state as large as New York, a steady stream of smart, innovative work is coming from NYHealth
grantees and non-grantees alike that is relevant to the Foundation’s program areas: Healthy Food,
Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health. These organizations should and could be elevating
their work and informing key stakeholders at regional, statewide, and national conferences, meetings,
and other convenings, both in person and online. Yet, because of a lack of time and resources, they
often are unable to do so. As a result, valuable lessons learned and advocacy messages do not get
disseminated. Abstracts do not get written. Conferences go unattended.
As a statewide health foundation in New York, NYHealth is playing a leadership role in building the
field of leaders and changemakers working to connect New Yorkers with the food they need to thrive,
to expand and enhance primary care, and to improve veterans’ health in New York State. With this
funding opportunity, NYHealth will support these changemakers in making the most of professional
opportunities from which they can learn, grow, share, and advance their work. Through this Request for
Proposals (RFP), NYHealth will sponsor a range of nonprofits, community-based organizations, health
departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national
NYHealth Request for Proposals—Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy
Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health
VOICE: 212-664-7656 FAX: 646-421-6029 MAIL: 1385 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10018 WEB: www.nyhealthfoundation.org

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conferences related to these areas. We welcome applicants who will use conference attendance to
help build networks, inform thinking, shape projects, raise professional awareness, set the stage for
future work, or build the field as related to NYHealth’s interest in connecting New Yorkers to healthy
food, enhancing primary care, and improving veterans’ health. NYHealth is particularly interested in
conferences that give applicants the opportunity to present or showcase their work.
III. Eligibility and Project Guidelines
z Eligible applicants include health departments, government agencies, community-based
organizations, nonprofits, and other low-resource organizations. Applicants must be employed
through or affiliated with one of those organizations. For-profit organizations are not eligible for
funding.
z Eligible applicants do not have to be past or current grantees of NYHealth.
z Eligible applicants must be located in New York State.
z Conferences may be in person, virtual, or hybrid and at the regional, State, or national level, but
conferences located outside of the United States will not be considered.
z Annual conferences for trade associations of which an organization is a member are not eligible.
z This award may not be used to cover conference or other related travel expenses that are already
being supported through another funding source.
z Scholarships of up to $2,000 per person will be available for up to 2 attendees at each organization
(a maximum of $4,000). Scholarship funding will be used to cover the costs of registration fees,
travel and lodging, and incidentals for attendees while at the conference. Indirect costs will not be
considered.
z Applicants will be eligible for a one-time, nonrenewable award per calendar year. Multiple
applications from the same applicant in the same year will not be considered. Priority will be given
to new applicants.
IV. Review Criteria
NYHealth will consider the following factors in selecting the most competitive proposals:

• NYHealth Request for Proposals—Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy
• Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health
• VOICE: 212-664-7656 FAX: 646-421-6029 MAIL: 1385 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10018 WEB: www.nyhealthfoundation.org

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z Applicant’s description of how the conference subject matter, sessions, or speakers relate to
NYHealth’s work in connecting New Yorkers with the food they need to thrive, enhancing primary
care, or meeting the needs of returning veterans and their families.
z Applicant’s description of how conference attendance for the organization may shape current work,
raise professional awareness, set the stage for future work, or build the field; and of whether it
provides an opportunity for the applicant to present their work;
z Proposals must include the conference agenda, sessions, and speakers, as well as a detailed
description of the conference’s relevance to the organization’s work;
z If applicable, applications should include any conference-related abstracts that have been
submitted by the organization to the conference sponsor; and
z Applicants must demonstrate why the specific conference is cost-prohibitive to their organizations
and why NYHealth funding is needed.
V. Application Process
z Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
z Applicants must complete and submit an online application, which is available (along with the
application instructions) in the Apply for Funding section of the NYHealth website.
z All applicants will be notified about the outcome of their applications within three weeks of online
submission.
z Funds are not retroactive and will not be approved for past conferences or events attended.
z Funds for approved applications will be distributed only when a conference registration opens and
not before.
z Applications for in-person attendance must be submitted a minimum of six weeks before the
conference start date to be considered for funding. Applications received within six weeks of an
in-person conference start date will not be considered. If conference attendance is virtual only,
applications can be submitted a minimum of four weeks before the conference start date.
NYHealth Request for Proposals—Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy
Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health
VOICE: 212-664-7656 FAX: 646-421-6029 MAIL: 1385 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10018 WEB: www.nyhealthfoundation.org

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z Scholarships will be available for each priority area (healthy food, primary care, and veterans’ health)
until funds run out.
Scholarship grantees will be required to submit a one-page final report detailing their participation in and
lessons learned from the conference, expected no later than two weeks after the conference.
Programmatic questions should be addressed to Senior Program Assistant Liz Ward at
ward@nyhealthfoundation.org.
Technical questions regarding the online application process should be e-mailed to the Grants
Management department at gm@nyhealthfoundation.org.
NYHealth Request for Proposals—Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy
Food, Healthy Lives; Primary Care; and Veterans’ Health
VOICE: 212-664-7656 FAX: 646-421-6029 MAIL: 1385 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10018 WEB: www.nyhealthfoundation.org