WCF: Healthy Watertown Grant

_NOTE: Funder is currently revisiting their grant programs. and anticipate next considering grants for health programs in spring 2025._**
Ensuring the Health of the Watertown Community

The Watertown Community Foundation offers grants to organizations to create new or support existing programs that keep Watertown’s residents and families healthy. Up to $15,000 will be distributed in 2024.

Programs supported by Healthy Watertown Grants in the past have included:

• Local food pantries in Watertown
• Local programs providing food assistance or purchasing credits for Watertown residents
• Nutrition and meal programs for Watertown's school-age children and seniors
• Programs and services fostering healthy aging in Watertown
• Mental health first aid training for first responders serving Watertown
• Programs designed to combat the opioid crisis and provide services and supports for individuals and families in Watertown who struggle with substance use disorders
• Health-related programs for infants and their families in Watertown

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• To be eligible, your program must:
  • Be run by a public entity, non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or an organization that is sponsored by a Watertown-based 501(c)(3) organization.
  • Be based in Watertown and serve the city's residents. If based outside of Watertown, your organization must be able to demonstrate a partnership/collaboration with a Watertown non-profit and that your program directly benefits the health of Watertown residents.
  • Provide a program or service that benefits the health of the Watertown community.

Ineligibility

• Organizations with a 501(c)(4) tax status are not eligible for support.