Focus of Grants

The Community Health Initiative seeks to stimulate Nantucket entities to develop innovative, collaborative, measurable, replicable, evidence-based and sustainable local programs that impact the most urgent needs of Nantucket populations and strengthen the local public health infrastructure *. The Community Health Initiative seeks proposals that also:

• Directly addresses priorities listed
• Utilizes local data
• Shows ability to adhere to proposed timelines and reporting requirements
• Includes reasonable and well-planned budget projections
• Demonstrates measurable goals and outcomes
• Does not replicate existing services and programs

Eligibility Threshold:

• Provides services or benefits to the Nantucket Community
• Must be a non-profit organization or public entity (such as schools, town or county departments) providing services to Nantucket.
• Must have staff resources to execute the plan
• The program must be sustainable within five years

*Please become familiar with Factor 9 requirements as set forth by the Department of Public Health at this link. 

Criteria for applying:

• Please read Healthy Nantucket 2020, the Nantucket Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
• Pick one of the four goals to ensure that your application supports one or more of the strategies that address a goal identified by the community.
• For example: Priority Area 1: Behavioral Health
  • Goal 1: Enhance overall wellness for the Nantucket community through the implementation of an effective and collaborative Behavioral Health System.
  • Objective:
  • By 2020, decrease the suicide attempts of 10% a year.
  • 1.1 Educate all employers (e.g.) small and large employers, Builder’s Association, Chamber of Commerce), on Nantucket and implement Employee Assistance Programs to recognize and refer high risk employees.

• If your grant request is for seed money, please include a one page business plan that must include the following:
  • One line description of company
  • Financial model that will include current operating funds, projected revenue, and expenses
  • Action plan for success.   Milestones you must meet in year one. At what point will be you be financially sustainable?
  • Why are you uniquely qualified to succeed?
  • Organization structure and management team
  • Sustainable plan

Non-Allowable Expenditures:

• Medical treatments that fall within the customary scope of the hospital’s activities;
• Capital and operating expenses for medical programs based at NCH or its affiliated health facilities;

Expenditures must be for “new money” and are not meant to replace programs that applicants already provide.