Breaking the Cycle of Poverty – Promoting Health Equity and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

For over two decades, CareOregon Community Giving has worked to improve access to health care and other resources for both CareOregon members and non-members. In the past two years alone, we’ve invested more than $20 million into Oregon communities through grants, sponsorships, improvements in provider capacity and social services.

Our charge is not just treating sick people, but keeping them healthier in the first place. That’s why we make strategic investments in programs that improve health outcomes for entire communities by addressing things like preventive care, food security, education, housing and more.

We firmly believe in the power of trickle up. When we make one child or one family healthier, we all become stronger. It’s something we call the CareOregon Effect.

CareOregon will have two grant rounds in 2019 – Spring and Fall. Timeline information is below.

See a list of our latest grant recipients here.

Eligibility

CareOregon will consider grant requests for programming based in its current service areas of Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia, Clatstop, Tillamook and Jackson Counties in Oregon.

In 2019, CareOregon will prioritize requests from grantees that have received community grant funding in the past  three years (since 2016). Any tax-exempt organization is eligible and welcome to apply, but if your organization has not received funding since 2016 you are strongly encouraged to reach out to the grant program manager prior to your submission.

Grant types

Adaptive Fund - Event Sponsorships & General Grant Requests

CareOregon’s Adaptive Fund will accept requests at any time in 2019 and provides support to community partners to recognize both the importance of partnership and the need to build capacity. Adaptive fund grant support will focus on funding support to:

• Culturally specific organizations, including disability and LGBTQ+ focused organizations
• Organizations and programming increasing health equity, particularly within CareOregon’s membership, and
• Programming and/or policy addressing the social determinants of health, with a focus on food security and behavioral health.

Event sponsorship requests will also be accepted and prioritized to provide support for community facing events engaging the Medicaid and Medicare populations. Organizations seeking support for multiple events during the year should submit one request detailing the different events and support requested.

Adaptive Fund proposals do not have a dollar limit, but resources are limited. Organizations seeking funding at levels greater than $10,000 are strongly encouraged to reach out to CareOregon’s grant program manager to discuss their request prior to submission.

Development Investments – Housing Supportive Services and Children’s Social Emotional Learning

Spring and Fall Development Investments will prioritize grant support for housing supportive services and children’s social emotional learning, particularly services designed to address children’s trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

Spring and Fall Development Investment requests will be limited to $50,000.

Timelines & how to apply

Adaptive Fund – Event Sponsorship Requests & General Grant Proposals

Spring Development Investments – Housing Supportive Services and ACEs

Applicant Info Sessions: Thursday, April 4 (1pm – 2pm) or Friday, April 5 (11am – noon)
Please email communitygivinggrants@careoregon.org now to hold your spot. A phone line will be available.
Read Only Application Posted: Monday, April 1, 2019
Application Open Date: Monday, April 8, 2019
Application Close Date: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:59pm
Announcement of Funded Organizations: Week of June 10, 2019

Fall Development Investments – Housing Supportive Services and ACEs

Applicant Info Sessions: Thursday, September 5 (1pm – 2pm) or Friday, September 6 (11am – noon)
Please email communitygivinggrants@careoregon.org in August to hold your spot. A phone line will be available.
Read Only Application Posted: Friday, August 30, 2019
Application Start Date: Monday, September 9, 2019
Application End Date: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 11:59pm
Announcement of Funded Organizations: Week of November 11, 2019

Contact

Please direct all questions to CareOregon’s grant program manager at communitygivinggrants@careoregon.org or call 503-416-3913.