Sayre, Pa. — Guthrie is making available up to $20,000.00 in grant funding to community non-profit organizations within a 12-county service area of New York and Pennsylvania that address and prioritize areas identified by the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA.)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), requires non-profit hospitals to complete a community health needs assessment every three years. By doing so, the CHNA helps Guthrie understand community health needs and allows it to better target its efforts to improve community health. The most recent Community Health Assessment outlines the following areas as priorities: Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder, Obesity (including childhood obesity,) and Cancer Screening and Prevention (including tobacco cessation.)
Organizations are encouraged to apply for a Guthrie Community Benefit Grant if they are developing projects to address these needs. Grants will be awarded to projects that demonstrate some of the following:
Outcomes that show organizational history of success in addressing priority area.
Projects that connect to a wider community plan.
Projects that leverage additional resources through grants or other outside funding resources.
Projects that will address the needs in one or all 12 counties included in Guthrie’s service area.
Projects that address prevention or a systematic approach.
Projects that have measurable goals and the greatest potential to be self-sustaining.
Projects that create a connection to existing Guthrie programs/services.
Click guthrie.org/about-us/community-benefits/community-benefit-application-guidelines for additional grant guidelines and to apply. Applications ranging from $2,500.00-$20,000.00 will be considered. These applications will be reviewed quarterly.
For additional information or questions, contact Carly Nichols at [email protected] or 607-756-3852.
