NewYork-Presbyterian has launched the Community Fund Program, a new grant program to invest in the communities that it serves. The program seeks to support work that tackles community-identified social determinants of health (SDOH) – the social and economic conditions and environmental factors that affect people’s lives and their health. NewYork-Presbyterian aims to support both targeted, scaled programs that support New Yorkers’ immediate and longer-term needs, as well as work that seeks to change the underlying conditions shaping health disparities.
The grants will be awarded to community-based organizations in New York City and Westchester County. This approach, which is innovative among health care systems, will allow NYP to help communities address social determinants of health, specifically in the categories of social isolation, housing insecurity and unemployment and economic recovery. NewYork-Presbyterian expects applicants to represent a range of expertise and capacities, as well as experience in the proposed work. NewYork-Presbyterian encourages applicants to be innovative, even if the project represents an untested area of work for the organization.
The Fund will award grants of $80,000 – $150,000 a year for up to two years, with a maximum award of $300,000 in New York City and Westchester County. To be eligible for renewal in the second year, awardees must meet their pre-determined process measures to receive full funding.
NewYork-Presbyterian’s 2022 CHNA identified the following communities as a high priority; as such, there will be one awardee for each of those neighborhoods, which are:
- Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Lower East Side & Chinatown, Manhattan
- Corona, Queens
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn
- Peekskill, Westchester
- Mt. Vernon, Westchester
Social determinants of health identified included:
- Social Isolation
- Housing Insecurity
- Unemployment & Economic Recovery
Qualifying criteria include but are not limited to:
- Applicant must be a not-for-profit, religious, or government agency with a community service mission.
- Applicants must demonstrate they have the infrastructure to meet the goals of the grant.
- The grant must primarily benefit residents of one or more of the priority communities (Washington Heights, Lower East Side & Chinatown, Corona, Crown Heights, Peekskill, Mt. Vernon).
The Letter of Inquiry Deadline is Friday, June 2, 2023
NewYork-Presbyterian’s 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment identified the following communities as high priority: Washington Heights, Manhattan; Lower East Side & Chinatown, Manhattan; Corona, Queens; Crown Heights, Brooklyn; Peekskill, Westchester and Mt. Vernon, Westchester. Although projects do not need to solely benefit one or more of these communities, awards will be limited to projects that impact one or more of these local neighborhoods in a demonstrable way. It is the aim of the program to select a minimum of one award for each community. To note, current or past recipients of NewYork-Presbyterian funding are eligible to apply, and current funding will be taken into consideration. An applicant’s organization may be headquartered outside of the priority community, as long as the project is designed to benefit one or more of the identified priority communities.
Applicants can submit their LOI’s by following the instruction form found here and sending them to nypcommunityfund@nyp.org by the deadline.
