Grant-giving Organization to Provide $250,000 in 2007 to Eligible Groups
EASTON, Md., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Quality Health Foundation (QHF), the mission arm of Delmarva Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of healthcare, today announced a call for proposals for the 2008 grant cycle, which will award grants to eligible organizations that work to improve healthcare for individuals and communities through measurable outcome improvement projects. In 2007, QHF awarded $230,000 to six different organizations.
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Projects of many types will be funded including service demonstration programs that focus on producing high impact on health outcomes. Projects may directly impact the lives of people in your communities or whose methods and results could be exportable to other organizations. Applications for grants will be accepted from November 15, 2007 through January 15, 2008 and grant applicants will be notified of their award status in May of 2008.
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"We were pleased by the scope of projects we were able to fund during 2007 and are certain that efforts by the grant recipients will have a measurable impact on the access to and quality of healthcare," said Roger C. Merrill, MD, Chairman of the Quality Health Foundation's board of directors. "We plan to again provide grants up to $50,000 to faith-based groups, healthcare providers, educational institutions, local government agencies, community based non-government organizations and other organizations and individuals committed to improving access to quality healthcare and will prioritize funding based on a project's potential impact on healthcare improvements and access for individuals and communities."
Funding priorities for the 2008 grant cycle include:
* Improved treatment through the use of "best practices"
* Improved access to healthcare services
* Improved communication of health knowledge
Delmarva Foundation formed Quality Health Foundation in 2003 in an effort to further their mission of improving healthcare in local communities.
"Delmarva Foundation works across the nation to help improve the quality of healthcare people receive. QHF was established to give back to the communities we collaborate with in our business contracts and further our mission by providing services others have not funded," stated Christian E. Jensen, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Delmarva Foundation. "We are looking forward to seeing what types of projects will be proposed for funding in the 2008 grant cycle."
Applicants must be from Maryland or the District of Columbia, where Delmarva is the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for the area. Applications are available at www.qualityhealthfoundation.org. The deadline for 2008 proposals is January 15, 2008.
About Quality Health Foundation
The Quality Health Foundation is the mission arm of the Delmarva Foundation, a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality in over 20 states. Formed in 2003, the mission of the Quality Health Foundation is to improve the health of individuals and communities. To achieve this goal, we provide modest charitable grants to organizations that wish to undertake improvement projects to impact access to and quality of healthcare and human services to individuals and communities. For more information, please visit the Quality Health Foundation on the web at www.qualityhealthfoundation.org.
SOURCE Quality Health Foundation
