BASIC SUPPORT ELIGIBILITY (these guidelines apply to the Basic Support funding program only)

Eligible organizations:

• must have a 501(c)(3) tax status.
• must spend at least two-thirds of its total annual expenses on established health program(s) within the MFH service region.  These expenses must be clearly reported on the most recently filed IRS Form 990 tax return.
• must be located within the MFH service region (click here for the MFH Service Region) and have an annual expense budget of $10 million or less. In-kind expenses are not considered in determining the size of an organization's annual expense budget.
• can only apply to the Basic Support funding program once in 2010.
• must not have an active Basic Support, General Support for Advocacy, or Health Interventions in Non-Traditional Settings grant award at the time of the application deadline for this cycle. An active grant is a grant that has undisbursed grant funds remaining as of the application deadline.  Having an active Basic Support or General Support for Advocacy grant does not prohibit an organization from applying for other MFH funding programs.   
  
• are limited to 25% of an organization’s annual operating expense as determined from the Form 990.  All current MFH grants and contracts as well as funding allocated to this application are considered in calculating an organization's 25% limit.

GRANT AWARD LIMITS

All Basic Support grants are 24 months in length.  The start date is determined once funding decisions are made (see Funding Opportunities section at the top right of this page).

For eligible organizations, MFH will determine the grant award amount based on two criteria:

• applicant organization’s size in dollars; and
• available funding in the Basic Support program.

The amount of the grant is determined as follows: 

HOW TO APPLY: