Historically speaking, Missouri organizations have been less than successful in capturing their share of federal funds available to support community health and prevention programs. This is in part due to the complex applications, time consuming filing processes and short application periods. Many Missouri organizations do not have adequate expertise or resources to prepare competitive applications, even though they are capable of carrying out effective projects if funded.
In an effort to capture additional federal dollars, the Board of Directors of the Missouri Foundation for Health approved the MoCAP program in May 2010. Through this unique program, MFH will assist nonprofits and governmental health organizations that want to submit applications for federal funding.