Awarded Grants

Use research, dissemination and dialogue to increase awareness about the changing demographics of New Hampshire and the implications for the demand for services by the growing population over the age of 65, and to increase public policy attention regarding the financial status of the safety net supporting frail and low income elders in the state.

To provide high-quality professional and public education to prevent elder financial exploitation through the creation of a Coordinated Community Response Team and public education forums.

To strengthen and increase NH's leadership capacity to advance health equity.

Build a community of informed leaders in NH to increase civic engagement and strengthen communities through connecting and educating a diverse pool of engaged, or emerging, leaders about the State of New Hampshire.

To ensure quality advocacy, knowledge development and nonprofit capacity building leadership for the mental health system which supports NH's children and their families by providing operating support.

To encourage alignment, coordination and promotion of best practices across all early childhood initiatives in the state by facilitating a community of practice.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Greater Nashua by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To increase the knowledge and understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity among college and university leaders by documenting and disseminating the results from the June 2016 Project Inclusion NH Symposium: Assessing and Enacting a Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity on Campus.

To increase awareness about the achievement gap between children in families with low- and middle-incomes and proven strategies for languagizing early childhood environments and encouraging parent/child conversations for at least 75 early childhood and public school professionals and 50 parents by offering a) a keynote address and b) a special session for parents

To align cross-sector stakeholders on a common set of goals for NH's young children by updating the Spark NH strategic plan for the next 5 years and by ensuring committees are multi-disciplinary, diverse, intentional, and energized.

To promote early childhood policy consistent with the Framework for Action by hosting a gubernatorial forum and by increasing the visibility of the issue for candidates.

To support age-friendly communities through an expanded transportation dialogue, a stronger transportation advocacy network and a policy change agenda for increased and diversified transportation options for community members, particularly older adults.