Awarded Grants

To improve the health and well-being of the refugee population in Laconia by 1) conducting health education and outreach, 2) building capacity and a local network of cultural competency trainers in the health care system, and 3) developing a team of volunteers to help address the basic health needs of newly-arrived refugees while promoting self-sufficiency and integration.

To 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 improve the availability of and access to high quality early childhood mental health supports and services for NH's young children (aged birth to six) and their families by creating and implementing a state early childhood mental health competency system for NH professionals serving this population and by collaborating with the NH Early Childhood Advisory Council on systems building.

To strengthen nonprofit organizational capacity by assessing the nonprofit organization's effectiveness in relation to four core capacities

To improve specialty medical care for rural populations served by critical access hospitals and the financial viability of the institutions that serve them by the design and implementation of Bundled Payments pursuant to the CMMI bundled payment initiative.

To inform and guide the policy debate on NH's transportation system through a broad based coalition of organizations and a public messaging campaign.

To implement the NH Healthy Eating/Active Living (HEAL) Plan by establishing and sustaining a lead organization to coordinate the implementation and to support communities to implement the Plan.

Development of a video documenting the accomplishments of Leadership New Hampshire over its first 20 years, showing through interviews with a representative sample of its 600+ graduates their experience of going through the program and the lasting impact of it as evidenced by their increased civic engagement.

To advance inclusion and immigrant integration by convening a conference for cross-fertilization and knowledge sharing across New Hampshire's regions, while also offering concrete learning opportunities of best practices for formal and informal helpers who make immigrant integration happen in our state.

To enhance the capacity of NH's leaders and organizations by providing resources to support national and statewide learning opportunities and funding for grant writers.

To improve health and mitigate hospital readmission of Medicare-eligible adults with multiple chronic illnesses by conducting planning, in partnership with the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, to explore an innovative role for paraprofessionals and volunteers in an Accountable Care Organization.

To improve the health of Coos and northern Grafton County residents by engaging key stakeholders in a strategic planning process to prioritize health factors and to create an action plan.