Awarded Grants

To improve capacity to assess the health care needs and concerns of New Hampshire

To improve NH health stakeholders' capacity to navigate the public policy divide - the gap that exists between health-related data, research, analysis, and recommendations on the one hand, and the successful implementation of sensible public policies on the other - by providing practical and expert technical assistance.

To increase knowledge of national best practices for community health workers and participate in site visits to refugee serving nonprofits in Minnesota.

To improve the capacity among NH health care professionals for appropriately addressing the health care needs of children with disabilities and their families by convening health care professionals for a series of film screenings and dialogues.

To sustain financial management changes by retaining a consultant to assist with the setting up of new accounting software.

To evaluate the effectiveness on utilization of services and health status including mental health- both subjective and objective, of the Health Buddy technology (home telemonitoring) in people with severe mental illness who also suffer from a co-morbid medical condition and live in a community setting.

To improve systems for providing compassionate end-of-life and palliative care for North Country residents by developing a collaborative model of care among the region's hospitals, hospice and home care providers, and academic medical center.

To support the operations of Health Strategies to implement the Endowment for Health's work as an organization to advance leadership, foster networking and collaboration, enhance knowledge and support the NH safety net.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by sustaining the general operations of key NH nonprofits.

To educate the public about the immediate need to address the workforce shortage in home care by analyzing survey data and publishing a white paper.

To educate and inform the health grantmaking community as well as selected policymakers and members of the media; highlight best practices in grantmaking; expose a broad cross-section of staff from other foundations to the work of leading grantmakers working on issues of rural health; and stimulate interest among health foundations in this area of work.

To transform the Autism Society of NH from a grassroots organization that provides autism awareness and education to one that consistently advocates within community, medical, legislative, and educational settings and on behalf of families and individuals by developing an organizational capacity building plan.