Selection Criteria

Criteria used to assess projects will include:

  • Description of the specific vulnerable population to be served and numbers of people to be served by the project.
  • Presentation of the health problem to be addressed including the context of any social factors that impede good health in the community.
  • Innovation and effectiveness of the proposed strategy and how it would change any current system.
  • Evidence of community involvement that includes new or nontraditional partners and members of the population to be served.
  • Active engagement of local grantmakers including how they became involved and what their role has been.
  • The applicant organization’s capacity to implement the proposed project and manage grant funds.
  • Evidence of a plan to assess the project’s impact with measurable project outcomes.
  • A reasonable and cost-efficient budget.
  • A realistic plan to sustain funding after the LFP grant is completed.
  • Potential for the project to become a national model.

In addition to the criteria listed above, our goal is to fund a group of grantees diverse in location and type of organization