The Health Fund for Frederick County Youth
Accepting Grant Applications

March 18, 2010. The Community Foundation of Frederick County is accepting proposals for funding from The Health Fund for Frederick County Youth. The Fund has up to $20,502 available to award.

The purpose of this fund is to support organizations providing services to Frederick County youth under the age of 18 years who have extraordinary and/or life threatening medical needs. Grants may support purchasing equipment, providing surgery related to birth defects, and/or paying for other medical expenses not reimbursed or covered through insurance.

Grant applications may be received at any time during the year. Applicants may request any amount; multi-year funding requests will not be granted. Preference shall be given to those applicants that can spend grant monies before June 30th of each year. This grant will not be paid to families or individuals, but paid directly to vendors and/or medical providers. A letter from the current attending physician/medical practitioner certifying need and diagnosis must be submitted as part of the application packet. In addition, applicants must certify they are either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, a government agency applying for a need not funded by tax revenue, or a religious organization applying on behalf of a Frederick County youth.

The grant application with full detail and eligibility requirements is available online at the Community Foundation’s website. To access the application and the physicians form, click here. Applications and required documentation may be mailed to the Community Foundation at 312 East Church Street, Frederick, Maryland, 21701. The Community Foundation will consider all applications carefully and at its sole discretion may award all, part or none of the available grant dollars from The Health Fund for Frederick County Youth. Potential grantees will be notified of their status within 60 days of submitting the application package.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County was established in 1986 to advance local philanthropy and charitable giving through the awarding of grants to nonprofits and scholarships to deserving students. For further information call 301.695.7660