Riverside Medical Center and Moreno Valley Community Hospital
As the nation's largest nonprofit, integrated health care system, Kaiser Permanente seeks to make positive contributions to health and wellness in the community as part of our social mission. Kaiser Permanente addresses needs and priorities identified locally which affect overall community health and the health care system. This is accomplished, in part, by supporting partnerships with community-based organizations through our community grants program.
The Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Community Benefit Grants Program provides opportunities to respond to grant requests from nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies whose work aligns with our key funding priorities.
Guidelines and application instructions for this funding are provided below. The limited availability of funds restricts our ability to act favorably on many deserving requests. Please review the guidelines carefully to assess the potential fit between your organization's objectives and Kaiser Permanente's funding priorities before submitting a proposal.
The deadline for submitting your grant application is June 1, 2011. Every required document must be submitted by this date. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for funding consideration. All submitted grant proposals and supplemental documents become the property of Kaiser Permanente. You are encouraged to keep copies of all submitted documents for your records.
If you have any questions about Kaiser Permanente's grants program, please contact Cecilia Arias at cecilia.x.arias@kp.org.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Community Benefit grant, an applicant organization (or fiscal agent), must have operations in California and be a local, state, or federal government agency operating for public purpose, or one of the following types of nonprofit organizations:
- 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization with a 509 (a) designation indicating that the organization is not a private foundation
- 501(c)(19)
- 501 (c)(8) or 501 (c)(10) operating under a lodge system and only if used solely for charitable purposes and serving the general community
- A local, state, or federal government agency, including any of its subdivisions that perform substantial governmental functions
In addition, organizations must:
- Provide services to disadvantaged and/or underserved populations that address funding priorities identified in the Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Needs Assessment
- Provide services within the geographic boundaries of Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley's service area, which includes Canyon Lake, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Homeland, Indio, Lake Elsinore, March Air Reserve Base, Menifee, Mecca, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Nuevo, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Riverside, Romoland, San Jacinto, Sun City, Temecula, Thermal, Wildomar, Winchester, and Yucca Valley
- Address critical public health needs among vulnerable populations
- Have submitted progress and/or final reports for all previous grants
Needs Assessment Funding Priorities
Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley provides grants to local nonprofit health and human service organizations that address these needs among vulnerable populations:
- Need I: Improve access to primary health care services, including dental and mental health services
- Increase capacity to provide primary and specialty care
- Support staff/student development, medical technology, and agency collaboration
- Need II: Increase health education and promotion, especially for chronic diseases
- Strengthen existing chronic disease prevention and education programs
- Increase access/capacity to preventive care programs
- Support programs that work with children and families to promote healthy eating and active living
- Need III: Support for the family structure
- Improve capacity and support programs that address child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and substance abuse
- Support intervention efforts targeting high-risk youth and/or community members
- Support injury prevention programs
- Support programs that address food security
- Need IV: HIV/AIDS Program
- Assist organizations that address the health care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS
- Support efforts to prevent the spread of HIV infection especially in underserved and vulnerable populations
- Program support for quality of life services, clinical care, treatment adherence, prevention testing or treatment in Riverside County
Funding Restrictions
Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Community Benefit will generally not consider funding requests from international, social, recreational clubs, or for the following:
- Sports teams and tournaments (e.g., golf, tennis, walks, and runs)
- Individuals
- Religious purposes
- Partisan political activities
- Endowments or memorials
- Re-granting purposes to other organizations
Kaiser Permanente will not consider requests from organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or veteran status in their programs, services, policies, hiring practices, and administration. In addition, Community Benefit grants will not be awarded for activities, events, or programs organized or solely sponsored by alcohol, tobacco, or pharmaceutical companies.
We generally do not provide grants for academic research, capital campaigns, event sponsorships (including community health fairs), or political campaigns.
Filing Deadline
Grant requests must be submitted on or before June 1, 2011. Grants will be forwarded to the committee if they meet funding criteria as outlined in this document, and if all necessary materials are included in the request. The approval process will incorporate a standard committee review process by senior level staff and physicians at Kaiser Permanente, Riverside and Moreno Valley. The application reviews, due diligence, and approval process can take up to four (4) months to complete.
All requests for information should be directed to Cecilia Arias at cecilia.x.arias@kp.org.
Grant Selection Process and Timeline
- Grant applications will be reviewed by the Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Medical Center's Community Benefit Grant Committee once during the 2011 calendar year.
- At the discretion of Kaiser Permanente Riverside and Moreno Valley Medical Center's Community Benefit Grants Committee additional information may be requested from grant applicants.
- All grant applicants will be notified about funding decisions.
Online Submission Process
Apply now to access any Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit applications you started and/or submitted through our online application process.
In addition to this online grant proposal submission process, you should review and complete these two documents:
- Kaiser Permanente Budget Template (Required)
- Kaiser Permanente FAQs (Responses to Frequently Asked Questions)
The budget needs to be completed and attached to your online grant application, along with other required documentation. Please see the last page of this application for a list of all required documents.
We suggest that you review the FAQs and requirements of the grant application by viewing a printer-friendly version of the form at the top of this page.
When you are working in the online application form, you have the option to save your work and return to the application at a later time through the account you created. In addition you:
- Can view a history of submissions
- Will receive a submission acknowledgement
- Prior to submitting your online application, you will be able to review your grant application for completeness. Please note that once a grant application has been submitted, it cannot be edited or resubmitted.
Note: If you forget your account password, please follow the onscreen instructions from the account log-in page to retrieve your password. If this method does not work, please send an e-mail to So.Cal.Grants@kp.org with "Riverside and Moreno Valley Online Application Password Reset" in the subject line to reset your password.
