The Nashoba Valley Health Care Fund's purpose is to advance the community health of residents in Nashoba Valley.

Fund Background

The Nashoba Valley Health Care Fund was established in 2006 when Essent Healthcare purchased the Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The endowment of the medical center was divided between the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation.

Objective

The Nashoba Valley Health Care Fund focuses on advancing the community health of residents in twelve (12) communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend.

Priority will be given to, but not limited to, proposals pertaining to:

• Prevention of health problems
• Access to healthcare services (including prenatal/maternity care, emergency medical services, and health-related support services)
• Elder health
• Youth and adolescent health
• Behavioral Health

Requirements

All proposals will be reviewed and considered for funding based on each proposal's ability to:

• Clearly demonstrate the impact of the grant on the community
• Meet well-defined and documented community needs
• Provide strategic and achievable goals (that can be measured and reported within and or at the conclusion of the grant period)
• Provide a clear project budget (statement of revenue sources and uses of funds)
• Provide evidence of suitable measurement tools to adequately track outcomes, evaluations of change and/or return on investment

Grant Size

Grant awards typically range from $5,000 to $20,000; however, larger-scale collaborative projects with requests that are more than $20,000 will be considered if the project's impact justifies the increased funding request.

Grant Program Schedule

• Application open: November 27, 2023
• Application deadline: December 22, 2023
• Award announcement: February 2, 2024