Healthcare district opens RFP period for grants - Deadline to submit RFP March 28

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Healthcare District, for the 15th year, is presenting a grant program to help fund programs and services that benefit the health and well-being of the residents of the district. The seven phases of the grant program begin with the Request for Proposal (RFP), which carries a March 28 deadline.

An RFP must be a brief, concise description of the proposed program, its target population, benefit, and cost. The program proposed must be focused in health; in areas of prevention/education, treatment, and/or ancillary services and must be delivered by non-profit agencies benefiting residents of the Fallbrook, Bonsall, Rainbow and De Luz areas.

Packets with required forms and defining grant requirements and eligibility as well as information on the entire grant process are available to interested, qualified agencies by contacting the district office via email at [email protected] or by calling (760) 731-9187. All qualified agencies that secure a packet and submit an RFP will be considered. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 28.

RFP’s will be reviewed by the directors of the Fallbrook Healthcare District board with acceptance or decline determined in the board meeting of Wednesday, April 9. If an RFP is accepted, an invitation to present a full grant application will be extended by the board. If the RFP is declined, the agency will be notified and no invitation to apply will be extended.

Budgetary considerations of the district are a determining factor in funds available for grants.

FHD will not fund the following: activities in direct competition with those provided by Fallbrook Hospital; endowments; expenses related to fundraising or lobbying of public officials or other political purposes; organizations intending pass-through or re-granting of district funds to other organizations; basic research defined as the pursuit of knowledge without immediate practical program or human applications; sectarian purposes; individuals; replacement funds so that current funding can be shifted to other programs of the applicant; programs related to provision of housing, employment opportunity, and/or educational pursuits for the purpose of employment.

All recipients of grant funding are required to present periodic reports to the board inclusive of information specific to their funded program and the utilization of funds awarded for that program. Additionally, they are obligated to support and participate in other undertakings of the district’s healthcare programs.

Questions about the RFP, or other aspects of the Grant Year 2014-2015 program, can be directed to the district administration office at (760) 731-9187, attention Vi Dupre, administrator.