ECCF Community Health Grant

The Community Health Grant Cycle is an initiative administered by the Eau Claire Community Foundation (ECCF), specifically supported through the Community Health Endowment Fund. This fund was created by consolidating contributions from the HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation and entrusted to ECCF to support health-based philanthropic efforts in the Eau Claire area. ECCF is a private, local philanthropic organization based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the Community Health Grant Cycle reflects the Foundation’s commitment to addressing pressing local health needs and reducing disparities in healthcare access and outcomes. The purpose of the Community Health Grant Cycle is to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations operating in the Eau Claire area for programs, initiatives, and capital asset purchases that directly respond to community health needs. Grant-funded projects are expected to work towards improving public health outcomes or reducing health disparities among underserved populations. In alignment with Catholic values, the program has explicit content-based funding exclusions: grant funds may not be used for projects involving abortion, contraception, assisted suicide, in vitro fertilization (IVF), or embryonic stem cell research. Grant awards range from $10,000 to $25,000. These funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to service delivery, capacity building, and equipment procurement, provided they meet the core objective of enhancing health in the community. There is no mention of a matching funds requirement, and no indirect cost or subaward limits were specified in the source material. Applications for the 2026 grant cycle open on April 1, 2026, and must be submitted by noon on June 3, 2026. No pre-application requirements such as a letter of intent or concept paper are indicated. Applications are to be submitted through an online platform, with a preview version of the form available for review. While additional guidelines and forms are referenced, no direct PDF links are provided in the source. There is no explicit mention of the evaluation or selection criteria, nor are there instructions for post-award reporting or performance period length. Contact information for inquiries includes the Eau Claire Community Foundation’s office address at 7 S Dewey St., Suite 200, Eau Claire, WI 54701, and phone number 715-552-3801. No email contact is listed in the provided material. While no recurrence language such as “annual” or “biennial” is included, the reference to prior grant cycles and published thank-you messages to past applicants suggests that the program is recurring on an annual basis. Based on the 2026 application close date, the next expected cycle would likely open in April 2027, and the internal system check should occur on April 1, 2027.