The Field Hall Foundation Grant Program offers funding to not-for-profits and local governments dedicated to improving the lives of older adults and caregivers. The foundation's mission is aligned with addressing the critical needs of this demographic, particularly low-income and vulnerable individuals. By focusing on direct service provision, the program aims to create tangible, positive impacts on the well-being and independence of older adults within its designated service areas.
The primary beneficiaries of this grant program are low-income and vulnerable older adults and their caregivers in Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester Counties, NY. The foundation's impact goals are centered around enhancing their quality of life through various support services. The expected outcomes include reducing food insecurity, improving access to home-based care, providing respite for caregivers, ensuring safety and security, facilitating social work and case management, and offering essential transportation. These outcomes are designed to address the multifaceted challenges faced by the target population.
The foundation prioritizes funding programs and projects within specific focus areas. These include addressing food insecurity, providing home-based care services, offering respite and support services for caregivers, promoting safety, security, and elder abuse prevention, delivering social work and case management, and facilitating transportation for older adults, caregivers, or home health aides. These strategic priorities reflect the foundation's theory of change, which posits that targeted interventions in these critical areas will lead to significant improvements in the lives of older adults and their support networks.
The Field Hall Foundation offers two types of grants: Small Grants (up to $15,000) for project/program creation, expansion, support, and minor capital improvements, and Full Grants for similar purposes, with grants over $50,000 considered for exceptional programs after discussion with the foundation. Eligibility criteria include an annual operating budget of $1 million or more, a full-time paid executive director, and a history of providing direct services to older adults and/or caregivers in the specified geographical area, or an interest in expanding such programs. This structured approach ensures that funds are allocated to organizations capable of delivering measurable results and contributing to the foundation's overarching goals.
