Grant requirements:

Grants are limited to organizations in the United States with qualified 501(c)3 status or who have a  fiscal sponsor in the United States with a qualified 501(c)3 status.

Grants for the current fiscal year will be accepted from January 1 through February 28, and applicants will be notified by April 15 whether they receive a grant or not. Grant recipients will be recognized at the Annual Meeting of the AHEI/ AMA Alliance.

Organizations may request up to $2500 in funding for each project. AHEI reserves the right to award partial funding for any project selected. AHEI will not fund the same project from the same organization two consecutive years.

AHEI must be recognized as a supporter of the project, in a verbal presentation at the time of the project and in any written materials printed for the project. Every attempt should be made to include AHEI in social media outreach, promotional activities, and marketing materials.

Grant recipients agree to give permission to the Alliance Health Education Initiative to publish information and photographs (if applicable) on their website and in AHEI and AMA Alliance publications.

A written report must be submitted to AHEI within 60 days of project completion. Any unused funds must be returned to AHEI within 60 days of project completion. Should the organization be unable to complete the project within a year, AHEI must be notified to discuss all options. Failure to submit a project completion report may disqualify an organization from receiving consideration for a future grant.

Applicants must include the endorsement (using appropriate letterhead) of a physician or community partner who has chief responsibility for leading, fundraising for, or operating health education initiatives. Collaboration with medical organizations, such as local or state medical alliances, hospitals, public health departments, or medical schools is encouraged.

**No affiliation with AMA Alliance or any local or state medical alliance is required in order to apply for a grant from AHEI.

Grant funds can be used for:

• Direct health education materials and information that coincide with community events

• Community outreach kits that contain clear and conspicuous health education information including:

  • products and supplies going into the kits

  • materials associated with the direct staging of the kits

• Mission/cause-based food initiatives (such as meal kits) provided the kits contain clear and conspicuous content regarding an aspect of health education

• Continuing medical education programming for healthcare professionals

Grant funds cannot be used for :

• Support of individuals

• Event sponsorships, annual fund drives, annual sponsorships or fundraisers, or capital campaigns

• Participation “scholarships”

• Political campaigns or lobbying efforts.

• New small businesses established for personal gain or profit.

• To fund an agency's deficit or endowment.

• For direct support of religious activities. (secular activities provided by religious organizations may be eligible.)

• For salary, support, or overhead.

• Refreshments and/or paper products, or other items that can easily be donated by community partners to be used as refreshments or entertainment. Food that is essential to the program may be considered.

• Direct support of prescription medications.

  . ***If there is any indication that grant funds have been used for purposes not stated in the grant application, AHEI reserves the right to investigate, and require the return of funds in the event of misuse***