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“Education and collaboration provide the foundation for positive community change. The Community Health Grant that CADY received from Speare Memorial Hospital is strengthening our capacity to reach children and educate them on the very serious issue of substance misuse and addiction.”  ~Deb Naro, Executive Director of CADY (Communities for Alcohol- and Drug-Free Youth)

Speare Memorial Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community achieves optimal health.  This takes the efforts of many organizations working together toward a common vision.

Each year Speare’s Board of Directors approves a pool of funds to support the Community Health Grant Program.  An appointed committee reviews all grant requests that address a community health need as identified in the Central New Hampshire Health Partnership Community Needs Assessment.  Grant awards will be dependent upon the size of the pool and the number of grant applications received.

The SMH Community Health Grant Program provides funding to organizations with activities and initiatives that address a community health need. Grants are awarded to groups that significantly improve the health of the citizens in our region.

Grant requests must be for a minimum of $2,000.  No applicant is assured of grant funding for any given year or from one year to the next.

Organizations eligible to apply must be:

• Tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Aligned closely with Speare’s primary service area including the towns of Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Ellsworth, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth, and Woodstock.
• Submitting a proposal aimed at helping our communities best achieve optimal health.

The deadline for grant proposals along with the required application is end-of-business on June 15, 2024. The funding period for Speare’s Community Health Grants is October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.

Applications and supplemental information are due by June 15^th.

For more information contact: Cheryl Callnan, Director of Development, Speare Memorial Hospital at 603-238-2211 or ccallnan@spearehospital.com