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Advancing Community wellness in the Coachella Valley

Mini-Grants Program

Grant Funding Strategic Areas

  • Healthcare Infrastructure and Services

    Healthcare Infrastructure and Services

    Grants awarded under this strategic area will prioritize providing core operating support for community actions that improve health-related infrastructure by:

    • Increasing access to healthcare for traditionally underserved populations
    • Increasing the number of mobile and portable medical units
    • Increasing capacity to serve patients through telehealth technology

  • Behavioral Health/Mental Health

    Behavioral Health/Mental Health

    Grants awarded under this strategic area will implement key strategies highlighted in the DHCD Behavioral Health Plan, along with addressing or mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the behavioral health and mental health of our community by:

    • Maintaining the number of mental health urgent care facilities (Crisis Stabilization Units)
    • Increasing tele-psych capacity to increase access to mental health services, aid in 5150s, and assist REACH & CREST teams.
    • Increasing the number of educators that receive training/certification in Mental Health First Aid
    • Increasing the number of college counselors to meet the standard of one (FTE) counselor per 1,000 to 1,500 students
    • Increasing the number of peer mental health educators

    Please read the 2019 Desert Healthcare District Mental and Behavioral Health Needs Assessment by EvalCorp.

  • Homelessness

    Homelessness

    Grants funded under this strategic area will build upon or support strategies recommended and implemented by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments-Coachella Valley Homelessness & Engagement Action Response Team (CVHEART), some of those include:

    • Cooling centers
    • Case management/ wraparound services
    • Community outreach

    Please read "The Path Forward" report on Coachella Valley homelessness, prepared by Barbara Poppe and Associates.

  • Vital Human Services to People with Chronic Conditions

    Vital Human Services to People with Chronic Conditions

    Grants funded under this strategic area will support programs, projects, and organizations targeting and/or providing services to community residents with chronic conditions by:

    • Strengthening organizational capacity
    • Increasing levels of services to meet increased demand post-COVID-19
    • Supporting organizations undergoing organizational mergers
    • Increasing the number of case managers

  • Economic Protection, Recovery, and Food Security

    Economic Protection, Recovery, and Food Security

    Grants funded under this focus area will seek to provide much-needed support in areas of distress by:

    • Sustaining ongoing efforts by collaborative partners
    • Promoting community collaborations and regional work around these efforts (service caravans)
    • Increased case management at food pantries through measurable food security, self-sufficiency, and quality of diet
How to Apply

Desert Healthcare District (DHCD) Mini-Grants Program

Information gathered in these following sections will be added to the previous information gathered in the Letter of Interest.

In this section specific details on the proposed program/project will be requested for the following areas:

  • Geographical Area Served (Select the cities within the Coachella Valley where your program/project will be implemented)
  • Description of District residents who will benefit from the program/project (100-word limit)
  • Age Group (Select the age group(s) served by the proposed program/project)
  • Population Served (Select one or more target populations served by the proposed program/project)
  • Total number (unduplicated) of District Residents to be served
  • Geographical Area Served (Select the cities within the Coachella Valley where your program/project will be implemented)
  • Description of District residents who will benefit from the program/project (100-word limit)
  • Age Group (Select the age group(s) served by the proposed program/project)
  • Population Served (Select one or more target populations served by the proposed program/project)
  • Total number (unduplicated) of District Residents to be served.

Key Partners/Collaboration: Please provide a detailed list of community partners and their roles directly supporting the program/project. (300-word limit)