"Loving Hands," an Art HOPE project sponsored by Hospice of York, is designed to increase the quality of care through the expressive arts for individuals at the end of life and for their loved ones. A grant from the Hospice Fund supported the program.
Grant Budget: $25,000-$30,000 available annually. Both one-time and multi-year grant requests are accepted. The advisory committee expects to make 3 to 5 grant awards each year.
Application deadline: January 15
Background
For over 30 years Hospice of Maine provided hospice volunteers and bereavement services to clinical hospice programs. Based on the changing environment and in an effort to strengthen and unify hospice services in southern Maine, in January, 2006 the Hospice of Maine’s direct service programs were transferred to VNA Home Health Care and Hospice of Southern Maine who are both working to create and expand their full service hospice programs. As part of this transition, Hospice of Maine decided to use its remaining assets to create this Hospice Fund in a manner consistent with the mission and philosophy of Hospice of Maine and the intention of its supporters.
Purpose
The purpose of the fund is to support hospice services in southern Maine, in particular by funding programs that support volunteer and bereavement services in Cumberland and York Counties. The advisory committee will give preference to innovative projects that focus on increasing the utilization of end of life services and/or increasing the quality of end-of-life services
Project Progress Report
All grant recipients will be required to submit a Project Progress Report (PDF | RTF | Word Document) approximately 10 months after receiving payment of the grant.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be nonprofit, 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt organizations, public schools, public agencies working for the State of Maine, or Indian tribal governments (and their political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior or have a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization, public school, public agency, or Indian tribal government (click here for more information on applying with a fiscal sponsor).
- Grants cannot be made for lobbying or religious activities.
- Grants cannot pay for program expenses that have already been incurred.
- Grants will not be made for capital projects or to individuals or endowments.
Please note that organizations that have received grants from other Maine Community Foundation Funds in the last 12 months are still eligible to apply to the Hospice Fund.
How To Apply
Grant application forms are available from the MaineCF offices or can be downloaded above. When completing the narrative, please consider the fund’s guidelines in responding to the required questions. Applications for grants from the Hospice of Maine Fund should be sent to:
Hospice Fund
Maine Community Foundation
245 Main Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
When to Apply
Applications must be postmarked by January 15. Awards will be announced in late March. All applicants will receive notice of the committee's decisions.
If you have questions or would like to discuss an idea before submitting a proposal, please contact Pam Cleghorn via e-mail or by phone at (877) 700-6800.