Northern New Mexico Health Grant Group
(NNMHGG)

In May 2002 the Los Alamos Medical Center was sold by Banner Health Systems, a non-profit corporation, to Province HealthCare, a for-profit corporation. Some proceeds from the sale of Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) were preserved to serve the unmet healthcare needs of the people of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and northern Santa Fe counties.

Con Alma Health Foundation and the Hospital Auxiliary for LAMC, working as the Northern New Mexico Health Grant Group (NNMHGG) distribute the investment income from those proceeds for grants that target the populations traditionally served by LAMC.

NNMHGG awards for non-continuing grants of $20,000 or less to organizations that meet the following conditions:

• The project must serve the target geographic area of Rio Arriba, Northern Santa Fe, and/or Los Alamos counties

• The project must have at least one other funding source

• The funds requested cannot supplant or replace public or private funding, e.g., current salaries of project staff

• The requesting/funded organization must have current 501(c)(3) status

• Preference will be given to projects addressing health needs left unmet by the sale of the Los Alamos Medical Center

It should be noted that NNMHGG does not normally fund capital campaigns, annual fund-raising campaigns, endowments, event sponsorships, clinical research, scholarships, routine operational costs, lobbying, media-based programs or campaigns, political campaign activities, or direct financial subsidy of health services to individuals or groups.

GRANT CALENDAR: Note that the NNMHGG calendar will be changed this year. In the past NNMHGG proposal guidelines were released in February along with a pre-proposal workshop for prospective applicants. The application deadline was in in early April. Grant award and decline letters were issued at the end of the month followed by an awards reception and check disbursement in May. The grant period was June 1 - May 31.

The NEW 2008 NNMHGG Grant Calendar (Preliminary)

July, 2008: NNMHGG Guidelines and Application Released

Oct 22: NNMHGG Grant Awards (and declines) Announced

Nov 14: Grant Awards Banquet

Dec: Grant Awards/Checks Distributed (details TBA)


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For more information, email grants@conalma.org.