Request For Proposal
Large grants division
2016.1: Access to Preventive Care
Access to Preventive Healthcare for the Underserved in Our Region
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! -Benjamin Franklin
Envisioned Goal: Trinity seeks proposed projects that will address the needs for
access to preventive care in our region. A range of needs have been identified
including preventive indigent care, dental care, eye care, transportation for care,
prenatal training, assistance with medication access, rural care access and care
access for the homeless. Trinity seeks projects that allow the needed infrastructure
to be put in place and an ongoing viable operating structure to be established after
the Trinity funds end.
Background: Access to qualified healthcare is not available to many in our region,
particularly preventive general, dental care and eye care. Often the underserved will
avoid medical attention until a crisis grows or they will access expensive emergency
room attention due to lack of knowledge or availability of other options. Likewise,
those in the rural counties of our region may not have the ability to get to a clinic in
Knoxville due to limited transportation availability.
Examples of Specific Initiatives:
1. Medical Referral Network: Establishment of a referral infrastructure matching
the medical/dental checkups/needs of underserved residents throughout the
nine-county region with medical practitioners in their community who donate a
portion of their patient access time in their offices would be beneficial to our
region. Ideally, the partner would establish a hotline/website and network of
gateway administrators in each county to qualify the status of applicants and
refer them to appropriate medical volunteers locally providing care to the patient
and documentation for donated services for the volunteer network.
2. Enhancing Medical Access Through Community Clinics: Partners are sought
to consider opening community clinics in underserved areas as a means to reduce
Emergency Room use as a first provider for preventive care.
3. Preventive Access Through the Affordable Care Act: Partners are sought to
help our community’s population understand and efficiently access care via the
National Affordable Care Act. With the systemic changes to healthcare access, the
need to help our region’s needy citizens gain access through healthcare channels
other than emergency rooms will increase as access procedures are revised.
4. Other Projects Related to Preventive Care Access: Partners with innovative
ideas and/or successful projects from other regions related to preventive care
access are encouraged.
General Granting Philosophy for TRINITY Phase I Grants:
TRINITY requires all lead proposing organizations to have a 501(c)(3) or equivalent
status. While certain tasks within a project can be subcontracted to for-profit
entities, their participation must be under the supervision of the 501(c)(3) bidder.
A single organization can only submit one Phase I grant to Trinity each year, but
organizations are encouraged to partner in supporting roles on as many proposals
as they desire. Phase I grants are for planning and prototyping activities and can
include funds for labor, consultants, travel, overhead and minimal materials if
needed for initial demonstration. Trinity encourages proposals that:
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find successful projects in other regions and bring them to our community,
display a clear knowledge of services in our region and avoid duplication by
intentional collaboration,
reveal a distinct pathway to sustainability and have a matching or in-kind
collaborative approach,
provide definitive metrics for the measurement of success,
implement documented best practices toward goals,
are locally based and serve Knoxville and surrounding contiguous counties
(Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier and Union),
serve a broad demographic in race, gender, age and physical location, and
include a component of faith in their purpose
At the end of the 90 day planning period, a final Phase I report will be due. If
grantee wishes to continue with the Phase II proposal process, a completed Phase II
application will also be due at this time. Only successful Phase I grantees will be
eligible to submit a proposal for Phase II.
Phase II grants are for implementation and can be used for a broad range of
activities beyond the Phase I including, but not limited to, capital facilities,
equipment, training courses, etc. TRINITY strongly suggests, but does not require,
matching funds and/or in-kind support (volunteer labor, use of facilities,
infrastructure development like software, databases, products and websites,
promotion, etc.) for proposed efforts, particularly in Phase II. TRINITY is a faithbased organization, but will consider proposals from non-faith based entities as long
as there is not a conflict with our mission.
Phase I Proposal Outline:
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COVER PAGE (organization info submission at www.TrinityFound.org)
PROPOSAL CONTENT (uploaded electronically as either Word or PDF
document at www.TrinityFound.org)
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ABSTRACT (250 words or less)
NEED/PROBLEM STATEMENT & TARGET
GOAL
MEASURABLE IMPACT
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS
SUSTAINABILITY
USE OF FUNDS
Phase I Proposal Details:
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Cover Page Information submitted online
Body of Proposal (MAXIMUM OF 4 PAGES UPLOADED ELECTRONICALLY)
1) Abstract
 In a 250 word or less abstract/summary, clearly define issue to be
addressed and proposed solution(s). Include a summary of the problem
addressed, the target community/demographic, the expected measurable
impact if successful, any collaborators that you might reach out to in
order to execute the project (local or from other areas) and any
preliminary thoughts on how this project would be financially sustained.
2) Need/Problem Statement and Target
 What is the purpose of the project and who is it expected to benefit?
Describe the specific community problem or need targeted by the
project. Describe the specific population (who and how many) and
geographical area that will be targeted by the project. Describe best
practices being used locally or elsewhere to address this problem
revealing an understanding of the background of related efforts
3) Goal
 What is expected to happen or be different as a result of the project?
Clearly describe the overall purpose of the project. Goals provide an
answer to the program statement and communicate the expected impact.
4) Measurable impact
 How would you measure successful impact? Describe how your project
would impact the target audience and how you would gather information
on progress toward stated goals.
5) Organization Capacity and Potential Collaborators
 Why is your organization capable of leading this project? Describe
your organization’s historical ability to successfully implement and
manage similar projects and achieve the results intended. Describe the
experience of project management and staff related to the project.
Discuss the potential to collaborate with the specific organizations to
leverage resources available.
6) Sustainability
 If the project is successful, how will it be sustained after the Trinity
Foundation grant ends? Describe your plan to identify and secure
partners and funding to continue the project. In preparing this section,
consider your organization’s history of fundraising; describe committed,
pending and potential grant funding for the project from other sources
other than Trinity Foundation and/or other sources of project revenues.
7) Use of Funds
 What will the requested Phase I funds be used for? Phase I
planning/pilot-scale funds can be used for direct personnel support,
travel to study successful efforts in other locations, and/or material costs
for pilot-scale demonstrations, etc. Phase I grants are not to be used for
capital investments or unrestricted organizational support. A
preliminary budget describing how the Phase I funds will be used shall be
provided with the proposal. A detailed Phase II proposal and budget will
be required at the completion of Phase I.
Proposals must be received online at
www.trinityfound.org
by 5:00 p.m. on March 29, 2016.