Creating Regional Impact With Grant-Writing Stipends

Background

In 2023, BHT conducted interviews with community-based organizations to determine what needs were most important to them moving forward. A theme that emerged was the need for reliable funding, and we know from experience securing those resources often requires a strong grant-writing strategy.

Recognizing this critical need, we launched an initiative designed to directly support organizations in their pursuit of additional funding. As part of our ongoing commitment to building capacity within the community, we allocated up to $220,000 for Grant-Writing Stipends in 2024. These stipends were available to organizations seeking technical assistance in grant writing, empowering them to work with a grant-writing consultant of their choice.

To date (as of November 2024) the program has helped community-based organizations secure over $2.7M in grant dollars, creating increased regional capacity and helping organizations thrive.

The Grant Writing Stipend Initiative

Through this initiative, eligible organizations could receive up to $5,000 to fund grant-writing technical assistance. The goal is simple but impactful: to help as many community-based organizations as possible increase their capacity, secure more funding, and ultimately strengthen their ability to serve their communities.

Over the course of this initiative, we were able to award stipends to 48 organizations, supporting a range of impactful community efforts. These stipends have not only helped secure vital funding but have also provided a boost to the capacity of these organizations, enabling them to expand their work and make a greater impact in their communities. This work has also supported over a dozen grant writers.

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Highlights of Organizations Supported

We are proud to have partnered with diverse organizations in our community that are doing incredible work in areas such as health equity, social justice, education, and community empowerment.

Some of the recipients include:

• A Woman's Worth

• Asians for Collective Action

• Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane

• Communities In Schools of Spokane County

• Creole Resources

• Health Equity Circle

• If You Could Save Just One

• Inland Northwest Business Alliance

• Manzanita House

• MiA - Mujeres in Action

• Nuestras Raices

• Operation Healthy Family

• RANGE Media

• Shades of Motherhood Network

• Spectrum Center

• Spokane Eastside Reunion Association

• Take Up the Cause

• Terrain Programs

• The Way to Justice

To learn more about the grant writing support initiative click here. We hope to have more grant-writing stipend opportunities to offer the community in 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Ethan Senn, ethan.senn@betterhealthtogether.org.