Health Council of South Florida

Federal Funding Tools and Resources 

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• Grants.gov registration process: To apply for a federal grant, your organization must have completed the registration process. There are several steps in the registration process. This can take as little as three-to-five business days, or as long as four weeks if all steps are not completed in a timely manner. Please register early!

• Grants 101: Learn more about federal grant making process

  • Grants.gov – Grants 101

  • Office of Justice Program (OJP) – Grants 101: contains information both specific to OJP and general federal grants info

• Types of federal funding opportunities

• Funding Search Request Tool

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Grant Development Tools and Resources 

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Best Practices: public health programs, interventions, and policies that have been evaluated, shown to be successful, and have the potential to be adapted and transformed by others working in the same field.

• Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Resources

• The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Model Practice Database

• County Health Rankings and Roadmaps: What Works for Health

• The Guide to Community Preventive Services: The Community Guide

• Community Tool Box Links to Databases of Best Practices

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Supporting Data: publicly available data sets for community level statistics that can be used to demonstrate the need for specific services in your catchment area.

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• Healthy People 2020 Data (United States Department of Health and Human Services)

• Missouri Community Data Profiles (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services)

• State and County QuickFacts (United States Census Bureau)

• Health Indicators Warehouse (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• Community Commons

• County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

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Grant Writing Tools

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• Grant proposal checklist

• Grant production timeline

• Partnership checklist

• Concept paper template: Brief document used to outline the type of program(s) that your organization would like to fund. MoCAP asks that organizations seeking assistance provide a draft concept paper at the onset of our work together.

• About your organization: In addition to a concept papers prepared on your proposed programs, it is important to have compiled specific information about your organization.

• Capacity building toolkits (Department of Health and Human Services): Capacity building is important for developing and enhancing your organization’s ability to secure funding.