Caring Community Grants
Each year, Sequoia Healthcare District provides Caring Community grants to local non-profits and government organizations that provide crucial health services for the residents of our area. These grants serve collectively approximately 60,000 residents. Additionally, the District also funds community health clinics and several other health services, including school-based health programs.
Funding priorities are based on current and projected community health needs and variable funding resources. The Community Grants priority funding areas have been identified as:
- Food/Nutrition
- Youth and Adult Health Literacy
- Senior Services
- Substance Prevention + Treatment
- Clinical/Medical
- Behavioral Health
Grants Timeline
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*Grant Cycle Year
**Following Year
District Service Area
Group 1 & Group 2 Zip Codes
Most of the central and southern parts of San Mateo County are within SHD boundaries. Zip code and precinct information is used to determine District residency. The District map was established in 1946 and is no longer consistent with current zip code maps. Therefore, we have grouped the zip codes that we serve into two categories:
In the Letter of Intent, Group 1 and Group 2 zip codes are presented and you are asked to provide the percent of clients you plan to serve within each zip code. We will compare the percent of SHD residents to be served against the percent of your overall program budget for which you request funding.
If the percentage of SHD residents to be served in Group 1 zip codes is equal to or more than the percent of your funding request, further discussion will not likely be needed. However, if the percentage of clients you plan to serve in Group 1 zip codes is less than the percent of funding you are requesting, then further investigation and information about Group 2 zip codes will be necessary.
Please give critical thought to these numbers. For those funded, we will also ask you to report at mid-term and end-of–year by clients served by these groupings.
