Interact for Health

Community grants are awarded in a competitive grant process to the community primarily to improve Health by promoting Health equity in our region. Interact focuses on three strategic priorities: reducing tobacco use, addressing the opioid epidemic and ensuring that children have access to Health care through school-based Health centers.non-competitive grants awarded include grants to 501(c)(3) organizations administered through Interact for Health's board and staff advised grant program.

Program administrative expenses: establishing grantmaking programs and goals; obtaining community input and participation; soliciting and coaching proposals; investigating, evaluating and summarizing proposals for the proposal review process; establishing grant agreements with grantees; establishing grant evaluation, site visits, financial reviews and reporting; problem-solving with grantees; providing individual and group technical assistance to grantees; and analyzing and reporting grant performance.

Direct charitable programs: Interact for Health programs that benefit the community, including project-related technical assistance for grantees; convening community and grantee learning groups; non-profit capacity building educational programs for grantees and other non-profits; public communications regarding community Health status and Health policy; data acquisition and analysis services designed to help or inform grantees, Health care planners, program evaluators, policy makers and the public; and staff participation in community Health planning efforts, particularly in improving Health and promoting Health in our region.