2025 Multicultural Outreach Mini-Grant Opportunity

This Grant Opportunity is now Closed!

Epilepsy Foundation Multicultural Outreach Program Announces Funds for Social Determinants of Health Mini Grants

The Epilepsy Foundation Multicultural Outreach Program announces the availability of funds to award up to 10 Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) mini grants during fiscal year 2024-2025. These grants help to address education related determinants of health that impact people living with epilepsy.

Grant funds of $10,000 per applicant will be awarded to Epilepsy Foundation affiliates and epilepsy-related community-based organizations that are in collaboration with multi-sector agencies, such as colleges and universities, school districts, health departments, rural health agencies, health coalitions and associations.

The following national partners are considered multi-sector organizations and have agreed to link their members to epilepsy agencies for this funding opportunity: American Public Health Association, Society for Public Health Education, National Area Health Education Center Organization; and National Rural Health Association. Local chapters or affiliates of these national organizations are also suitable partners for this funding opportunity: American Bar Association, National Disability Rights Networks, NAACP, Urban League, Consortium of African American Public Health Programs, National Association of School Nurses, Association of Higher Education and Disability and Transition Orgs, such as Got Transition. Local multi-sector organizations, such as public health coalitions or collaborations, rural health agencies, or area health education centers (AHECs), etc., may also be suitable partners for this opportunity. Minority-Serving Institutions, such as Historically Black Universities and Colleges, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges are also suitable partners for this funding opportunity. 

This is a limited competition application process that is funded through the cooperative agreement between the Epilepsy Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Multi-sector organizations are eligible to apply but must be affiliated with Epilepsy Foundation affiliate, epilepsy-related agency or regional staff of the Epilepsy Foundation. If you need assistance with establishing a partnership with an epilepsy agency, please contact [email protected]. 

Grant Purpose

Applicants will be required to propose training, marketing, awareness, linkage/referral and/or outreach activities with multi-sector organizations to achieve the following intended outcomes:

• Sustained relationships between EF network and local social, education and public health services
• Increased number of PWEs from diverse communities connected to EF network and local services
• Increased number of social services, education and public health/ health education providers trained in SFA and knowledgeable of epilepsy disparities
• Increased number of law enforcement, resource and public safety officers trained in seizure recognition and response through the new Law Enforcement-Informed instructor-led course, especially at schools and universities.  
• Increased linkages and referrals of diverse PWEs to social and local services.
• Decreased unmet social needs of PWE, especially people with epilepsy that have experienced stigma, discrimination, racism in primary & secondary educational systems.

Letters Of Interest Due January 15, 2025

The Letter of Interest (LOI) is due no later than Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Please send the completed LOI to Multicultural Outreach Director Thometta Cozart MS, MPH, CHES, CPH via email: [email protected]. Please also email Thometta with any questions you may have before the deadline. 

Here is a sample LOI for review and consideration.

GRANT INFO SESSION on December 2, 2024

The informational session took place at 2 pm EST on Monday, December 2nd via Zoom. This webinar outlined the grant details, letter of interest, requirements and provided an opportunity to address questions.