BCHD Accepting Applications For Nonprofit Agency Grants

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) is accepting applications for their nonprofit agency grants to "enhance its ability to provide preventive health services in the community," BCHD announced Friday.

Nonprofits that provide physical and/or mental health programs can apply from Feb. 17 through March 16.

"BCHD’s ad-hoc grants committee will select applications to recommend to its Board for funding," the BCHD news release said. "The BCHD Board of Directors will then approve grant applicants through their annual budget adoption at their May 27, 2020 Board meeting."

Awardees will be notified in June and, upon signing the final contract, funds will be disbursed in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 on a performance reimbursement basis, BCHD said.

The District funds programs that provide:

• Health education and prevention
• Support groups
• Health promotion
• Health maintenance
• Efforts to develop and test new approaches to solving problems within the health
• field
• Safety net programs for vulnerable and underserved populations (e.g., senior and homeless meal program)

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. The agency must be an incorporated nonprofit organization with a tax-exempt status under California State law and the Internal Revenue Code.
2. The agency must demonstrate the ability to provide proposed services. Greater consideration will be given to agencies with experience in delivering health-related programs.
3. An agency does not need to be located within BCHD service area, but it must demonstrate the ability to make services easily accessible to those residing in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach.
4. District funds must only be spent on the residents of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach.

For more information and to download the grant application, visit the BCHD website.