Community Benefit Grants Program Request for Proposal (RFP)
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

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Dear Nonprofit Community Partner:

Thank you for your interest in the Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) Community Benefit grants program. If you have previously partnered with SMCS to help us meet the needs of our Sacramento neighbors, thank you for your continued commitment. And if you are new to this grants process, welcome.

In 2010, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento will invest more than $1.7 million dollars locally through strategic community partnerships and grants. For this portion of the Community Benefit program, SMCS will award grants up to $50,000 through a competitive process outlined in this RFP packet. It is anticipated that SMCS will award 10-20 grants.

In addition to grants awarded through this RFP process, the Community Benefit team will invite a small number of finalists to compete for a capacity-building grant valued at $50,000. All of SMCS’ investment is designed to strengthen the web of support to our most needy residents, specifically by increasing their access to medical and mental health services. And by strengthening our nonprofit sector to help deliver these valuable services, we believe we are helping to increase the quality of life in our region.

During this cycle of grant making, we will fund in these three categories:

1. Access to appropriate medical and mental health care for the uninsured and
   underinsured;
2. Reduction of homelessness through access to housing, primary medical care, mental health, comprehensive case management, and substance abuse treatment; and
3. Maternal and child health, specifically through abuse prevention and education, and
   timely prenatal care.

And we will target specific zip code areas so that we can more directly impact these areas of greatest need. See page 3 of this packet for more information.

Don’t forget to attend one of the mandatory bidders’ meetings scheduled in June. You will be able to get your questions answered, as well as learn other valuable information to help you complete your proposal.

We look forward to working with you to meet critical health needs in Sacramento County. Thank you for all you do.