The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to promote the Foundation’s Strategic Plan for the Healthy Kids Initiative.

What We Will Fund

The following two priority populations are of interest:

OST programs that serve youth between the ages of 5-17 years of age

• Focus on disconnected youth as defined in the strategic plan,
• Reach at least 100 new disconnected youth,
• Offer summer programming,
• Incorporate and strengthen the 6 Cs of Youth Development: Competence, Confidence, Character, Caring, Connection, and Contribution,
• Maintain a focus on increasing connection for youth within the region,
• Offer skill building opportunities for disconnected high school youth, and
• Address and incorporate healthy behaviors and environments.

Programs that serve young adults between the ages of 16-24 years of age

• Focus on young adults who are disconnected from school and work,
• Reach at least 50 new disconnected young adults,
• Create potential for individual growth through exploring independence and life opportunities,
• Increase opportunities for young adult education and skill certification, especially in areas where such opportunities are lacking,
• Increase opportunities at worksites for apprenticeships or other job training that will enhance occupational paths,
• Produce reengagement strategies to drive opportunities for young adults, and
• Address and incorporate healthy behaviors and environments.

Key Dates

Deadlines & Schedule

• Letters of intent are due via the Health Foundation’s on-line application system by September 19, 2023.
• Invitations for full proposals will be announced by October 24, 2023.
• Full proposals are due by December 4, 2023.
• Projected funding cycle up to 12 months to start April 1, 2024.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants include nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, including churches and units of government, located in the Paso del Norte Region.

Service Region

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation operates in a unique binational environment, which stretches across two countries and three states. This region serves the 2.4 million people living in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in far west Texas, Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero Counties in southern New Mexico, and the municipality of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.