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

Specifically, the Health Foundation seeks LOIs to increase the number of disconnected youth ages 5-17 who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs. Connected youth are involved in out-of-school time activity in a safe place with a caring adult. Connected youth also tend to avoid situations and behaviors that compromise health while engaging in activity that promotes health.

The priority population is OST programs that serve youth between the ages of 5-17 years old:

• 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.

Key Dates

Deadlines & Schedule

• Letters of intent are due via the Health Foundation’s online application system by September 17, 2024.
• Invitations for full proposals will be announced by October 24, 2024.
• Invited applicants must meet with the Associate Program Officer before submitting a full proposal.
• Full proposals are due by December 4, 2024.
• The projected funding cycle is up to 12 months and starts April 1, 2025.

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.