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To make funding decisions,
Affinity first determines if your organization/project
is eligible and then we assess your LOI against the
following selection criteria. We want to work with
organizations that have innovative ideas to address
health issues in their respective communities. The
following questions help us select projects for each of
our funding tracks.
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Problem
Statement:
Did the problem statement objectively
identify and describe a specific
opportunity, challenge, issue or need and
the community or population it will serve. |
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Innovation:
Is the project innovative? Did the LOI
include a description of how the project
will do things differently, explore new
territory, and take risks? Does the proposal
represent “outside the box” thinking? |
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Collaboration/Partnership:
Would the proposed project benefit from a
collaboration or partnership to reach its
stated goal? Does the LOI describe two or
more organizations or disciplines that could
work together, each contributing a
specialized service or capability? |
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Narrow
Funding Opportunities:
Did the LOI include a list of prior grant
submissions? Does the organization seem less
likely to access traditional funding streams
(National Institute of Health, Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, etc.)?
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Experience:
Does the LOI sufficiently describe the
experience of a team, their collective
skills and knowledge and their track record
of accomplishing projects in the past? |
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Organizational Commitment:
Does the project seem to have organizational
commitment (resources, support from parent
organization, staff time, space, overhead)
to assure success? |
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Project Design:
Does the description of the project
objectives and measurable outcomes
illustrate how they will reach their overall
project goal? Are the outcomes measurable?
Does the LOI sufficiently describe the
process they will use to meet their stated
objectives and outcomes including
information on planning, execution and
analysis? |
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