GRANT GUIDELINES

Zones of Interest

 

External Grant Requests (Organizations outside UMCNO Institution): 

 

  • Health Care (Indigent & Working Uninsured)

  • Research 

  • Patient Education (Indigent & Working Uninsured)

  • Staff Education/Train the Trainer Program

  • Medical Equipment 

 

Internal Grant Requests (UMCNO Departments): 

 

  • Healthcare (Indigent & Working Uninsured)

  • Equipment (Medical & Other)

  • Research 

  • Staff Education

  • Patient Education

  • Patient Family Assistance 

  • Patient Medication Assistance 

 

Who May Apply

 

External Eligible Organizations:

 

  • Tax-exempt organizations described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) that is not a private foundation described in Section 509(a)

  • Private operating foundations described in Section 4940(d) 

  • Organizations described in Section 170(c)(1) (governmental agencies) or Section 511(a)(2)(B) (state colleges and universities) 

 

Internal Eligible Organizations:

 

  • All University Medical Center New Orleans Departments 

 

Organizations NOT Eligible:

 

  • Private foundation described in Section 509(a) 

  • Private or publicly held corporations 

  • Limited Liability Corporations 

  • Partnerships 

  • Sub-chapter “S” corporations 

  • External & Internal organizations wanting to re-grant to other organizations 

 

Funding Restrictions

 

  • Minimum grant size: $2,000 

  • Maximum grant size: (Internal – no maximum; External/LSU & Tulane - $20,000)

  • Funding requests not supported: 

    • Capital projects 

    • General/ongoing operating expenses 

    • Direct support to individuals or fraternal bodies 

    • Projects of national or statewide scope 

 

Click the links below for Guidelines and Forms

 

LSU & Tulane: Grant Guidelines I Application Form

 

Grant Guidelines I Internal Application Form I External Application Form