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:

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• Organizations must impact UMCNO's patient population, employees or providers

• 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: $10,000

• 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 Application Forms

 

LSU & Tulane: Grant Guidelines I Application Form

 

Grant Guidelines I Internal Application Form I External Application Form