Application Process

 

• Start a New Application                    

• Continue an Incomplete Application

• Application Questions

• Tips for Completion

• Attachment Checklist

• Grant Reporting Tools

• Frequently Asked Questions

The Woodruff Foundation welcomes grant requests for capital, program and research expenses from tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, whose goals and objectives are consistent with the focus areas of the Foundation.  The Foundation encourages requests from organizations seeking to incorporate proven "best practice" models, including staff training, agency implementation and dissemination of outcomes. The Foundation also has an interest in improving collaboration and achieving integration between behavioral health and primary health care.

• the treatment of persons affected by mental disorders and chemical dependency

• educational programs related to mental health

• the coordination of mental health resources in the community

• research into the causes, nature and recurrence of mental illness

Given the rapid changes that are transpiring in local mental health and substance abuse services, the Trustees have adopted the following as high priority areas of interest:

• encouraging the implementation of innovative prevention and treatment programs

• strengthening the effectiveness of existing service delivery systems

In most cases, the Foundation will not consider requests for general operating expenses, endowment, scholarships, fellowships, annual fund raising campaigns, or general solicitations for funds. Grants will be awarded on a one-year basis.

 

• FOR FIRST TIME USERS: Click on Start a New Application above.  At the Sign-In page you should select new applicant.  As a new user, enter your email address and a password.  PLEASE NOTE: the email address and password you choose is for your entire organization and not just you as an individual. The email and password will enable you and other staff members to save and return to an application and it will be used to complete the grant report form if a grant is awarded.  In addition, every application and report that your organization submits, from this point on, will be accessed by using this email address and password.  If you outsource your grant writing, set up your sign-in and provide the grant writer with access to your account. The contract grant writer should never use your organization's sign-in account for other organizations' applications.  You will be prompted to enter your organization's taxpayer identification number. The Tax ID will be checked against the IRS database.  PLEASE NOTE:  If you are working with a fiscal sponsor, please contact our office before proceeding.

• FOR RETURNING USERS: If you previously created an account, and you are ready to submit another application, click Start a New Application above.  At the Sign-In page, select returning online applicant and enter the email address and password that you originally created.  If this new application is eligible, your organization name, address and other information will automatically be entered into the new application.

• RETRIEVING A SAVED APPLICATION: If you previously started and saved an application, click on Continue an Incomplete Application above. Indicate that you are a returning online user and enter your email and password.You will then see the application that you have been working on in your account.  At this point, you can complete the application and submit it, or edit, save and submit it at a later date. You have the ability to email a copy of the saved application to a colleague for review prior to completing and submitting itto the Foundation.

The Board of Trustees meets 3 times a year to consider applications and award grants. In order to allow ample time for the Trustees to review each request thoroughly, the following schedule has been adopted:

When a deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday, the proposal must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. the following business day.