Areas of Focus

Scattergood will take an active role in identifying initiatives consistent with its priorities, seeking out organizations that can advance these initiatives, and awarding grants in a manner that can make a targeted and measurable impact. Scattergood will also seek out partnerships that can fruitfully leverage both material and non-material resources to extend its ability to effect change at grassroots and systemic levels.

The Foundation will pursue support of activities that fall within the following categories.

The Community Interventions Collaborative: foster the development and implementation of successful community-level programs that address needs lacking adequate, sustainable funding.

Foster leadership in the field: identify and support remarkable organizations and individuals undertaking exemplary work in the field as a means to advance their efforts and to encourage others to model their activities and interests.

Promote system reform: advance concrete approaches to making service delivery more effective for everyone in need, enabling the continuum of providers, payers and other key actors to function as a coherent “system” rather than as disparate elements often in conflict with one another.

How to Apply

For organizations interested in applying for a grant from the Scattergood Foundation, the first point of contact should be the submission of a 1-2 page Letter of Inquiry (LOI) via email.  In your LOI, please concisely describe:

• Your organization’s background;
• Your proposed program or initiative;
• The relevance of the initiative to the Scattergood Foundation’s priorities, including how you envision this work contributing to the reform of the behavioral health system;
• How you intend to measure quality outcomes;
• The program cost; and
• Your plan for sustaining the program financially in the future. 

If you are seeking collaborative funding, also indicate with what entities you are collaborating, and the nature of your collaboration.  The Foundation will review and respond to your LOI to let you know whether or not the Board wishes to consider a full proposal.