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Applications Invited for Grants under the Health Care and Promotion Fund
The Food and Health Bureau is inviting non-profit-making organisations to submit
applications to the Seed Funding Scheme for grants to develop innovative,
effective and sustainable health promotion programmes in the community. The
scheme is operated under the Health Care and Promotion Fund (HCPF).
A spokesman for the bureau said today (November 19) that the purpose of this new
scheme is to help mobilise local resources through building partnerships among
public, private and non-governmental organisations to promote health in the
community.
"Seed funds are non-recurrent funding opportunities. Principal applicants must
represent a non-profit making organisation, a registered community group or a
group formed under a registered non-profit making body," the spokesman said.
Applications will be assessed by independent experts in health promotion.
Assessment criteria include:
* Effectiveness and sustainability of the programme;
* Potential in building community capacity in health promotion;
* Relevance to local health promotion and feasibility of the proposal;
* Justification of requested budget;
* Effectiveness evaluation plan; and
* Track record of the administering institution and applicants.
The closing date of applications is March 31, 2008. Successful applicants may be
awarded full or partial support normally not exceeding $300,000. Approved
projects should be completed within two years.
The HCPF was established by the Government in 1995 for the purpose of
strengthening health promotion and disease prevention work. To date, a total of
132 health promotion projects have been supported.
Guidance notes and application forms (Application Form S) can be obtained from
the Research Fund Secretariat, Food and Health Bureau, 18/F, Murray Building,
Garden Road, Central, or the website at
www.fhb.gov.hk/grants. Enquiries can be made by fax at 3150 8993 or by email
to rfs@fhb.gov.hk.
Ends/Monday, November 19, 2007
Issued at HKT 11:31
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