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Grants: 2003
Grant Period: January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003

Children's Alliance of New Hampshire
Location: Concord
Grant Award: $5,000
Grantmaking Area: Public Education
Area Served: Statewide

This grant funded operating expenses for public education and outreach materials related to the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Children's Alliance of New Hampshire
Location: Concord
Grant Award: $2,000
Grantmaking Area: Public Education
Area Served: Statewide

This grant provided matching funds for the Children's Defense Fund's "Promoting Investments in Early Childhood" Program. Funds were used for operating expenses to increase investment in early childhood programs and health insurance coverage.

Child Health Services
Location: Manchester
Grant Award: $15,000
Grantmaking Area: Barriers to Enrollment and Retention
Area Served: Manchester

This grant provided matching funds for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Covering Kids and Families Initiative. The grant provided outreach to children living in minority families in need of services to encourage enrollment and retention in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. This was the second year of grant support for this project.

FrameWorks Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Grant Award: $75,000
Grantmaking Area: Public Education
Area Served: Statewide

This grant funded a research project that identified effective communication strategies to make the issue of affordable health insurance a priority in New Hampshire.

Friends of Families Coalition
Location: Center Ossipee
Grant Award: $9,900
Grantmaking Area: Barriers to Enrollment and Retention
Area Served: Carroll County

This grant enabled the development of a plan to find, enroll, and retain eligible children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Service
Location: Keene
Grant Award: $5,000
Grantmaking Area: Barriers to Enrollment and Retention
Area Served: Keene and surrounding communities

This grant provided funds to increase social worker time to enroll pregnant women and children into the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

The HUB
Location: Dover
Grant Award: $20,000
Grantmaking Area: Barriers to Enrollment and Retention
Area Served: Strafford County

This grant provided matching funds for the Robert Wood Johnson Covering Kids and Families Initiative. The grant provided outreach to children living in rural communities whose families were in need of services to encourage enrollment and retention in the State Children's Health Insurance Program. This is the second year of grant support for this project.

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Concord
Grant Award: $224,000
Grantmaking Area: Barriers to Enrollment and Retention
Area Served: Statewide

This grant funded a portion of the 35% non-federal share of the State Children's Health Insurance Program for children whose family income was between 250% and 300% of the federal poverty level. This was the fifth year of grant support for this program.

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Concord
Grant Award: $50,000
Grantmaking Area: Evaluation
Area Served: Statewide

This grant enabled the comprehensive evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program by analyzing data, developing trend information, linking enrollment to encounter data and beginning the work of setting quality improvement goals. This was the second year of grant support for this project.

New Hampshire Public Radio
Location: Concord
Grant Award: $30,000
Grantmaking Area: Public Education
Area Served: Statewide

This grant supported the creation of compelling, high quality feature stories, interview programs, and call-in programs that explored a range of health topics—including health insurance—that are relevant for all New Hampshire citizens.

University of New Hampshire, The Survey Center
Location: Durham
Grant Award: $10,000
Grantmaking Area: Evaluation
Area: Statewide

This grant enabled the creation and execution of a comprehensive survey of New Hampshire households about health insurance. The goal of the survey was to more fully understand why individuals in New Hampshire have, or do not have, health insurance coverage.

Total Grants 2003: $445,900