Community Grants Program

Current funding priorities include programs that have a strong public health education focus and/or reach prospective MD, DO or PA students (especially those from underrepresented in medicine backgrounds, underserved rural or urban populations, undergraduate pre-med/health majors and/or middle- and high-school students) and encourage them to pursue a career in healthcare.  

• $70,000 over multiple years to Area Health Education Center of Southwest Oregon in Roseburg, to establish and grow the ReConnect Gap-Year Fellowship
• $12,000 to OHSU's Nourish program, supporting 2nd year medical students with tutoring, mentorship and wellness in preparation for their Step 1 exams
• $12,000 to OHSU's Confidential Advocacy Program (CAP) for a webinar series focusing on culturally-competent and trauma-informed healthcare and support for survivors of sexual & relationship violence
• $ 5,000 to COMP NW in support of an emergency medicine track of an inter-state conference
• $ 3,600 to the American Medical Women's Association (OHSU branch) for a "Strength Through Stories" virtual conference for women physicians
• $ 2,000 to Southwestern Oregon Medical Society in support of a new public health education event in Coos Bay
• $10,000 to the Lane County Medical Society Foundation in support of a Physician Wellness Program
• $ 1,000 to the OMA Alliance towards the first Western States Coalition Medical Alliance Meeting in San Diego
• $ 4,000 to Salem Hospital for two community domestic violence conferences
• $11,400 to OMA and OMAA to underwrite production of localized resource cards for physicians and patients and other domestic violence awareness effo

A complete application will include:

• Cover letter summarizing your proposal, addressed to the OMEF Board.
• Detailed outline of your program/project including specific goals, timeline and how you will measure success.  Please also quantify the anticipated impact on your target community.
• Amount requested and proposed use of funding.
• Line-item program budget and summary of other funding (including pending requests).
• If granted, how you propose to recognize OMEF's contribution.

If your proposal meets our current goals, we will contact you for an interview.  We welcome your questions at any time:  Julie Davidson, Executive Director – julie@theomef.org | 503-619-8129 

Grant applications that can demonstrate a positive and measurable impact for healthcare/medical education in Oregon are accepted anytime during the calendar year for funding decisions in April, July or October.  Funds are limited so we encourage you to plan ahead and apply early.

Funding is limited and regretfully we receive more requests than we are able to fund.  With few exceptions, recent grants have not exceeded $5,000.