ADAMH E-Newsletter
One of the strategic results of the ADAMH 2003 Strategic Business Plan addresses the need to supplement its tax-supported budget from private funding sources. In response to that goal, ADAMH has developed a grantseeking program to provide enhanced revenues to create additional behavioral health care services for consumers so that they can experience recovery from mental illness and addictions.

This newsletter will allow us to keep you current on the grantseeking activities at the ADAMH Board, share future opportunities for partnering, and help you in your own efforts to seek grant funding for your organizations. Look for the next issue in April. Following that, we will re-evaluate the schedule for the ADAMH Grant Line E-Newsletter so as best to meet your needs with timely information.

The newsletter will be sent to all provider Executive Directors and any other interested provider staff person. Please contact Elaine Newman at enewman@adamh.co.franklin.oh.us or 222-3726 to make additions to the distribution list.
Grants Applied For / In Progress
  1. Eli Lilly Company
  2. Fannie Mae - Maxell Awards Excellence
  3. Ohio Department of Mental Health
Read more about these grants in progress


Grant Possibilities for Providers
Although ADAMH may not be applying directly for these grants, they may offer opportunities for community providers. Check the contacts listed for more information.
  1. The Harry C. Moores Foundation
  2. Hanley Family Foundation
  3. Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation Children's Initiative
  4. Frederick S. Upton Foundation
  5. Women's Fund of Central Ohio
Read more about these grant possibilities for providers


Grantseeking Tips
Grantsmanship is not just about writing. The first step in grantseeking is Program Planning! Planning programs and seeking grants involves:
  • Organizational planning
  • Organizational management
  • Financial management
  • Defining relationships with other organizations
  • Addressing the organization's relationships within the community
Organizations that provide sufficient time and support to the program planning and proposal writing process can derive many benefits beyond the funds awarded. These can include:
  • improved record-keeping systems
  • enhanced credibility
  • clarity of goals
  • the development of tangible objectives
  • increased knowledge in the program area
  • better program evaluations
  • better financial management
(Kiritz, Norton J., Program Planning & Proposal Writing, The Grantsmanship Center, 1980)


Grants Network
The first meeting of the ADAMH System Grants Network will be:
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
10:30 AM
Training Room, ADAMH Board
447 E. Broad Street
Please join our networking meeting to share ideas and strategies around grant writing. We invite our provider agencies to join us in this effort. Any ADAMH provider staff person with grant seeking or grant writing responsibilities is invited to be part of this network.

Please RSVP to Elaine Newman at 222-3726 or enewman@adamh.co.franklin.oh.us
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