The Washington Square Health Foundation recognizes that the Chicagoland area may receive a large number of displaced persons due to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. This may result in an increased need for funding for health care organizations in the Chicagoland area.

The Washington Square Health Foundation will entertain “Capacity Grant” requests from Chicagoland health care facilities that are receiving significant numbers of Katrina disaster victims. The Foundation believes that this will be the best use of its resources and consistent with the Foundation’s mission of promoting and maintaining access to adequate health care for all people in the Chicagoland area.

The “Hurricane Katrina Disaster Capacity Health Care Grant Guidelines” are as follows:

A. Capacity Health Care Grants may be applied for in FY 2005-06 for up to $35,000, for one year only. The first application deadline is December 1, 2005.

B. Applicants for Capacity Grants must document that they will serve Katrina disaster victims who will represent an additional 10% of the average of the applicant’s unduplicated clients\patients served during the last three years. These unduplicated clients\patients should be expected to generate at least two visits per client\patient in FY 2005-06.

C. Funds may be applied for and used for the following:

1. Additional professional, licensed or clerical personnel to serve the Katrina disaster victims\clients\patients. All clerical positions under the Capacity Health Care Grants must be filled by Katrina disaster victims;
   
2. Equipment required to serve the additional Katrina disaster victims\ clients\patients; and
   
3. Materials and supplies required to serve the additional Katrina disaster victims\ clients\patients.

D. All other guidelines, grant application requirements and procedures, as found on the Washington Square Health Foundation website www.wshf.org ,are applicable to “Hurricane Katrina Disaster Capacity Health Care Grants”.