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Care Connections:

Community Partner Stipend 2026

In the spirit of collaboration, Care Connections is offering up to eight $10,000 stipends to support community-based organizations partnering with Care Connections hospitals on chronic disease projects.

Eligibility

Eligible organizations:

  • are 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit community-based organizations (not a health system, hospital or hospital foundation);
  • serve New York state residents;
  • are partnering (or planning to partner) with a Care Connections hospital; and
  • have a mission that aligns with the ethical principles, tenets and teachings of the Roman Catholic faith, according to the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

Recipients will be selected based on project feasibility, potential impact and fiscal integrity. More than one community partner affiliated with a Care Connections hospital may apply for and be awarded funding.

Stipend recipients will enter into an agreement to be reimbursed as often as once per month for a total of up to $10,000 to support the implementation of chronic disease projects.

Timeline

  • Jan. 28: Application materials posted
  • Feb. 5: Information session
  • Feb. 27: First round of applications due; remaining applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Mar. 27: Stipend recipients announced
  • Apr. 10: Stipend agreements signed
  • Apr. 16: Mandatory info session on reporting requirements
  • July 1: First reimbursement request due
  • Sept. 1: Interim report and second reimbursement request due
  • Dec. 10: Final report and third reimbursement request due

Requirements

Participants must:

  • enter into an agreement with HERF to be reimbursed for up to $10,000 for chronic disease work done in partnership with a Care Connections hospital;
  • attend a mandatory orientation meeting in April to review program reporting and reimbursement requirements;
  • meet at least monthly with their HANYS project manager and partner hospital or health system, between April and November;
  • submit the first reimbursement request workbook and required attachments by July 1;
  • submit the interim report, second reimbursement request workbook and required attachments by Sept. 1;
  • submit the final report, third stipend reimbursement request workbook and other required attachments by Dec. 10.

Applicant resources

Questions

Please contact Maria Baum, stipend project lead, at mbaum@hanys.org.