Bowse Health Trust
Established in 1996 in memory of the late Rutland Regional Medical Center President/CEO James T. Bowse, the Bowse Health Trust works to help create a healthier community through funding collaborative, community-based health programs.
Each year, the Trust awards grants to new projects that:
- Improve access and affordability of health and human services
- Increase prevention efforts that lead to healthier lifestyles
- Reduce substance abuse
Since it began, the Trust has awarded more than $3 million to 42 programs. Grant recipients include:
- Say it Straight, hosted by Rutland Area Prevention (RAP)
- Nutritional AXIS, hosted by Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL)
- RSSU Transitions, hosted by Rutland South Supervisory Union (RSSU)
- GROW (Get Rid of Waste), hosted by Lothrop Elementary School
- It’s a Girl Thing, hosted by Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains
- Three Steps Forward, hosted by Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board and Vermont Adult Learning
- Abuse Prevention in Elementary School Communities, hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
- The Little 1s, hosted by Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
Grant Cycle Deadlines:
- Planning Grants/Letter of Intent are due June 15
- Request for Proposals are due September 15
Planning on Applying?
Click on the attachments below for more information about funding criteria and the required forms:
