Our Successes
Innovative Funding Partners’ extensive history and focus on results position us to understand our clients’ needs and develop strategies that exceed expectations. Across all our services, we seek to support the critical work of organizations and increase impact and sustainability. We have had tremendous success working with organizations in a wide range of sectors.
Success Stories
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Sustainability Planning
To address challenges posed by evolving federal funding, the nonprofit Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) proactively partnered with IFP for sustainability planning. IFP's process involved a thorough internal and external assessment, utilizing PEST (Political, Economic, Social, and Technological) and SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) analyses, interviews with key personnel, and a review of organizational materials. This process yielded recommendations for ASAP to diversify revenue streams, cultivate new and expand existing partnerships aligned with funding trends, enhance data collection and evaluation for grant opportunities, implement grant forecasting, and strategically align programming with emerging grant trends. As a result of IFP's sustainability planning process, ASAP has identified pathways to ensure its immediate and long-term sustainability amidst evolving federal funding.
WinstonNet Strategic Planning
WinstonNet's strategic plan was outdated, dating back to 2013. To address this, they sought to develop a new three-year plan and leverage the process to enhance board engagement, reassess their mission, vision, and values to align with current realities, and strategically position the organization for post-pandemic success. IFP facilitated this process with their board and executive leadership, helping the organization to achieve improved board engagement, a clearer understanding of challenges and solutions, increased visibility, and a comprehensive strategic plan focused on program expansion and organizational sustainability. “They were wonderful to work with and were excellent collaborators. They took time to learn about what we do. IFP made updating our vision, mission, and strategic plan possible. This will provide the path for the next three years.” – Jim DeCristo, WinstonNet Board Chair
Superlative Academy Strategic Planning
Recognizing the need for strategic direction to enhance its impactful work to empower and elevate the North Carolina childcare industry, the small nonprofit Superlative Academy engaged IFP to create its very first formal strategic plan. Guided by a strategic planning team of internal and external stakeholders, IFP facilitated a 90-day process that included document review and assessment, external stakeholder focus groups (partners, funders, and clients), and PEST and SOAR analyses. This collaborative effort culminated in a robust three-year strategic plan to guide Superlative Academy's programs, operations, and sustainability.
Recent Grant Successes
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers: $1.1 million for HRSA Behavioral Health Services Expansion Grant
Arkansas Center for Data Sciences: $2 million from the Department of Labor for workforce development
Arkansas Department of Education: $2 million from the Department of Labor for the Closing the Skills Gap Program
Ascension Health System: $2.9 million from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for the Medical Liabilities and Patient Safety Demonstration Grant
Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP): $3 million over 5 years from ACL AT National Activities Grant
Blue Ridge Community Health Services: $1 million from HRSA's Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation to address SUD and OUD in Western North Carolina
Blue Ridge Community Health Services: $100,000 from HRSA for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant
BronxCare Health System: $1,968,020 from New York Department of Health Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Healthcare Facilities Grant
Buncombe County: $1.5 million from DOJ/OJP Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
C.A.R.E Transylvania County: $200,000 from HRSA for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Planning Grant
C.A.R.E Transylvania County: Just under $600,000 from the BJA for their FY 21 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program (COSSUP)
C.A.R.E. Transylvania County: $999,947 from the BJA for their FY 24 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program (COSSUP)
Care New England/Brown University: $5 million from NIH to support the Women and Infants Hospital
Caring Community Health Center: Development of successful HRSA Look-a-Like application for their community clinics and HRSA Change in Scope application
Cass County Memorial Health: $198,116, HRSA Rural Healthcare Vaccine Confidence Program
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool: $50,000 from Truist Foundation in support of their Workforce Development Program for Latino individuals to pursue careers as Early Childhood Educators
Cheshire Medical Center: $900,000 from HRSA Rural Network Development Grant
Cheshire Medical Center: $1.8 million over 5 years for CDC Partnerships to Improve Community Health
City of Syracuse: $600,000 from the CDC for Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resiliency
Covington County Hospital: $500k/year for 4 years from HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Mental and Behavioral Health
Duke University: $49,837,443 from the Department of Education’s Full-Service Community Schools Program (FSCS) for their North Carolina Community Schools Coalition (NCCSC) project
Families First of Cabarrus County: $50,000 from Truist Foundation in support of their Home-Based Child Care Leadership and Network Development (HBCC LAND) project
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST): $25 million from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Robotics Outreach Competition
Gateway Wellness Foundation: $132,000 from the North Carolina Housing Financial Assistance Urgent Repair Program
Geisinger Health System/Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: $3.5 million over 5 years from HRSA's Center of Excellence program to produce a workforce that is racially and ethnically diverse
Gerald Champion Medical Center: $749,933 from HRSA for the Rural Residency Program
Greater Cincinnati Health Bridge: $13,900,000 from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for the Technology's Beacon Community Opportunity
Gulf Wind Technology: $1.1 million for Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Grant
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: $337,000, USDA in support of tele-behavioral health/distance education
Jewish Health System: $2.2 million award from the Dept. of Education Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects opportunity
Land of Sky Regional Council: $1.5 million from the Department of Labor YouthBuild grant program
Land of Sky Regional Council: $3,999,459 from the Department of Labor Growth Opportunities Program
Madison County, NC: $125,000/year for 5 years from the SAMHSA Mental Health Awareness and Training Program
Mary Greeley Medical Center: $250,000 from Iowa Department of Workforce Development for the 2025 Iowa Healthcare Credentialing Grant
MedStar/Benton Technologies: $900,000 award for Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants
Minnesota State Community and Technical College: $4,201,050 from the Department of Labor for the Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC3) program
Minnesota State Community and Technical College: $4,201,050 from the Department of Labor Strengthening Community Colleges (SCC3) program
Minnesota State Community and Technical College: $2 million from the Department of Education Title III Grant program
Minnesota State Community and Technical College: $125,000 to Otto Bremer Foundation for Health Professional Pathways
Mississippi Public Health Institute: $1.2 million over three years from SAMHSA under the Syndemic Approach to Preventing HIV and Substance Use Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities grant program.
Mountain Area Health Education Center: $4 million from SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grant
NC FIELD: $1,000,000 over four years from HRSA Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program
North Carolina Center for Health Wellness at UNC Asheville: $2,050,000 over 5 years from CDC State Public Health Approaches to Addressing Arthritis
Partners Aligned Toward Health (PATH): $625,000 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drug FreeCommunities Grant program
Polk Sawmill: $300,000 from USDA 2024 Wood Innovations
Rutherford County: $900,000 from the North Carolina CDBG-Coronavirus grant program
Schenectady County: $600,000 from the CDC for Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resiliency
South Central Regional Medical Center: $750,000 over three years from the HRSA Rural Residency Planning and Development Program
Southwestern Commission: $289,331 from the U. S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program
SPARC Foundation: $2 million from the SAMHSA NCTSI-II grant program for Family Centered Treatment Recovery efforts in Western North Carolina
