20-21 Midwest City Community Improvement Grant Program Open!

The Memorial Hospital Authority Board of Grantors and Trustees have the opportunity to award around $340,000. More about this round of the program:

The purpose of the Midwest City Memorial Hospital Authority (MCMHA) grant program is to improve the quality of life by funding effective projects that address the diverse issues and opportunities facing the Midwest City community. For 2021, we are expanding this mission to include relief for those organizations and establishments that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate that they have identified an existing or potential need within the community, and have developed a reasonable and cost efficient method for addressing that need. Businesses and organizations that experienced a loss in funding or revenue due to COVID-19 are also encouraged to apply. Per the Trust Indenture, grant funds are typically limited to non-reoccurring expenses; however, these rules are being temporarily suspended to address the effects of the pandemic for businesses applying for economic relief. Funds may still be used for such things as “…improvement to or enhancement of property with an expected useful life of greater than twenty (20) years*; [an] …initial or single occurrence expenses or projects.” For the FY 2020–2021 cycle we are also allowing funds to be used by businesses seeking economic assistance “for or to replace or supplant any existing recurring operating expenses of the Beneficiary…such as maintenance…supplies, salaries…[or] general operating costs.”

*Software, hardware and technology-based products are exempt from the 20-year obsolescence standard.

The MCMHA appointed Board of Grantors (BOG) will only be accepting applications with one project or one business location defined. Under this project you may request multiple units of the same item; however, a request for multiple different items or events will not be considered. Applicants are always welcome to complete more than one application for separate projects or different business locations. The BOG will score applications based primarily on the answers provided in “Part III: Project Overview” of the application (Page 3) with the most consideration given for the overall benefit and impact to the Midwest City community.

The BOG will meet in early March to discuss and rank applications. Final grant funding determinations should be made at the March 23, 2021 MCMHA meeting. Following the final determinations, all applicants will be notified of the determinations before grant funds are issued.

All applicants awarded grants must complete a Grant Recipient Agreement (Agreement). This Agreement shall be between the grant recipient and MCMHA for the disbursement, utilization and accountability of any MCMHA funding awarded. The Grant Recipient must agree to use the awarded funds only for the specific purpose(s) and time period(s) stated in the grant application and Agreement.

As a public trust, MCMHA is subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Thus, all grant documents including the applications and their supporting documents may be public records. Finally, the MCMHA is required by the Internal Revenue Service to issue 1099 forms to all grant recipients; thus, grant funds received by an applicant may be taxable under the IRS Code.