Well-Being Grants

Applications open March 1, 2023 and close on April 21, 2023 at 11:45pm PDT.

Yes we do! Feel free to print this 5×7″ flyer with a QR code that takes you to the application.

The application can be found here: https://uwsom.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dd21xNiFGkAa1YW

You may save and return to the application to complete it within one month of starting it. In addition to answering the questions in the application, at the end of the application you will be asked to submit a single PDF with the following materials in the order listed as follows:

• Project Proposal (750-word maximum)
  1. Brief background describing the need your proposed project will address
  2. Brief description of your proposed project, including clearly delineated goals or aims
  3. Brief description of how you will evaluate whether or not your project met its intended goals
  4. Statement on how your project aligns with the well-being goals and how it will impact the UW Medicine community
• Detailed budget proposal (no more than one page) on how the funds will be used. Please include a description of matching funds and / or any additional funds to support your project as applicable.

A Grants Review Committee will review each application. The committee consists of members representing groups across UW Medicine.

Anne Browning School of Medicine	Chantal Cayo UW Primary Care	Marie Cockerham UWMC Nursing	Juan Escalante HMC Staff	Sharona Gordon Biomedical Research
Paula Houston Healthcare Equity	Andrea Kalus UWMC Faculty	Sara Kim School of Medicine	Lisa Pierce Faculty Affairs	Howard Schafer GME
	Sam Sharar HMC Faculty	Marie Westermeier Human Resources	Allyson Weymier HMC Nursing

Any employee of UW Medicine. You can also apply as a group or team. While students cannot submit grants, we encourage them to be parts of teams that apply.

Any SoM faculty paid by a UW Medicine entity (FHCC, UWMC, HMC, Valley, UWPC) or a UW Medicine affiliated entity (VA- Puget Sound, SCH) is eligible to apply.

Projects that enhance the well-being and foster community for a group of people are the focus of this program. Examples may include:

• Creating or enhancing a recharge space for a team
• Enrolling a team in a mindfulness or stress reduction course
• Creating a team leave or vacation coverage system
• Integrating a nutritious meal planning program that a team can contribute to and participate in
• Participating in a creative arts or physical activity program as a team
• Planting seeds and maintaining a vegetable garden near a work area
• Starting a book club focused on well-being for team members in a unit

Guidelines for the grants are as follows:

• Funds will not be distributed to individuals
• Funds cannot be used to pay salaries
• Food is acceptable if consistent with UW policies and guidelines

Grant recipients will be announced by late May. Once funds are provided to your group, you will have until May 2024 to implement and complete your project.

Funds will be provided to a leader who has budget authority and released per UW internal standard accounting requirements. Granted funds will need to be applied to a budget.