Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-2025
Keywords
Philanthropy, Community Centered, Public Health, Place Based, Participatory grant making
Abstract
This report is an exploration of literature and frameworks for local community-driven funding strategies to improve Maine’s public health outcomes. The authors present a number of community-led funding theories such as place-based funding models and participatory grant making, examine lessons learned from recent public health events, and discuss reflections from interviews with key stakeholders. The report looks at examples of community-led models and makes recommendations for next steps such as improving collaborative relationships, strengthening peer-to-peer networks, expanding availability of flexible funding that includes backbone support, and conducting a cost-benefit analysis of collaborative community health capacity investment options.
Funding Organization
The Bingham Program
Recommended Citation
Atkinson, Timothy; Foley, Jillian; and Rooks, Jane, "Community Centered Funding Models for Maine" (2025). Justice Policy. 54.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/justice/54
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