Transom Grants are for specific projects or programs, which include clear goals, timeframes and measurable outcomes. The Trust currently makes the majority of its grants in this grant program area. Proposals are accepted and reviewed twice annually. In 2010, the Trust will be focused on supporting ongoing programs where strong need and sustainability is demonstrated as well as new programs or expansions where high community need has been documented.

Eligibility Criteria Program proposals will be considered from organizations that benefit the health of individuals in Middle Tennessee. The Baptist Healing Trust strongly emphasizes the importance of loving care within the proposing organization. The Trust issues grants primarily in the following four zones of interest under the umbrella of health:

1. Physical Health
2. Mental Health
3. Recovery from Alcohol or Drug Addiction
4. Healing from Abuse, Neglect or Violence

The Trust has moved to an online application process, which includes submitting a preliminary application and a full proposal. Please read through the following five steps to learn how to complete the process.

• Step 1: Do we qualify?
• Step 2: How do we submit an application?
• Step 3: Once we have submitted a preliminary application, what do we do next?
• Step 4: How do we submit a full proposal?
• Step 5: After we submit a full proposal, what happens next?