1. Granting of requests for funding must follow the Mission Statement of the FRIENDS. The Friends of the University of Michigan Hospital is a nonprofit organization established to render service to the UMHS and their patients and to assist in promoting the health and welfare of the Community.
2. Complete the entire application (including all fields required) and submit by the quarterly deadlines (The first of December, March, June, or September). Incomplete applications will be returned. The Friends Funding Committee reviews applications quarterly (January, April, July and October).
3. We DO NOT fund the following: Salaries or consultant fees, Research projects, Fundraising events and/or related costs associated with it, Medical procedures (medical devices or medical equipment), Scholarships or Standard Department equipment (capital) or Inducement/Incentives of any kind. If your fund request does not involve what is mentioned in #3, please proceed with the online application process. Note that all applications that do not meet the requirements will be rejected and notified by email.
4. Funding must be approved by any (or all) of the following: Head nurse; Project manager; or Manager/Supervisor. In some cases, we may need to consult with the Corporate Compliance Office to verify that your fund request(s) meet the Code of Conduct and Compliance Program. You will be notified of this prior to the Friends Funding Committee quarterly review.
5. Projects requiring installation, construction or structural adjustments/changes must have prior approval from the appropriate departments with estimates and proposal plan prior to submitting a request for funding with Friends.
6. Requests may be delayed if applications are incomplete or need further information. The Friends Board wants to make intelligent, fair decisions on funding requests. The more detailed information you provide, the better we can understand the request. Feel free to attach details, quotes, or photos if necessary.
7. Extraneous equipment such as Laptops, DVD players and/or TV sets, items not included or available in departmental budgets but will directly enrich the patient’s experience may be considered. Explanation of the experience should be provided and security measures of the items should be detailed. *NOTE: We no longer fund iPads due to security issues. We recommend seeking other funding sources or borrow from other UM departments
8. A request that more properly fits another funding area such as (OPE/PEAC) Office of Patient Experience, Patient Education Awards Committee or Department budgets will be suggested to the applicant (requestor). Please email [email protected] for further information.
9. Publications that are identified or considered a part of a department’s community outreach program that extends into a larger community on behalf of the UMHS can be considered.
10. Funding Budget will be determined by the Funding Committee at the beginning of the fiscal year.
11. Programs that Friends has supported annually for a period of time, should be reviewed when a request for continuation of funding is received and not “rubber stamped.”
12. Applicants requesting funds may be asked to make a short presentation outlining the proposed project and goals to the Friends Gift Shops Funding Committee and/or Advisory Board members.
13. Applicants understand that if approved for funding, a follow up presentation and/or proof of project/program completion to the MM Friends is required upon 3 months of the project/program completion date.
14. MM Friends Advisory Board Guidelines must be met in order to be considered.

Please contact the Friends Advisory Board Administrative Assistant if you need any assistance with the application at [email protected]

First and last name of applicant
Email address
Number
Title of person filling out application
Organization address
Project name

Director, Nurse, Department Head (if different from above)
First and last name of applicant 
Email address
Number
Title of person filling out application

Does the project involve incentives/inducements? 
Does the project involve artwork, interior design, structural adjustments, remodel etc.?

Organization Mission?

How long is the duration of your project?
Date funding is needed?
Proposed start date?
Proposed completion date?

Currently being funded by Friends include: 
Project/Program Name?
Month & Year?
Amount Granted $?
Has this project been funded before?

ChartField information below:
Fund
Department
Program
Sub-class
Project grant
Shortcode

Amount requesting of Friends $?
Total amount of project/program?

Long term strategies for maintaining funding for this project?
Does your agency/department have sufficient unrestricted cash?

Is this a one-time or repeat request?
Is partial funding helpful?
Target audience and number of people it will serve?
Goal of the project outcome?
Purpose of Grant? 
Grant summary?
Overall department/agency's project relate to the mission of your agency?
Describe services your program/project will provide? 
Sustainability of the program/project?

3-year forecast of agency's 3-5 goals with this project?

Seeking funding from other sources yes or no.  If yes, what sources? If no, why not?

Other revenue sources for this project & amount? 

If approved, what will the funding cover? 

Ability to upload statements, invoices, estimates, vendors, descriptions etc.

• Can I finish my application later? 
  By default, respondents have 1 month to return to the survey and finish their response. After a month, their response will be recorded as is (incomplete). 
  Because “Allow respondents to finish later” uses cookies to save a respondent’s progress, it will only work as long as your respondent returns to the survey on the same internet browser on the same computer to finish the survey. If your Employee Engagement, Employee Lifecycle, or survey project has an authenticator, the "Allow respondents to finish later" option will not work.
• What will be needed on the online application?  
  Visit the drop-down "What to expect to find with the online portal."
• Would we be notified if we are not selected?  
  You will be notified either selected or declined. 
• What is the timeframe for notification of receiving this funding?
  After a thorough review and discussion, the Funding Committee provides funding applicant recommendations to the MM Friends Advisory Board discuss and vote.  This can be within a month to upwards of 2 months depending on when the next Board meeting is scheduled on the calendar.