NS - Grant - Application to NCACC for Employee Wellness Program Funding

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11 Purpose: Through the approval of the Risk Management Pool Board of Trustees, the Pools are offering a Wellness Grant Program to counties who have participated, in the Group Benefits Pool for at least 12 months. The grant offers initial money to start- up worksite wellness programs. The goals of a wellness program should begin with the premise of developing employee awareness -that their action or inaction, impact their health. The anticipated end result for a wellness program should be cost savings in the form of decreased claims, reduction in absenteeism by improving employee well-being, increasing productivity, and heightened worker morale. Operation: The grant program has been developed in a similar fashion to the Pool multi-pool discount program. Depending upon the number of Pools in which a member participates, and the number of covered lives based upon the Group Benefits Pool data, drives the amount a member can receive in grant money. The money designated for this grant program is on a first respond, first approved basis and is only for members starting a wellness program. If a county opts to develop a wellness program for a specific department, the grant awarded will be based on the number of Pool covered employees in that designated department(s) only. A member initiates the process by completing the enclosed application with their Marketing Representative who then presents the application responses to the grant review committee. This committee meets quarterly to review grant requests and notifies the candidate in writing approximately one week after the committee has rendered its decision.