Opportunity Overview
Santa Fe Hestia Fund is accepting applications for its 2027-2028 School Year Funding cycle. Hestia supports nonprofit organizations whose programs serve middle school students in grades 6 through 8 within the geographic boundaries of Santa Fe County, with a focus on underserved students. Its Whole Child Framework includes academics, arts, sciences, athletics, health, and well-being.
Funding and Deadline
Hestia states that established organizations may apply for grants typically ranging from $2,000 to $20,000. New organizations may apply for a Grassroots grant typically around $2,500.
The current Hestia website states that grant applications are open from September 1 through November 1, 2026, and the application page states applications are due November 1, 2026. The controlling public guidance does not publish an exact closing time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility
Applicants must be nonprofit organizations serving middle school students in grades 6 through 8 within Santa Fe County. Hestia considers both established and grassroots organizations, emphasizes service to underserved students, evaluates fiscal management and funding sources, and permits organizations to apply every year.
Allowable Uses and Match
Hestia describes its funding as agnostic and non-prescriptive as long as the funded program or service benefits Santa Fe County middle school students and aligns with its Whole Child Framework. Current public guidance does not state a mandatory match or cost-share requirement.
The public guidance does not expressly authorize or prohibit clinical devices, telehealth equipment, or the Nonagon N9+ device and platform. Any technology role therefore requires an independently eligible nonprofit to identify a genuine program need and confirm cost allowability before pursuit.
Application Requirements
Applications are submitted through Hestia’s website. The current funding page provides a general grant application for established organizations and a Grassroots grant application for new organizations, along with non-fillable PDF versions for review. Detailed form-controlled fields and attachments should be verified in the applicable live application before submission and are not inferred here.
For grant and application questions, Hestia identifies Grant Committee Chair Karan Ruhlen at karanruhlen@gmail.com and 505-690-1508. Santa Fe Community Foundation is identified as Hestia’s fiduciary partner.
Atlas Analysis
N9+ Fit Score: 20/100. Hestia’s Whole Child Framework expressly includes health and well-being and its current materials show a history of support for youth mental-health and wellness programs, but the open-cycle guidance does not expressly establish equipment, telehealth, clinical-device, or remote-examination allowability. Atlas does not force fit.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. The opportunity is verified, currently open, locally relevant, and has clear nonprofit eligibility and typical award ranges. The score is moderated by the absence of an exact published deadline time/time zone and the broad, applicant-defined nature of eligible programming.
Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare direct applicant: No Bid. Eligibility as a Santa Fe County nonprofit serving grades 6 through 8 is not established for Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare. Any role would be applicant-led and contingent on a legitimate eligible project and confirmed cost allowability.
Outreach status: applicant-specific clearance required. Publication does not authorize outreach. Hestia publishes a November 1, 2026 deadline but no exact closing time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. As of September 21, 2026, the deadline is comfortably more than 48 hours away; any ORIGINAL outreach still requires independent applicant eligibility, verified recipient, deduplication, opt-out, bounce, attachment, and Atlas Email Queue clearance.
Official Sources
Hestia Santa Fe — Getting Funded
Hestia Santa Fe — Current Grant Application Window
Hestia Santa Fe — Whole Child Framework