The objective of the Alan E. and Jeanne N. Hall Endowment for Community Outreach is to address the needs of disadvantaged individuals, families and groups within Ogden and the surrounding communities by enhancing their educational, economic, social, psychological and cultural well-being. 

Proposals funded by the Alan E. and Jeanne N. Hall Endowment for Community Outreach must involve WSU faculty/staff and/or students and must include one or more of the following activities:

• Applications of solutions to address problems facing disadvantaged individuals, families or groups in Ogden or the surrounding communities.
• Projects involving partnerships with regional, national or international advocacy groups such as head start programs; child and family services; services for the disabled; nursing homes; homeless shelters; pro bono legal or medical services, etc.
• Projects aimed at empowering disadvantaged members of Ogden and the surrounding communities through education, counseling, job training, mentoring, etc.
• Projects involving partnerships with any of the following agencies are preferred but not required: American Red Cross; Boys and Girls Club; Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank (Catholic Community Services); Midtown Community Health Center; Ogden City and/or Weber County School Districts; Ogden Rescue Mission; Ogden Symphony Ballet Association; St. Anne's Center; St. Benedict's Foundation; Treehouse Children's Museum; United Way of Northern Utah; or YCC (Your Community Connection of Ogden/Northern Utah).
• Student proposals must have a faculty/staff mentor.

Funded proposals must meet these criteria:

• WSU faculty or staff and/or students must be involved.
• Projects must address community identified needs and clearly state the significance of these needs, as supported by a review of the relevant literature.
• Projects must be directed toward attainable, measurable outcomes.
• Projects' plans must include a process for the assessment of its outcome.
• Project procedures must be stated clearly.
• The budget must be defensible and feasible in terms of the overall project purpose and within the endowment's budget constraints.
• Letter of support from the community partner must be submitted with full proposal.
• Funding is utilized within a two-year time frame. Extensions will be considered if necessary.

(NOTE: retroactive expenses will not be funded):

The following expenses are fundable, depending on the proposed project scope:

• Student scholarship for WSU tuition
• Faculty/staff stipends
• Faculty reassigned teaching expenses, up to a maximum of three credits per project, with supporting rationale from the department chair
• Equipment and materials; equipment purchased as part of the project remains the property of WSU unless otherwise justified and approved by Hall Endowment committee chair
• Travel for project-related expenses (requests for travel funds must be supportedby strong rationale)