The 2025 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles (NHL) Initiative supports this mission by addressing critical nutrition and lifestyle challenges that negatively impact Michigan children and older adults.
Donor Name: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The mission of the Health Fund is to improve the health of Michigan residents, emphasizing the health and wellness of children and older adults, while reducing the cost of health care.
Strategic Focus
- Food access projects encourage healthy food consumption, enhance nutrition knowledge, and shape healthier behaviors. These interventions are pivotal to improving health outcomes and preventing dietrelated chronic diseases.
- Food Systems interventions should focus on local food systems and address critical factors that affect communities’ ability to attain equitable access to nutritious foods. This includes food production, processing, transportation, and consumption.
- Built Environment projects focus on supporting healthy communities through enhancements to the physical spaces where communities live, learn, work, and play.
- Physical Activity interventions aim to provide equitable access to health and wellbeing for all individuals through exercise.
Funding Information
The Health Fund anticipates awarding grants between $50,000 to $500,000. They welcome proposals toward the smaller end of that range. Applicants may apply for a one or two-year grant, but the total request is limited to $500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits, federally recognized Tribes, local units of government, and the State of Michigan are eligible for grants. To be eligible to apply for a grant under this initiative, applicants must:
- Be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization;
- Serve Michigan residents;
- Have a current certified financial audit or independently reviewed financial statements; and
- Have at least 1 FTE.
For more information, visit Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
