The Hillman Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation (HSEI) program provides grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that will improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations.
Donor Name: The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/08/2022
Grant Size: $50,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The HSEI program seeks proposals for creative, early stage nursing-driven interventions that:
- Improve health outcomes for marginalized populations
- Narrow gaps in health equity
- Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to marginalized populations
- Build trust and credibility in programs or systems of care
- Show potential for scalability
Additional priority consideration will be given to proposals that include one or more of the following:
- Engagement of patients, families, caregivers, and/or community organizations in the design of the intervention
- Inter-sectoral, inter-agency, and multidisciplinary collaboration including investigators from different disciplines
- Investigators from diverse backgrounds or with diverse life experiences (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, class origin/first generation college, LGBTQ+, disability, national origin)
- Strong institutional and community partnerships
- Provision of care in non-hospital settings
- Measurable goals and outcomes
Funding Information
This program will award a $50,000 grant each to up to ten (10) organizations. Project duration is 12–18 months, with an expected start date of January 1, 2023. Grant payment will be made in full by December 31, 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are not classified as private foundations. (The Foundation will consider only organizations that can provide proof of qualifying non-profit status, including a tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.)
- International organizations that are the equivalent of U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations that are submitting a project that focuses within the United States
- Government entities
- Faith-based organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community regardless of religious belief
For more information, visit Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation.
