The Community Health Impact Initiative supports health-focused, community-based organizations with bold ideas that empower communities to solve their most pressing health issues and successfully implement health-focused, community driven interventions.
Donor Name: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
These grants are intended to support stronger, healthier communities around the state by being responsive to community needs. Grassroots organizations, neighborhood groups, small and medium size nonprofits are encouraged to apply.
Topics
Proposals should focus on eliminating health disparities, improving health equity, building community-wellness, increasing social integration for marginalized populations, bolstering community support systems, and expanding community engagement efforts. Specific topics might include proposals to improve oral health access, health literacy, health-related transportation, or environmental health.
Engaging the Community
- Michigan Health Endowment Fund knows that those who experience a health issue often have a clear understanding of their own challenges and needs, and Community Health Impact funds programs where those affected are helping drive the solutions.
- Applicants are required to work with community members in the planning, design, and/or implementation of the program. Priority will be given to proposals that clearly demonstrate intentional partnership with community members. Projects should target a specific place such as a neighborhood, school(s), city, county, or region and/or a specific group within a defined geography. Additionally, applicants will be asked to provide community-level data, when possible, to identify and explain the health need.
Funding Information
- Grant requests may not exceed a maximum budget of $150,000. Grants can be 1 or 2 years in duration, but the total request is limited to $150,000.
- Applicant organizations with operating budgets less than $10 million may request indirect costs up to 30% of the total grant budget. Applicant organizations with operating budgets at or above $10 million may request indirect costs up to 20% of the total grant budget. The percentage is based on the primary applicant’s operating budget size. They expect the indirect cost line item to include indirect costs for all project partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits, local units of government, tribal governments, and the State of Michigan are eligible for grants. Applicants must:
- Be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit organization;
- Be based in or providing services in Michigan;
- Have a current certified financial audit or independently reviewed financial statements; and
- Have at least 1 FTE
They expect that the primary applicant in this grant program will be a community-based organization unless a fiduciary is required. Projects that include partnership with a university or health system should be submitted under the community-based organization’s name.
For more information, visit Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
