The Hillman Innovations in Care (HIC) program provides grants to advance leading edge, nursing-driven models of care 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): 03/29/2022
Grant Size: $600,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The HIC program seeks proposals for bold, nursing-driven models of care that:
- Improve health outcomes for marginalized populations
- Narrow gaps in health equity
- Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to populations affected by racism
- Present strong preliminary evidence
- Show potential for broad replicability
Additional priority consideration will be given to proposals that include one or more of the following:
- Build trust and credibility in programs or systems of care
- Strong partnerships with community organizations
- Engagement of patients, caregivers, and communities in the design of the intervention
- Inter-sectoral, inter-agency, and multidisciplinary collaboration including investigators from different disciplines and investigators from diverse backgrounds or with diverse life experiences (e.g.,race/ethnicity, gender, class origin/first generation college, LGBTQ+, disability, national origin)
- Methodologies and metrics for advancing health equity
- Measurable goals and outcomes
Funding Information
The program will award a $600,000 grant each to up to two (2) organizations. Project duration is 3 years, with an expected start date of January 1, 2023. Grant payments will be made annually, with the first payment made 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.
