Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN), with funding from The Kresge Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has launched the Community Innovations for Racial Equity Initiative to focus on building local Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-led community development capacity, supporting community power, exploring innovative community ownership models, and addressing the barriers and gaps within community development and health partnerships to effectively propel racial equity.
Donor Name: Build Healthy Places Network
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $40,000
Grant Duration: 18 Months
Details:
The goals of the Community Innovations for Racial Equity initiative are to:
- Facilitate new connections and deepen existing connections between BIPOC-led Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and other peer organizations, resources, tools, and the larger national dialogue.
- Embed capacity within these organizations to undertake community ownership models and health strategies and, from a position of strength, engage with healthcare organizations (hospitals, healthcare systems, and health payors), CDFIs, and other mission-driven investors for co-investment in neighborhood revitalization efforts.
- Champion race-conscious partnerships, policies, approaches, and investments that magnify their impacts and outcomes.
- Lift up and increase awareness of insights, tools, resources, and best practices for community-led and community-owned approaches for others doing work in this area to use nationally. Examples include collective ownership of land and buildings through land trusts and co-operatives and related efforts to deepen community control and benefits from investments.
Funding Information
BHPN will award $40,000 over an 18-month period to build awardee internal capacity to successfully engage healthcare in advancing racial equity and build community ownership models.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations
- Meets one of the following:
- Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-led Community Development Corporations serving low-resource areas in historically marginalized communities working to prioritize community leadership, community engagement, and community power building within their neighborhood revitalization work that impacts the social determinants of health. (BIPOC-led as defined in our Glossary of Terms on the bottom of the RFP).; or
- BIPOC-led non-profit organizations that function as Community Development Corporations (CDCs) revitalize historically marginalized communities through local investment and development. CDCs develop and preserve affordable housing, grocery stores, community centers with workforce development programs, comprehensive childcare and educational facilities, small business support, and more. In addition to investment activities, they can also be involved in a wide range of community services that meet local needs such as education, job training, healthcare, and other social programs.
- Has an explicit focus on racial equity and moving community investments upstreams. As defined in our Glossary of Terms on the bottom of the RFP.
- Is committed to partnering with BHPN to advance the beginning or early stages of collaboration with health system partners (e.g., hospitals, healthcare systems, health insurance plans, Accountable Care Organizations, Managed Care Organizations, public health) to advance racial equity.
- Has a dedicated staff person to serve as the lead on the project. A staff person can manage the overall program and additional staff as needed, or hire a consultant to support project efforts.
- Demonstrates leadership buy-in as shown by a letter of support from President, CEO, Executive Director, Board Chair, or equivalent.
For more information, visit Community Innovations for Racial Equity 2022.
