The 2024 Maternal and Infant Health Initiative is seeking community-driven and locally-focused projects that address the priority areas listed below and improve outcomes for pregnant individuals and their infants.
Donor Name: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/08/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Projects must incorporate at least one of these categories (examples are not exhaustive):
- Address service delivery environment barriers to improve access to equitable health care for girls, women, and mothers through improved integration of medical, behavioral, public health, and social services.
- Examples: Regional perinatal quality collaborative initiatives, home visiting programs, colocation, launch of doula services, and care coordination/ inter-professional health care teams.
- Increase access to protective and clinical interventions including improved screening before, during, and after pregnancy for health risks as well as referral and connection to treatment or services.
- Examples: Interventions related to sexually transmitted infections, intimate partner violence, mental health, substance use disorders, maternal depression, targeted provider training to improve care delivery, and community or practice-based interventions aimed at improving birth equity and other social determinants of health.
- Address targeted policies, practices, and procedures at the local or practice level that impact or prohibit the best outcomes for mothers and infants. They’re looking for implementation of structural changes in communities and organizations that help families navigate and remove barriers to maternal and infant health.
- Examples: Streamlining and simplifying process for families seeking services and supports, expanded and routine use of screening tools and standard processes for referral and follow-up, and implementation of data-driven interventions that are focused on equity in access, care, and outcomes.
Addressing Disparities and Promoting Health Equity
Across all priority areas, the Health Fund seeks proposals that address disparities and promote health equity. What does that look like? Equitable programs:
- Benefit or increase access for populations most affected by a health issue;
- Remove barriers to health;
- Empower communities; and
- Engage community leaders and members in decision-making.
Funding Information
The Health Fund anticipates awarding grants between $50,000 to $200,000. 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 $200,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits, 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 nonprofit organization;
- Serve Michigan residents;
- Have a current certified financial audit or independently reviewed financial statements; and
- Have at least 1 FTE.
Excluded from Funding Consideration
- Clinical research
- Loans
- Health-related emergencies
- Capital projects
- Litigation
- Ongoing program operations and staffing
- Lobbying activities
- Tuition costs and related fees
- Organizations that discriminate because of age, race, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or gender.
For more information, visit MHEF.
