The Albany County Legislature, in conjunction with the Albany County Department of Health and the Albany County Executive’s Office, has announced the availability of $200,000 for the purposes of promoting women’s health through education, service distribution, and promotion of resources, including specific programs such as health screenings, workshops, mental health services, and community outreach initiatives.
Donor Name: Albany County Legislature
State: New York
County: Albany County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This county-wide initiative is crucial for addressing disparities in health outcomes among women, trans individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals, while also emphasizing the need for better health education for these groups.
Funding Information
Individual grant awards will be up to $20,000.
Projects Criteria
Programs must demonstrate that they will provide at least one of the following:
- Education designed for teens, women, trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming individuals
- Promote health screenings, including those for cancer and chronic illnesses
- Programs that promote early detection screenings
- Implement programs that are grounded in scientific research and have proven effectiveness in addressing health disparities in marginalized communities
- Programs that are designed to eliminate health disparities among segments of the population that have higher than average health disparities.
- Additionally, all respondents must:
- Submit a completed application meeting all requirements
- Demonstrate the capacity to administer and implement the program effectively.
Eligibility Criteria
Community-based organizations, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, private individuals with demonstrated expertise, non-profit organizations, and other non-public entities are eligible to apply for funds to:
- Provide pregnancy and family planning education to teens, women, trans individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals
- Provide emotional support, counseling, or other related supports to women impacted by gun violence
- Launch public health education campaigns.
- Provide services and implement evidence-based interventions that strengthen perinatal and postnatal support structures
- Launch public awareness education on the importance of pre-screenings
- Create media awareness campaigns that can reach teens, women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals who are going through menopause, cancers, and other reproductive health barriers (utilizing Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Threads, etc.)
- Create a program to tackle barriers to healthcare access, including cultural stigma, financial limitations, lack of transportation, and poor health literacy.
For more information, visit Albany County.
