Grant Database

Award Amount: $376,145
Geography: Wayne

To address high drug overdose rates in the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights Middle Eastern-North African community, the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services will expand its Overdose Prevention Team’s efforts by engaging overdose survivors through home visits and outreach. The initiative use bilingual, culturally competent staff, ACCESS’ new online platform, and community naloxone training to enhance service delivery.

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services

2403-153753

2024

ID: 2403-153753

Award Amount: $76,128
Geography: Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford

To enhance community health and well-being in Missaukee County, the Missaukee Conservation District will transform an 80-acre land gift into the Jamieson Nature Education Center, featuring ADA-accessible trails and natural play areas. The project prioritizes community input and collaboration, addressing gaps in local recreational infrastructure to better serve individuals with disabilities, older adults, and youth, promoting physical activity, environmental education, and social inclusion.

Missaukee Conservation District

2403-153806

2024

ID: 2403-153806

Award Amount: $111,716
Geography: Allegan, Kent, Ottawa

To expand access to integrated mental health services, City on a Hill Ministries (COAHHC) will enhance its counseling and support services. By hiring an additional therapist, providing counseling, specialized support groups, educational classes, and engaging a behavioral health practice management consultant, COAHHC aims to address poor mental health of underserved community members.

City on a Hill Ministries

2404-153812

2024

ID: 2404-153812

Award Amount: $230,625
Geography: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw, Saginaw

To address the shortage of outpatient behavioral health services for adolescents, MyMichigan Health will launch an Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program. The program will offer evidence-based therapies, group therapy, educational sessions, medication management, and family meetings.

MyMichigan Health Foundation

2405-154308

2024

ID: 2405-154308

Award Amount: $181,100
Geography: Oakland

To reduce administrative burden and increase direct client services, Oakland Family Services will incorporate artificial intelligence into is behavioral health services. The project will implement Eleos Health AI software to organize session progress notes, thereby supporting the strained clinical workforce, increasing clients served, and ensuring therapeutic notes and treatment plans are accurate and effective.

Oakland Family Services

2405-154325

2024

ID: 2405-154325

Award Amount: $150,000
Geography: Calhoun

The Albion-Marshall Resilient Communities Project (AMRCP2), initiated by Starr Commonwealth, aims to address ongoing issues of poverty, racism, and unequal access to education in Albion and Marshall, with a focus on the health impacts of poverty. By piloting the Transition to Success (TTS) model, which treats poverty as a “medical” condition and integrates community health workers to enhance care coordination, AMRCP2 seeks to create a sustainable framework for improving community health and well-being, prioritizing the voices of those most affected in decision-making processes.

Starr Commonwealth

2408-155012

2024

ID: 2408-155012

Award Amount: $22,600
Geography: Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa

AgeWell Services’ Discount Dine program, which offers healthy food at discounted rates while preserving dignity in access, serves older adults in their community. To enhance accessibility, AgeWell Services will implement new technology and processes to streamline card issuance, eliminate wait times, and support additional processing locations, ultimately increasing capacity and enabling the organization to serve more older adults in the community.

AgeWell Services of West Michigan

2408-155069

2024

ID: 2408-155069

Award Amount: $196,000
Geography: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford

To improve access to behavioral health resources in Northern Michigan, Addiction Treatment Services will expand use of a mobile health unit and facilitate tailored community outreach activities. The initiative aims to reach underserved populations, enhance community collaboration, and reduce barriers to accessing substance use disorder and mental health services and resources.

Addiction Treatment Services Inc

2404-153826

2024

ID: 2404-153826

Award Amount: $100,000
Geography: Statewide

To improve access to mental health services, Common Ground’s Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) offers immediate virtual services statewide. Common Ground will enhance outreach, invest in technology upgrades, and increase partnerships and educational efforts to boost utilization and expand service coverage.

Common Ground

2405-154227

2024

ID: 2405-154227

Award Amount: $499,841
Geography: Kent

To improve breastfeeding rates and address disparities in infant nutrition among Black families in Kent County, the BeLatched program led by Strong Beginnings will employ Black lactation specialists trained in culturally appropriate nutrition education. The initiative aims to help parents reach their infant feeding goals, improve breastfeeding outcomes, enhance family engagement, and promote healthy nutrition with support from local healthcare and community partners.

Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan

2404-154067

2024

ID: 2404-154067

Award Amount: $250,000
Geography: Wayne

To reduce disparities in mental health access within Detroit’s Black communities, the Black-led Mental Health project will enhance the capacity of grantee organizations through a collaborative funding effort. Metro Solutions will work with foundations and community-based organizations (CBOs) to establish a closed-loop referral system and support capacity building, enabling CBOs to implement interventions, form partnerships, and improve data collection.

Metro Solutions Inc.

2405-154372

2024

ID: 2405-154372

Award Amount: $499,976
Geography: Statewide

To improve food security across Michigan, Groundwork Center will collaborate with local farmers and food providers to increase the availability of nutritious food at 50 community sites statewide. This initiative will provide tailored technical assistance, empowering each site to address specific nutrition and food access challenges, enabling them to overcome barriers to healthy food access, ultimately strengthening the state’s food system.

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities

2405-154168

2024

ID: 2405-154168

Award Amount: $88,458
Geography: Statewide

To support the physical and social well-being of people with disabilities, Mary Free Bed will expand its inclusive sports programs, including Goalball, Wheelchair Lacrosse, and a Junior Limb Difference Sports Camp, making them permanent offerings under their Wheelchair and Adaptive Sports program. The initiative will leverage strong community partnerships to provide specialized coaching, adaptive equipment, and sustainable opportunities for engagement in sports, fostering an inclusive and active community.

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation

2405-154125

2024

ID: 2405-154125

Award Amount: $220,000
Geography: Muskegon

To address food insecurity and improve food systems in Muskegon County, the Lakeshore Flavor partnership will establish the Muskegon Food Policy Council. This initiative will provide culturally relevant nutrition education, prioritize urban farming, and enhance community-based food distribution, with collaboration from 16 local organizations and strong community engagement.

Access of West Michigan

2405-154174

2024

ID: 2405-154174

Award Amount: $150,000
Geography: Berrien

Be Healthy Berrien (BHB) aims to combat obesity and health disparities in Berrien County by improving access to nutritious food and promoting active living through community-led initiatives. To empower residents, the proposed Community Leadership Academy (CLA) will teach skills in community organizing and equitable collaboration, focusing initially on Benton Harbor with plans for future expansion, while also planning a pilot project to renovate the Bobo Brazil Community Center.

United Way of Southwest Michigan

2408-155120

2024

ID: 2408-155120

Award Amount: $150,000
Geography: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee

With this grant, WellWise Services plans to diversify its funding structure by developing internal billing capacity for behavioral health services, collaborating with regional agencies, ultimately expanding services and payment options to support individuals in remaining in their own homes.

WellWise Services Area Agency on Aging

2402-153441

2024

ID: 2402-153441

Award Amount: $146,850
Geography: Wayne

Children of the Rising Sun (CRS), a childcare provider located in Detroit’s Brightmoor community offers vital support to caregivers through Moms’ Circles. CHRT’s collaboration with CRS aims to enhance the Moms’ Circles program by providing training in evaluation techniques, developing a systematic evaluation plan, and empowering facilitators to make evidence-based improvements, ultimately promoting program effectiveness and long-term sustainability through community engagement.

Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation d.b.a. Center for Health & Research Transformation

2402-153676

2024

ID: 2402-153676

Award Amount: $185,445
Geography: Washtenaw

To empower Ypsilanti youth and address diet-related health disparities, Growing Hope’s Teen Leadership Program will engage teens in urban farming, cooking workshops, and leadership training. This initiative aims to build food justice leaders by equipping teens with leadership skills, academic experience, and the ability to advocate for healthier food access while fostering intergenerational connections and contributing to local food systems.

Growing Hope

2405-154154

2024

ID: 2405-154154

Award Amount: $353,224
Geography: Genesee

To create a more connected and walkable community in the City of Burton, the non-motorized trails project will design nine miles of trails linking underserved neighborhoods to schools, parks, grocery stores, and other essential services. This initiative will enhance access to daily physical activity and improve transportation options for residents.

City of Burton

2405-154178

2024

ID: 2405-154178

Award Amount: $143,000
Geography: Statewide

The Harbor Light program operates in multiple locations across Michigan, seeking to strengthen partnerships with hospitals by demonstrating how their programs reduce readmissions and healthcare expenses, particularly in preparation for upcoming Medicaid policy changes covering medical respite services. This grant will enable the Salvation Army to adapt to reimbursement changes, diversify funding sources, and enhance program effectiveness through strategic partnerships and sophisticated data management, ultimately aiming to improve community health, reduce homelessness, and create a replicable model for other communities.

The Salvation Army Great Lakes Division

2402-153698

2024

ID: 2402-153698