The Health Fund has approved 11 new grants totaling $2,255,017 to support health-focused nonprofits and collaboratives in Michigan through our 2026 Capacity Building grant initiative.
Nine of the awards are Organizational Capacity Building grants, which help individual nonprofits address specific organizational needs vital for serving their communities more effectively.
The remaining two are Collaborative Capacity Building grants, which help coalitions of organizations collaborate across sectors to spur progress on key health issues facing their communities.
“We’re excited to provide funding for an impressive range of organizations and projects through this first cycle of our Capacity Building program,” said Veronica Marchese, Senior Program Officer for Capacity Building. “These investments will help grantees lay important groundwork for improving health in their communities and build a more resilient network of providers across our state.”
Grants range in size from just under $24,000 to $300,000. Many supported projects will enhance health services for children and older adults, key populations central to the Health Fund mission and prioritized in our strategic framework.
For example, a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan will help the organization make important improvements to intake procedures, data and client tracking, and staff training and supervision processes needed to continue scaling up services for children and youth across Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties.
This is the first of two cycles of Capacity Building grants for 2026 and was open to current and recent Health Fund grantees. Our second cycle is now open and accepting concept papers from all eligible organizations across Michigan — concept paper submissions are due May 14. Visit our Capacity Building program page for more information.
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan
Operational Excellence for Health Equity Initiative — $300,000
Catherine’s Health Center
Strengthening Capacity to Deliver Complex Care for Older Adults in a Community Health Center — $135,440
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Building MNA’s Membership Infrastructure — $100,000
Regents of the University of Michigan
Addressing Unmet Pharmacy Needs for American Indian / Alaska Native and Broader Detroit Communities — $299,900
Sacred Health Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Building Opioid Treatment Capacity Through Secure Virtual Dosing Technology — $297,991
Senior Care Partners P.A.C.E.
Increasing Skills in Person-centered Care through Dementia Capable Care Training — $23,586
Senior Neighbors Inc.
Measuring What Matters: Building Evaluation Capacity for Older Adult Well-Being — $239,200
Washtenaw Health Project
Preparing for Increased Demand: Washtenaw Health Project IT Modernization and Change Management — $300,000
YesRx
Scaling YesRx to Serve as a Statewide Resource for Critical Cancer Care and Community Health Need — $268,900
COLLABORATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS
Berrien Community Foundation
Developing the Operational Blueprint for Berrien County’s Community Nutrition Exchange — $140,000
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit AI Health Equity Collaborative —$150,000