The Sturgis Area Community Foundation is seeking to develop a Quality-of-Life dashboard that identifies key community performance indicators and develops a shared system of measurement for the St. Joseph County area, with the ability to disaggregate data at the local...
The Michigan Farmers Market Association is seeking support to research and develop best practices for data-driven communications and marketing to ensure equitable access to farmers markets in Michigan. Recent research by Michigan State University and MIFMA shows a gap...
Ele’s Place is seeking support to embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles within the organization to become a more inclusive space for children and families of color when grieving the loss of a loved one. Over the past two years, the number of children...
This project builds on Focus:HOPE’s 2020 and 2021 capacity building grants where Focus:HOPE conducted an in-depth, stakeholder-driven application design process, system build-out, and implementation of a volunteer management system for their Food Justice Program. In...
Oakland Family Services seeks to address the service gap in prenatal care in low income and Black,Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities in Oakland County by adding the MaternalInfant Health Program (MIHP) to serve Medicaid-eligible families with holistic...
This project will aim to increase the use of home and community-based services (HCBS) by disparate populations by analyzing Medicaid data to identify racial or ethnic disparities in the type of services offered to individuals who are receiving services, as well as...
This initiative will develop and pilot a process for health systems to collect race, ethnicity, and language (REaL) data to identify disparities, gaps in care, and to adopt policies that improve access to care for all populations.
This project will add Race and Ethnicity data to the MDHHS Master Person Index, which links and matches data across multiple MDHHS systems and programs (including Bridges, MiBridges, CHAMPS, and MCIR). This will enrich their data analytics processes across the MDHHS...
The Kent County Essential Needs Task Force Food & Nutrition Coalition and the Kent County Food Policy Council are county-wide groups that focus on improving equitable opportunities and outcomes for residents who struggle to meet their basic needs. Together, they...
