New Capacity Building Grants, Strategic Investments Add to Impact
The Health Fund Board of Directors today approved $4.9 million in new grants to strengthen capacity among nonprofits and collaboratives, along with strategic projects addressing statewide health needs in Michigan. This includes 20 new grants totaling $3.6 million...
Inaugural Healthy Kids Grant Round Makes Major Investments in Children & Families
The Health Fund is investing more than $9.7 million in 26 projects across Michigan through our inaugural Healthy Kids annual grant round. Awards were approved by our Board of Directors at its November 5 meeting. Funded grants will help fuel a wide range of exciting...
New Healthy Aging Grants Support Older Adults & Caregivers Across Michigan
For a decade, the Healthy Aging grant program has represented the Health Fund’s commitment — embedded in our mission — to the idea that all people in our state should have opportunities and support to age well. On November 5, the Health Fund Board of Directors...
One Year Later, Partners Reflect on Ways 2025 Food Rapid Response Helped Prepare for SNAP Cuts
Last November’s federal freeze in funding for food assistance — tied to the government shutdown — affected hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents. Emergency food organizations across the state were forced to scramble to meet a surge in demand as families lost...
Learning Cohort, Capacity Resources Help Organizations Strengthen Financial Health
The Health Fund’s Capacity Building program supports a strong and stable nonprofit sector in Michigan, equipping organizations with resources to help create healthier communities. That can take many forms, including Capacity Building grants and non-grant resources —...
In Kent County, Partners are Working Together to Improve Health Support for Kids in Foster Care
Entering the foster system is a uniquely vulnerable time for children. It’s common for kids in this situation to be in the middle of a challenging or traumatic period as they transition into a new home. Many need a combination of behavioral health support and primary...
Announcing $6+ Million in New Grants for Behavioral Health, Systemic Investments
The Health Fund Board of Directors today approved 17 new grants, investing $6,106,884 in projects that support healthier Michigan communities. This includes significant support for local, regional, and statewide behavioral health projects, aging initiatives, and...
Initiatives Equip Nonprofits & Communities for Health Policy Engagement
Nonprofits work closely with and within their communities, often developing a unique and invaluable understanding of the needs and lived experiences of the people they serve. Many are from the community. That’s why the Health Fund continues to invest in efforts that...
Pushing Back Against Dementia Stigma
National Council of Dementia Minds members addressed our Healthy Aging grantee convening in 2023 June is Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, which offers an opportunity to draw attention to the impact of stigma on people living with dementia, as well as...
Announcing $2.25 Million+ in New Capacity Building Grants
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...