Kresge Foundation: Safety-net Enhancement Initiative and new Health Clinic Opportunity Fund

Kresge Foundation: Safety-net Enhancement Initiative and new Health Clinic Opportunity Fund

Deadline: Varied

Contact: (248) 643-9630

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations based in the United States that are not classified as private foundations and have financial statements prepared and certified by a certified public accountant.
Award Information: A maximum of 15 grants will be awarded of up to $75,000 each for the first phase of the initiative, the nine-month program planning and design phase. Seven to 10 of the planning grant recipients will then be competitively selected to receive a second grant of up to $750,000 each for a three-year period.
Description: The Kresge Foundation seeks to promote the physical health and well-being of low-income and vulnerable populations by improving the environmental and social conditions affecting them and their communities. In response to the economic crisis, they are making available a new grant opportunity - the Health Clinic Opportunity Fund, which is designed to bridge, build, and sustain the operations of high-performing community health centers serving diverse and vulnerable populations. The Caring Communities focus area supports safety-net institutions and those providing health services to underserved populations in high-need rural and urban settings. The three grant opportunities in this area are:

• Health Clinic Opportunity Fund - to help charitably funded clinics, public health clinics, and those designated federally qualified health center look-alikes sustain or increase their capacity to meet growing demand for their services. Application deadlines for the Health Clinic Opportunity Fund are September 4, 2009 and March 1, 2010. Please note: Federally qualified health centers are not eligible toapply.
• Safety-net Enhancement Initiative - to strengthen cross-sector collaboration among community-based health-care agencies that provide primary-care services to low-income and vulnerable individuals. This grant opportunity has two parts: (1) a program planning and design phase and (2) a demonstration phase. It is designed to foster new models and approaches for health-care delivery that reduce health disparities and improve the health outcomes of adults and children living in underserved communities. They are requesting full proposals for phase one of the initiative, the program planning and design phase. The deadline for responses to their request for proposals is November 16,2009.

For more information on the Health Clinic Opportunity Fund, the Safety-net Enhancement Initiative and the Safety-net Improvement Fund, and to apply online, visit the Caring Communities page.