United States: Special Initiatives Grant Program making positive impact on Health of people
Deadline: 8-Sep-21
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation is accepting proposals for the Special Initiatives Grant Program to support nonprofits seeking to make a positive impact on health or health care access in Massachusetts for people with low-income and residents of Massachusetts who have been economically, socially, ethnically, or racially marginalized.
These activities must be aligned with the Foundation’s strategic priorities to promote access to quality care and coverage, promote access to behavioral health services, and eliminate structural racism and racial inequities in health.
Key Activities may include:
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Evaluating and/or deepening organizational changes implemented due to the pandemic or the recent racial justice movement that seek to make a positive impact on health or health care access for economically, socially, ethnically and racially marginalized clients
Demonstration or pilot programs that are aligned with the Foundation’s strategic priorities to promote access to quality care and coverage, behavioral health services, and eliminate structural racism and racial inequity in health for economically, socially, ethnically and racially marginalized residents of the Commonwealth, but which are outside of the scope of an existing Foundation grant program.
Funding Information
The Foundation will award one-year, non-renewable grants of up to $25,000, with proposals accepted and reviewed two times a year.
This grant program does not require a Letter of Inquiry.
The Foundation reserves the right to make grant awards in amounts less than $25,000.
Funding Guidelines
Successful proposals will:
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Reflect one of the key activities
Demonstrate a clear sense of the problem to be addressed and a concrete approach to addressing it
Identify a realistic project scope achievable within a one-year timeframe
Clearly articulate a plan for community engagement and building in time for that work (if applicable)
Identify key partners (if applicable) and specific roles they will play in program implementation and an early establishment of any key agreements, if they have been identified
Identify the concrete goals that you would like to achieve, ensuring that they are specific, measurable, attainable, and realistic with a clear time-frame.
Ineligible Funding
For the Special Initiatives grant program, the Foundation will not consider requests to support the following:
Direct medical and clinical care
Salaries for new positions with no evidence of sustainability beyond the grant period
Event or conference sponsorships
For-profit companies, religious organizations
Individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
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In reviewing proposals for Special Initiatives grants, the Foundation will only consider those organizations that primarily serve people with low-income and people who have been socially, economically or racially marginalized.
The Foundation will prioritize applications from organizations led by People of Color.
The Foundation aims to support as many organizations as possible, therefore, preference is given to organizations that they have not recently funded.
For more information, visit https://www.bluecrossmafoundation.org/grant/special-initiatives