Grants for Nonprofits - Health

This funding opportunity provides financial support to various organizations for developing and implementing public health strategies aimed at improving brain health and addressing the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, particularly for underserved populations.

The Joe DeMott Port Allegany Community Development Fund, administered by the McKean County Community Foundation, is currently accepting applications. This grant program aims to support a wide array of projects, aligning with the Foundation's broader mission of fostering community well-being and development. The fund's focus areas, including arts, community development, education, environment, and health and social services, reflect a comprehensive approach to addressing the diverse needs within the Port Allegany School District. The primary beneficiaries of this fund are organizations operating within the Port Allegany School District, specifically 501c3 organizations, schools, municipalities, or religious organizations that serve the public. The impact goal is to enhance the quality of life and promote growth in these key areas. By supporting local initiatives, the fund seeks to empower community groups to implement projects that create positive, tangible changes for residents. The program prioritizes projects that fall under the aforementioned categories: arts, community development, education, environment, or health and social services. This broad scope allows for a variety of innovative and impactful projects to be considered. The strategic priority of the McKean County Community Foundation, as evidenced by this fund, is to invest in local communities to cultivate sustainable development and address critical needs across multiple sectors. While specific expected outcomes and measurable results are not explicitly detailed in the provided information, the nature of the supported areas implies a desire for improved community infrastructure, enhanced educational opportunities, increased access to arts and cultural experiences, a healthier environment, and more robust social support systems. The theory of change behind this fund is likely that by providing financial resources to local organizations, they can effectively implement projects that lead to a stronger, more vibrant, and more resilient Port Allegany community. The maximum grant amount of $1400 suggests an emphasis on supporting numerous smaller-scale, impactful initiatives.

To advance the field of patient-centered clinical decision support through research that tests tools and resources in real-world settings. The mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, and more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure the evidence is understood and used. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to conduct research on patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS), a nascent area within the larger field of CDS. Through the AHRQ-funded Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) CDS Initiative and the CDS Innovation Collaborative specifically, PC CDS resources are now publicly available for interested researchers to further build upon, develop, and test, in real-world settings. Innovative research is needed to understand how to make traditional, clinician-facing CDS more patient-centered, while also engaging patients, families, and caregivers in a co-design process to design and implement these tools. BACKGROUND Clinical decision support refers to digital tools that are used to help inform patient care. Patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS), in contrast to traditional clinician-facing CDS, is CDS that focuses on the patient, or their caregiver, and facilitates their active involvement in healthcare decision-making with their clinicians. PC CDS uses information from patient-centered outcomes research findings and/or patient-specific information and has the potential to be transformative by enabling higher-quality care delivery and improved outcomes. PC CDS can also support shared decision making (SDM), which AHRQ defines as a collaborative process in which patients and clinicians work together to make healthcare decisions informed by evidence, the care team's knowledge and experience, and the patient's values, goals, preferences, and circumstances. PC CDS can also support shared care planning enabling patients, caregivers, and clinicians to work together to tailor a clinical plan to align with a given patients priorities and goals. PC CDS is a developing field and has the potential to increase the quality and experience of patient care. AHRQ’s CDS Initiative is supported by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCOR TF) and is guided by AHRQ’s PCOR TF strategic framework (https://www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/index.html). Since 2016, AHRQ’s PCOR CDS Initiative has been building tools, concepts, frameworks, and conducting pilot projects. Much of AHRQ’s recent effort has focused on patient-centered CDS, and several past projects have generated resources that could be highly useful to the developing PC CDS field. Examples of these projects include AHRQ’s PC CDS Learning Network and CDS Connect, as well as a project that assessed the current state and future directions with PC CDS. Additional information for CDS projects is available on the PCOR CDS Initiative webpage. AHRQ’s most recent PC CDS project, the CDS Innovation Collaborative, or CDSiC, is a multi-component stakeholder-driven initiative that produced a rich set of resources and tested concepts around different aspects of PC CDS. As part of the CDSiC, four workgroups were formed, each around a specific area of PC CDS, with the charge to create products (e.g., frameworks, guides, checklists) that could be used in the clinical field to establish or measure use of PC CDS. These products could address clinical workflows or the development of CDS technologies, among other areas related to PC CDS. During the first two years of the CDSiC, these workgroups created numerous products that addressed PC CDS in different areas. These areas included CDS outcomes, trust and patient-centeredness, and scaling and dissemination. One workgroup also focused on the existing standards and regulatory frameworks that could impact the future uptake and use of PC CDS. Applicants can examine, using these products and tools, how PC CDS can support shared decision making and care planning among individuals with complex needs including older adults, people living with multiple chronic conditions, frailty, disabilities, and/or socioeconomic disadvantage and how this may foster the delivery of person-centered care. They may also study strategies to scale and spread effective tools including use in lower resourced and safety net instituions. Applicants responding to this NOFO must propose to use the resources developed by AHRQ's PCOR CDS Initiative, or any of the many products developed by the ongoing CDSiC, to further explore their usefulness, impact, and practical application in real-world settings. For example, CDSiC products that could be used may include the Taxonomy of Patient Preferences, Integration of Patient-Centered CDS into Shared Decision Making, Approaches to Measuring Patient-Centered CDS Workflow and Lifeflow Impacts, or the PC CDS Performance Measurement Inventory User Guide. Links to and descriptions of the products are available on the CDSiC Stakeholder Center webpage (https://cdsic.ahrq.gov/cdsic/cdsic-stakeholder-community-outreach-center ) The CDSiC's Innovation Center (https://cdsic.ahrq.gov/cdsic/innovation-center) developed a comprehensive report around measurement of PC CDS and created two pilot dashboards that can help clinicians understand and use Patient Generated Health Data. Additional information on other PCOR CDS projects is available at https://cds.ahrq.gov/about. Examples of Highly Responsive Projects include: A community hospital with a large priority population, selects from the CDSiC portfolio of projects generated by the Trust and Patient-Centeredness workgroup. The recipient selects the source credibility product from the Trust and Patient Centeredness workgroup and conducts a study to understand how their population perceives the information they receive from within their existing electronic health record (EHR) system. Patients provide input, and the approach is assessed against existing CDS tools, as well as the definition of PC CDS as defined by the CDSiC, to assess their level of patient-centeredness. A small startup company is developing applications (apps) to help patients improve their healthcare. The startup leverages two products from the CDSiC standards and regulatory frameworks workgroup: Advancing Standardized Representations for Patient Preferences to Support Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support and an Environmental Scan that reveals opportunities to evolve standards and regulatory frameworks to advance PC CDS. The company works with a patient advocacy organization to co-design the patient-facing PC CDS app, uses standards to leverage existing patient generated health data (PGHD), and incorporates a final assessment as to the level of patient-centeredness of their technology. A primary care physician group is working to reduce clinician burnout with the goal of improving patient outcomes. The group looks at the CDSiC’s Taxonomy of Patient Preferences and assesses how they can incorporate these concepts into restructured workflows. The group then also uses CDSiC’s product called Approaches to Patient-Centered CDS Workflow and Lifeflow Impact, which provides a framework to help identify the optimal point for a patient-centered CDS tool’s deployment in a patient’s lifeflow. Their study will also assess how increased patient-centeredness in their CDS tools do not inadvertently have a negative impact on clinician workflows or experience. All projects are encouraged to: Incorporate Clinical Quality Language (CQL) and other HL7 standards into their project design, if appropriate for developing, integrating, (or modifying) their CDS with their EHR system or other health information technology (Health IT) components to become more patient-centered. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE This NOFO aims to support innovative collaborative research to understand how clinical decision support tools in real-world settings can be improved to become more patient centered. Recipients will become part of an existing community of researchers who have an interest in PC CDS including AHRQ, the CDSiC, and other researchers. Interested applicants may include health information technology experts, patient advocates and representatives, clinicians, electronic health record developers, policymakers, payors, as well as leaders from research and academic medical institutions. All projects must: Utilize one or more of the products from the CDSiC or the PCOR CDS Initiative, which are available on the project website: cdsic.ahrq.gov, or another resource available from the PCOR CDS Initiative (cds.ahrq.gov), which includes the PC CDS Learning Network, CDS Connect, or AHRQ's Evaluation project that assessed the current state and future directions with PC CDS; If CDSiC products are used specifically, applicants must identify if any other frameworks are being used to evaluate the performance of their PC CDS (e.g., RE-AIM or other); Apply the definition of patient-centered CDS (available here: https://cdsic.ahrq.gov/cdsic/patient-centered-clinical-cds-infographic) and describe the degree to which each of the 4 elements are incorporated into the patient-centered CDS tool: knowledge, patient data, delivery, and use. Apply an equity lens, consistent with AHRQ's PCOR Strategic Framework. Apply at least 1 of the 4 priorities from AHRQ's PCOR Strategic Framework. Include meaningful and substantial participation from patients and/or patient representatives in the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of their research, to also be reflected in the proposed budget. Fully describe their research ecosystem. If developing or extending a digital tool, be mobile friendly to be more accessible to a broader population (for example, a patient-facing portal, website, etc.). If the research or tool will be incorporated into an EHR system, the facility must have a mature, functioning EHR system (e.g., the facility is not planning any significant system upgrade or migration). Otherwise, an alternative means to test and evaluate the selected CDS product can be described. If the research strategy intends to modify an existing clinical workflow that is currently clinician-focused, to become a patient-centric or patient-facing approach, then the strategy must include an evaluation component to characterize the performance of the PC CDS tool versus the previous clinician-facing workflow. If the proposed project plans to promote implementation of SDM, it should align with AHRQ’s definition of SDM (available here: https://www.ahrq.gov/sdm/about/index.html) and include at least one validated measure of SDM in its evaluation.

All work supported under this Grant shall focus on reducing health disparities for the populations across the state impacted by the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), exacerbated by health inequities and disparities, social determinants, such as low incomes, poor health care, and unfair opportunity structures.  Financial Notes: National Cardiovascular 2304 Strategy 3B ADHS will identify one (1) Subrecipient to create or expand a (CHW) led community-clinical linkage partnership/program in one of the following counties: Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, or Yuma. The Subrecipient shall work with the CCL partnership/program to identify and train a team of CHWs to recruit for and implement the CCL partnership/program, providing a continuum of care and services which extend the benefits of clinical interventions and address social services and support needs leading to optimal health outcomes. Innovative Cardiovascular 2305 Strategies 3A and 3B ADHS will identify one (1) contractor to create or expand a community-clinical linkage partnership/program within Maricopa County. The Subrecipient shall work within a CCL partnerships/programs to identify and train dedicated CHWs (or their equivalents) through a CHW SDOH referral system to create and enhance community clinical links to identify social determinants of health {(SDoH) e.g., housing, transportation, access to care, and community resources} and respond to the individual social services and support needs within each county, providing a continuum of care and services which extend the benefits of clinical interventions and address social services and support needs leading to optimal health outcomes.

Proposals should include at least two of the following points: HIV prevention activities among: Adolescent boys aged 14 24 years old Young men aged 25 29 years old Males 30+ years old Campaigns to address Gender Based Violence and how it contributes to the spread of HIV to the above mentioned groups Community based interventions to address: Male friendly sexual reproductive health activities Interventions aimed at reducing risky sexual behavior among young boys and adult men aged 14 to 30+. Activities that are not typically funded include, but are not limited to: HIV medicines, diagnostics and services HIV Testing Prevention services and commodity procurement for adolescent friendly/reproductive health/post-rape Construction or building improvements, renovations or repairing a facility Office equipment such as duplicating machines, computer etc. Sports equipment or uniforms for a national sports team

This grant provides funding to support postdoctoral researchers transitioning to independent faculty positions, focusing on innovative research in pain management and substance use disorders.

This funding opportunity supports the development of innovative molecular and genetic tools for neuroscientific research, enabling precise access to specific brain cell types across various vertebrate species, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, inclusivity, and resource sharing.

This funding opportunity supports doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds in mental health research to complete their dissertation projects and advance their careers in the field.

This funding opportunity supports research projects that aim to improve access to and effectiveness of treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder, particularly for underserved populations, by addressing barriers and enhancing care delivery.

The United Way of Grant County (UWGC) has opened its 2024–2025 funding cycle to support nonprofit organizations that are driving meaningful change in the areas of health, education, and financial stability. This initiative is part of UWGC’s mission to uplift the Grant County community by investing in programs that strengthen local families and create lasting impact. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations based in Grant County whose work directly aligns with these core focus areas. UWGC’s funding process is built on transparency, inclusivity, and community collaboration. It unfolds in three structured stages, beginning with the submission of a Letter of Interest (LOI). The LOI serves as the applicant’s introduction, allowing organizations to present a clear overview of their mission, the program they wish to fund, the amount requested, and how the initiative aligns with both their organizational goals and UWGC’s community-driven mission. A compelling LOI should communicate the program’s potential to create measurable and transformative outcomes for local residents. Organizations with strong LOIs are invited to proceed to the second stage: the full application and review process. At this stage, applicants work directly with UWGC’s Community Investment Committee—an assembly of volunteers representing diverse sectors across Grant County. The committee performs a comprehensive evaluation of each proposal, which may include site visits, program assessments, and impact reviews. The purpose of this phase is to ensure that every funded initiative demonstrates accountability, sustainability, and the ability to make a tangible difference in the community. The final stage, the allocation of funding, takes place in the spring. Programs that successfully pass through review and approval will receive funding to support their outlined initiatives. This financial support is designed to help nonprofits strengthen their operations, enhance service delivery, and expand their reach to those who need it most. Each step of the process reflects UWGC’s commitment to fostering collaboration and ensuring donor funds are directed toward the most effective, high-impact programs. Through this structured yet inclusive funding process, the United Way of Grant County continues its legacy of empowering local organizations to tackle pressing community challenges. By focusing on health, education, and financial stability, UWGC reinforces the foundation for a stronger, more resilient Grant County—one where every resident has the opportunity to thrive.

This program provides funding to local organizations in Arkansas to help reduce poverty and support low-income individuals through services like employment, education, housing, nutrition, and health.

The Norcliffe Foundation is a private family foundation established to improve the ​quality of life for all people in our community. What we fund Areas of support include human services, healthcare, civic and community projects, education, and arts and culture. Funding Areas The foundation makes grants in the following areas: Arts & Culture Civic & Community Education Environment & Conservation Healthcare & Research Historic Preservation Human & Social Services Youth Development​​

This funding opportunity is designed to improve access to quality health services for women and children in five provinces of Afghanistan, focusing on critical health issues such as maternal and newborn health, family planning, and nutrition.

This funding opportunity supports researchers who have received a specific career development award to conduct small-scale projects that will help them become independent investigators.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is inviting applications for agricultural research grants for projects to be conducted from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026. The projects should address various critical areas such as pest infestation impacts, Chesapeake Bay farm management practices, pollinator protection, food action plans, urban agriculture, energy in agriculture, animal health, and robotic technology in farming. Funding is contingent upon the 2024-2025 budget appropriations, and the deadline for application submission is June 7, 2024. The department will evaluate the proposals based on a 100-point scale considering project needs, research outcomes, methodology, evaluation and replicability, industry support, and research team diversity.

The NIAID Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), designated as PAR-22-241, is a funding opportunity issued by the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The program targets New Investigators (NI) and At-Risk Investigators from underrepresented backgrounds in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. New Investigators are those who have not previously secured substantial independent NIH funding, while At-Risk Investigators are those with previous funding but face a lack of funding in the following fiscal year unless a new grant is awarded. This initiative aligns with the goals of the 21st Century Cures Act to encourage new researchers, foster early independence, and support a more diverse scientific workforce. This funding announcement supports research relevant to the NIAID mission, including the study and treatment of infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. Research areas of focus include microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases, AIDS, transplantation, and emerging diseases. Although clinical trials are optional, applicants proposing NIH-defined clinical trials must consult with NIAID before submission. The funding opportunity is open to projects that advance diversity in the R01 investigator pool and those promoting representation from underrepresented groups in line with NIH’s interest in enhancing diversity across all health-related fields. To apply, investigators must be affiliated with U.S.-based higher education institutions or eligible nonprofits and for-profit organizations. This opportunity is also open to minority-serving institutions, such as Hispanic-serving Institutions, HBCUs, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible, although foreign components of U.S. organizations are permitted. An essential part of the application process is an Eligibility Certification Letter from the applicant institution verifying the applicant’s eligibility and alignment with the program’s diversity objectives. Applications missing this letter will be considered incomplete. Funding levels are based on the project’s actual needs and are not capped, with a project duration of up to five years. NIAID also expects applicants to allocate funding in their budgets for mandatory attendance at a workshop designed to foster networking, collaboration, and professional growth among awardees, to be held every three years starting in 2025. Additional support for necessary accommodations for researchers with disabilities may also be included in the budget. The application process requires thorough adherence to NIH’s submission guidelines, which include registrations with SAM, Grants.gov, eRA Commons, and the acquisition of a UEI. Applications are accepted electronically through the NIH ASSIST system, Grants.gov Workspace, or a system-to-system solution. The next deadline cycle follows NIH’s standard due dates, with submissions due at 5:00 PM local time. Applicants are advised to submit early to address potential errors before the due date. Applications will be evaluated on scientific merit and alignment with program priorities, using criteria focused on the significance of the research, investigator qualifications, project innovation, approach, and institutional environment. Specific review criteria for clinical trials include the adequacy of study design, data management, and statistical analysis plans. Following peer review, recommended applications will receive secondary review by the NIAID advisory council. Final award decisions consider both scientific merit and relevance to NIAID’s mission and diversity goals.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in developing innovative theories and methods to better understand the complex genetic and non-genetic factors influencing human traits and health, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches and diverse perspectives.

Amendment 1 (June 25, 2024): The purpose of this Amendment 1 is to: 1) make administrative updates to Section 1.1, 1.2, 2.1.2, 3.1, 3.2 and 5.2.6; 2) replace Section 2.1.1 with new language pertaining to Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and Government Entities. Additionally, Section 4.2, Evaluation Criteria #2 is updated to remove the reference to Government Entities (removal is not highlighted in yellow); 3) change references from Abstract to Solution Summaries (intent behind the document is unchanged); 4) update proposal submission instructions in Section 3.2; and 5) update Section 5.1 to remove the Stage 2 Notification Letter. All changes are highlighted in yellow.Also, please note that the title of this opportunity has bee revised to eliminate confusion. The opportunity should have been titled, "Master Announcement Instruction (MAI)" instead of "ARPA-H BDF Tool Box".The Master Announcement Instructions (MAI) is a new ARPA-H announcement that aims to create standard tiered proposal submission requirements, so the amount of work required to write a proposal is commensurate with the size of the proposed effort. It also aims to reduce the up-front work required to submit cost information to reduce the barrier to entry for non-traditional performers. Module announcements that link to this MAI will provide more specific instructions about how the proposal requirements vary across tiers of effort.All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Governments needs may submit a proposal to a Module Announcement. Specifically, universities, non-profit organizations, small businesses and other than small businesses are eligible and encouraged to propose to Module Announcements.NOTE: Proposals shall NOT be submitted against the MAI. Proposals shall only be submitted against a Module Announcement.

This funding opportunity provides support for mid-career and senior researchers to gain new skills and knowledge in dental, oral, and craniofacial research by collaborating with experts in different scientific fields.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community-based organizations in Illinois to improve blood pressure control and address social factors affecting cardiovascular health among adults at high risk.