SPECIAL PROJECTS
& EMERGING IDEAS

Grant Range Up to $500,000

Applications Open Summer, by invitation only

Awards Announced Fall

Details about all of our past grants are available in our searchable Grant Database.

2023 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Implementation of Homeless Medical Vulnerability Level

Michigan State University
Flint Kids Rx: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI

Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (dba Community Mental Health Association of Michigan)
Practice-based path to social work licensure

Michigan Center for Rural Health
EMS HPSA – A Tool to Address the Rural EMS Workforce Crisis

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Healthcare Collaborative 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Supporting CBOs to Participate in CIE Using POs 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Collaborative Linkages for Older Veterans 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Enhanced Health Literacy in Foster Care Transition Age Youth

Michigan Health Council
Regional Extension Centers for Community-Based Organizations 

Michigan Primary Care Association
NURSES: A Program for Future Registered Nurses 

Michigan’s Children
Behavioral Health & Housing Supports for Homeless Youth 

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Creation of a Pediatric Health Equity Quality Collaborative 

2022 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Michigan Center for Rural Health
Enhancing RPM in Independent Rural Hospitals

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
CCBHC Demonstration Evaluation

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Doula Medicaid Liaison

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Grief & Bereavement: Maternal Infant Health Response

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Beneficiary Engagement

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Preventing Child Abuse through Housing Stability

Michigan Health Council
Solution Collaborative: Building Health Workforce Capacity

Michigan Primary Care Association
Dental Therapy Education Scholarship Program

Michigan Public Health Institute
Exploring School Food Systems to Improve Meal Quality

The Regents of the University of Michigan in partnership with the Michigan Chapter – American Academy of Pediatrics   
EMR Early On Referral Project

2021 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital        
Transportation Resources to Medicaid Beneficiaries: Phase 2

Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
Building Support and Sustainability for School Nurses

Michigan Department of Education
Strengthening Systems of Support (S3) for LGBTQ+ Students

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Adding Race/Ethnicity Data to MDHHS Master Person Index

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services        
Automating Medicaid for Incarcerated Beneficiaries

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Developing Sustainable Behavioral Workforce Stability

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Improving Access and Use of HCBS by Addressing Health Equity

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Infant Vitality – Detroit, Wayne, Oakland & Macomb Counties

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Integrating Cancer Screening Referrals into MI Bridges

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Strategic Alignment Planning Between MDHHS and MSP

Michigan Health & Hospital Association – Keystone Center
Accelerating Health Equity through Quality Improvement

Michigan Public Health Institute
Community Architecture to Achieve & Sustain Equity

Michigan Public Health Institute
Planning for Development & Implementation of Foster Care Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Michigan State University    
Hospital Engagement Addiction Resources Team (HEART)

2020 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Michigan Public Health Institute
Just Care

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan
Connected2Care 2.0

Benefits Data Trust
Increasing Benefits Access for Medicaid Participants Age 50+

Michigan Department of Education
MDE's CoP: Systemic Social & Emotional Learning

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Care Transition Hospital Readmission Reduction Expansion

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Children’s Behavioral Health System Reform

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Developmental Behavioral Treatment in Hospitals

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
SUD User Role Added to CC360 and eConsent Integration

Michigan Public Health Institute
Assessing Hospital and Health Systems to Promote Equity

Michigan Public Health Institute
Just Care

Michigan State Medical Society Foundation
Optimize Medication Therapy Management for Seniors

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Improvement Collaborative

2020 RAPID RESPONSE: SAFETY NET TELEHEALTH INITIATIVE Grants

These grants were funded by a collaborative including the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, the Metro Health Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.

All Well-Being Services

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services

Arab-American and Chaldean Council

Arbor Circle

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan

Baldwin Family Health Care

Care Free Medical Inc

Care Resources (PACE)

Catherine's Health Center

Catholic Human Services, Inc.

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw

Central City Integrated Health

Cherry Health

Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan

Common Ground

Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc.

Covenant Community Care, Inc.

Cristo Rey Community Center

Detroit Area Agency on Aging

Development Centers, Inc.

East Jordan Family Health Center

Exalta Health

Family Medical Center of MI

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers

Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Inc.

Hackley Community Care Center

Health Emergency Lifeline Programs

Hope Network

Ingham County Health Department

InterCare Community Health Network

Isabella Citizens for Health

Jewish Family Services of Metropolitan Detroit

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County

Judson Center

Lakeland Immediate Care Center

Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation

Northeast Integrated Health

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority

Northwest Michigan Health Services Inc

Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network

PACE North

PACE of Southwest Michigan

PACE Southeast Michigan

Packard Health, Inc.

Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation

Region II Commission On Services to the Aging

Reliance Community Care Partners

Ruth Ellis Center, Inc.

Senior Resources of West Michigan

Southwest Solutions Corporation

Starfish Family Services

Starr Commonwealth

Sterling Area Health Center

The Children's Center of Wayne County, Inc.

The Senior Alliance Area Agency on Aging 1-C

Thunder Bay Community Health Service, Inc.

Traverse Health Clinic and Coalition (d/b/a Traverse Health Clinic)

United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC) Foundation

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions

Western Wayne Family Health Centers

2019 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Elder Law of Michigan, Inc.
Improving Food Security and Access by Addressing Procedural Barriers to SNAP

Funder Collaborative for U.P. Health Needs Assessment Project Implementation
U.P. Partnership Grants: Collaborating to Improve the Health of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Achieving Same Day Eligibility Determinations through Partnership with Civilla

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Behavioral Health System Improvement

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Community Integrated Paramedicine Infrastructure Improvements

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy Behaviors as part of the Healthy Michigan Plan: Curriculum/Module Development for Providers

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Implementing the National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Adult Consumer Survey in Michigan

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Phase 2 Housing Interventions: Data, Referrals, and Social Impact Bond Design

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management for Services in Primary Care

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Statewide Health Information Technology (HIT) Road Map

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance
THRIVE Funding and Financing System

Michigan Public Health Institute
Improving Maternal and Infant Mortality with Strategies that Disrupt Unconscious Bias: A Health Equity Approach

The Regents of the University of Michigan
The Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network Pediatric Initiative

Wayne State University
PHOENIX – Population Health OutcomEs aNd Information EXchange

2018 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Altarum Institute
Breaking Down Barriers to Sharing Behavioral Health Information

Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
Connected 2 Care

Michigan Department of Education
Creating Change: Building the Capacity of Michigan Schools to Impact the Health, Wellbeing and Educational Outcomes of LGBTQ Students

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Statewide Perinatal Prevention and Response: Regional Perinatal QualityCollaboratives

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Statewide Long-Term Care Study

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Increasing Opioid Treatment Access with Physician Incentives

Michigan Health and Hospital Association Foundation
“I Vaccinate” Provider Education Tools

Michigan Nonprofit Association
Census 2020

Michigan Public Health Institute
Creating Transformative System Change to Reduce Infant and Maternal Mortality

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
Building Michigan’s Healthy Food Access through Local Food Councils

Michigan State University, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
Michigan Health Policymaking

Reliance Community Care
Replication and Enhancement of Medically Complex Case Management Model

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Enhancing Treatment Access for Abandoned Chronic Pain Patients

School Community Health Alliance of Michigan
Long-Term Financing Strategies for School Health Teams

Wayne State University
Michigan Older Caregivers of Emerging Adults with Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (MI-OCEAN) Family Support Project

2017 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Hospice of Michigan
Pediatric Chronic Complex Care Program Pilot

Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
Michigan Model for Health Online

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Air Quality and Health Assessment Initiative

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Community Paramedic Project

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Diversity in Dementia Care

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Pediatric Behavioral Health Acute Inpatient Access Improvement

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
MLTSS: Medicaid Managed Care Long-Term Care Supports and Services

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Parental and Caseworker Engagement in Medical/Mental Health Decision Making

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Re:Imagining Integrative Service Delivery

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Statewide Directory and Consumer Relationship Management (CRM) Tools for Care Coordinators

Spectrum Health
Strong Beginnings

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Promoting Infant Health and Wellbeing by Engaging Fathers

2016 Special Projects & Emerging Ideas Grants

Altarum Institute
Building a MediCaring Community in the Huron Valley PACE Program

Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Flint Child Health & Development Fund

District Health Department of Dickinson-Iron, Marquette, Delta and Menominee Counties
UP Wide Health Needs Assessment

Michigan Association of Health Plans
Creating Healing Communities: A Statewide Initiative to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences in Michigan (Michigan Association of Health Plans)

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Infant Mental Health Home Visiting Project

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Integrated Service Delivery Portal

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Infant Safe Sleep Program: A Systems Approach

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Secondary Trauma Assessment & Training

Michigan Health Council
Geriatric Workforce Resource Center

Michigan League for Public Policy
Assessment of Michigan Medicaid’s Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program

Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program
Medigap Subsidy Counseling and Outreach

Michigan Public Health Institute
Revision of the Medical Examiner System in Michigan

Michigan State University
An Integrated Model for Personal Assistant Research and Training

Michigan State University
Partners in Aging Strategies and Training (PAST)

Michigan State University
Pregnancy Surveillance In Michigan to Reduce Infant and Maternal Mortality

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Foundation Enhancing Michigan Workforce Capacity for Behavioral Dementia Care Using the DICE Approach (MiDICE)

School Community Health Alliance of Michigan
Sustainable Financing For School Health Services

Spectrum Health Foundation
Strong Beginnings

Valley Area Agency on Aging
Flint Seniors Matter

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
Correctional Care Integration Project

Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Michigan Crisis Intervention System (MI-CIS)

The Health Fund is committed to supporting long-term, systemic change that outlasts any given grant cycle. Through our Special Projects & Emerging Ideas program, we partner with stakeholders on shared priorities to support statewide replication of successful models and help inform policy change.

Working with key institutions, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, we identify projects with the potential to have significant statewide impact on the health of Michigan residents. Select organizations with the capacity to initiate large-scale, complex projects are invited to apply for a grant through this program.

The Special Projects & Emerging Ideas program allows the Health Fund to take calculated risks that have the potential to be transformative, and to advance ideas with broad reach that might not otherwise move forward.

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