The Michigan Health Endowment Fund is accepting applications for its Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grant Program to improve the health and wellness of Michigan residents, emphasizing children and older adults.
Donor Name: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/23/2022
Grant Size: $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Health Fund’s Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles program is committed to improving health outcomes for Michiganders by reducing the barriers to living a healthy life. They support programs that bring nutrition and physical activity into schools, create fresh food pipelines, and make healthy lifestyles more accessible to seniors, children, and their families.
The Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles program seeks proposals that address disparities and promote health equity through two key priority areas:
- Obesity reduction and health management, including healthy eating and physical activity interventions.
- Healthy food access expansion, including improvements to systems and policy.
Grant and Budget ConsiderationÂ
The Health Fund has a few grant and budget guidelines to be aware of:
- The Health Fund expects to award grants up to $500,000. An organization may not apply for a grant larger than 20% of its annual operating budget.
- No more than 10% of the total grant budget may be allocated to indirect/administrative costs.
- You may apply for a one- or two-year grant, but the total request cannot exceed $500,000. Please clearly identify your funding requests per year in your proposal.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofits, local units of government, and the State of Michigan are eligible for grants. Applicants must:
- Be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit organization;
- Be based or have a strong presence in Michigan;
- Have a current certified financial audit; and
- Have at least 1 FTE
For more information, visit Michigan Health Endowment Fund.