“Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action.”         

 ~Joshua Holtz

Written By: Mari Crocitto & Maria Mandes

Community health and wellness are essential to creating strong, prospering neighborhoods where individuals can live, work, and thrive. When addressing public health challenges through grants and related research, supporting initiatives that improve access to healthcare, promote healthy behaviors, and reduce health disparities can lead to lasting positive change. Investing in community health not only improves individual outcomes but also builds stronger, more resilient communities. USFCR is offering organizations the opportunity to uplift the health and wellness of their communities with the following grants.

The Henry E. Niles Foundation Grant

• Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc. is currently accepting applications from 501c3 nonprofit organizations for programs that assist individuals in need. Organizations from the following states are eligible to apply: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Be aware that grant awards range from $2,5000 to $50,000. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

At this time the Foundation highlights the following areas:

• • Health & Independence: Focus on special interests including medical and public health assistance for the poor, elderly, the disabled, and the disadvantaged.
  • Education: Focus on primary, secondary, and higher education for those unable to obtain the benefits of quality education without assistance.
  • Economic Self-Sufficiency: Focus on job training, micro-credit initiatives, the support and encouragement of entrepreneurialism, and mentoring.

The Foundation does not fund individuals, organizations without 501c3 tax-exempt status, endowments, government agencies, or organizations that subsist primarily on third party funding with no ability or expended little effort to attract private funding. 

National Academy of Medicine’s 2025 U.S. NAM Catalyst Award Competition

• The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is currently offering up to $50,000 for bold, new, and innovative ideas that aim to improve the mental, physical or social health and well-being of people as they age. Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofits, for-profits, institutions of higher education, research institutions, teams and individuals. The NAM will not fund existing programs (or slight variations thereof), commercially available products, approaches primarily focusing primarily on public awareness, educational, or advocacy programs, or for-profit companies with annual sales revenues of more than $10 million for the last two fiscal years.

Eligible Topic Areas

• • Behavioral health (e.g., social connectedness, engagement, and well-being)
  • Biology of aging and molecular pathways
  • Built environment and urban planning
  • Disease prevention, including biomarkers and indicators of disease
  • Health care delivery (e.g., technologies simplifying access to care, elder care services)
  • Housing (e.g., smart-enabled homes, intergenerational housing models)
  • Physical health (e.g., mobility and functionality)
  • Policy (e.g., economic, health, and science)
  • Reproductive longevity
  • Technology (e.g., telehealth; artificial intelligence; robotics; medical, assistive, and information technology)

Applications may originate for any fields or combination of fields, including: medicine, engineering, behavioral and social sciences, technology, biology, chemistry, policy, and data science. The NAM strongly encourages applications from individuals with varied backgrounds, ideologies, and perspectives with ideas or projects that aim to combat ageism, reduce health disparities, promote health for all, or apply human-centered design principles to engage older adults in the work. Applications will be accepted until March 4, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.

The Lewis Foundation's Educational or Service Program Grant

• The Lewis Foundation is offering up to $35,000 to U.S. nonprofits, including educational institutions and social service agencies, for educational research, programs, and services related to mental health. Educational or service programs will focus on: the psychoeducational transmission of interpersonal system concepts, the dissemination of interpersonal system information to health care professionals, educators, service program professionals, or the public, or couple, parent-child, or family system psychological health or dysfunction. Ineligible Activities or Expenses

• • Overhead or administrative costs
  • Repeated annual funding or multi-grantor projects (unless funds are already in hand)
  • Projects conducted in large part or entirely by for-profit entities as consultants to a nonprofit organization

The next deadline to submit applications is March 11, 2025 to be considered by the Board of Trustees in May 2025. The following deadline to submit the application is July 8, 2025.

The Community Wealth Fund Grant

• The Community Wealth Fund is offering grants to U.S., Canada, and international nonprofits and public agencies for research programs that address equitable healthcare policies and practices. Funding is intended for independent research that focuses on society’s most vulnerable populations. Be aware that a letter of inquiry is required and after approximately six weeks after submission applicants will receive notice to potentially move forward to completing the full application. The Fund supports research in the following areas:

• • Advancing Health Equity
  • Advancing Medicare
  • Behavioral Health
  • Climate Change and Health Care
  • Controlling Health Care Costs
  • Federal and State Health Policy
  • Health Care Coverage, Access, and Tracking
  • Health Care Delivery System Reform
  • International Health Policy and Practice Innovations
  • Medicaid

Preference is given to proposals that seek to: clarify the scope of serious and neglected problems; develop, test, and evaluate the impact of practical, innovative models to address those problems; disseminate tools and models of care that have proven to be effective; identify policy options to ameliorate key problems of interest; or analyze the impact of specific policies or trends. Eligible activities include research projects, policy projects, pilot studies and technical assistance efforts, communications and media grants, workshops and conferences, or—in limited circumstances—provide general operating support. This grant runs on an ongoing basis.

While the Commonwealth Fund primarily awards tax-exempt organizations, they may fund organizations without 501c3 status or other tax-exempt recognition if no suitable nonprofit organization is available to conduct a given project. In those cases, the Fund must take expenditure responsibility and earmark financial support for charitable purposes. For international organizations, the Fund will take expenditure responsibility for the grants.

Ineligible Applicants, Activities, or Expenses

• • Basic biomedical research
  • Churches or other religious organizations
  • Conferences, symposia, major media projects, or documentaries (unless they are an outgrowth of one of the Fund’s programs)
  • Endowment or capital costs (i.e. construction, renovation, equipment)
  • Individuals or scholarships (outside of the Fund’s existing fellowship programs)
  • Ongoing activities or existing deficits

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Grant

• U.S., Canada, and international nonprofits are eligible to pursue the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Grant. Funding is intended to support impactful projects that address social needs around the world. SNF accepts requests for activities related to arts and culture, health and sports, social welfare, and education. SNF does not make grants nor provide scholarships directly to individuals. Applicants must submit their proposals online through the SNF grant portal.
  
  

The FY 2025 VISTA Request for Concept Papers by AmeriCorps

• AmeriCorps is accepting concept papers for its VISTA program, which is meant to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty and poverty-related problems throughout the U.S. and select territories. Projects must be developed in accordance with the program’s core principles: an anti-poverty focus, capacity building, community empowerment, and sustainable solutions. Concept papers for the 2025 fiscal year are due March 27, 2025 and must be submitted via the eGrants portal.

Program Objectives 

• • Generate private sector resources;

• • Encourage volunteer service at the local level;

• • Support efforts by local agencies and community organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of projects; and

• • Strengthen local agencies and community organizations to carry out the purpose of the VISTA program.

Medline’s Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) Program Grants

• Medline is offering U.S. and Canadian researchers the opportunity to receive funding for projects that advance medical knowledge and improve care through its Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS) Program Grants. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis, with the next deadline being March 31, 2025. Applications must be submitted on Medline’s web portal.

Available Grant Research Topics

Be aware that support can include direct funding to cover a portion or all of study-related costs, product and study design input. If the Scientific Review Committee approves an application, execution of an agreement is a requirement for disbursement of funds and/or product, including milestones and publishing expectations. Awards are not contingent on the purchase, use, or recommendation of Medline products.

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