Deadline: 28-Aug-20
The Medica Foundation is seeking applications to support community-led solutions to health concerns with the nonprofits in those areas. This funding area supports health-related programming that is essential to an organization’s nonprofit mission. Funding is available to organizations outside of the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota, as well as North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin.
The Medica Foundation seeks to improve Rural health by funding initiatives that are innovative in how care is delivered and have a high likelihood of creating long-term change. They are committed to building partnerships and engaging the employees in charitable activities.
Since its inception, the Medica Foundation has been a leader in funding behavioral health initiatives. Other grant funding areas include initiatives to support early childhood health and rural health.
Funding is directed toward initiatives that:
- Are true innovations in how health care is delivered
- Have a high likelihood of creating sustainable, systemic change
- Address the social issues that drive health care costs and reduce health care disparities
- Build partnerships and collaborations between Medica and other community organizations
Funding Information
- Individual grants up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To request a grant, your organization must be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization or a public/governmental agency located in and providing services in the Medica Foundation service area. A public agency is an organization established and primarily funded by a unit of government. Examples could include a public school, public health department or state governmental agency.
- The Medica Foundation considers only single-year grant requests. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive one grant within a calendar year. Depending on the needs of the community, these funding areas may be modified from year to year.
For more information, visit https://www.medicafoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant