Grant Opportunities

Apply now to amplify your impact and tackle the state’s toughest health challenges.

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Eligibility

Must be a North-Dakota-based organization or serve North Dakotans
Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, municipal entity or school system
Support our mission and align with our funding priority areas

Restrictions

We don’t fund:

Individuals
General operating expenses
Religious organizations for religious purposes
Political purposes or lobbying activities
Full-time or part-time employee positions
Capital campaigns or endowments

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Grant details:

Applications accepted: Year-round
Amount: Up to $10,000; average grant is $2,500. Amount depends on project, reach and projected impact
No letter of intent required

An Impact Grant could include, but is not limited to:

Increasing school mental health services through on-site or virtual care
Culturally tailored initiatives to ensure inclusivity, effectiveness and continued learning
Providing improved access to nutritious foods and creating healthier eating habits

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Impact Grants are designed to support whole-person health and empower North Dakotans and their communities to live healthier lives. These grants must focus on at least one of the following: behavioral health, Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) and/or health promotion and disease prevention.

Grant details:

Amount: $15,000 to $50,000
Six to eight Health Innovation Grants are given annually
Letters of intent accepted: Jan. 1 to 31, July 1 to 31

A Health Innovation Grant could include, but is not limited to:

Implement homeless and behavioral health prevention services through care coordination
Expanding farm-to-school program providing access to local fresh foods, hands-on learning and a space to grow a positive relationship with food
Launching a recovery education program to reduce stigma

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Health Innovation Grants are intended for projects or programming proposals that are new or expanding, innovative and could be replicated by others if found successful. These grants are not intended to support current mission work or programming.

Grant details:

Amount: Six to eight grants will be awarded to rural providers ranging from $5,000 to $7,500
Grant proposals accepted: Each November via UND’s Rural Health Grant website
Applications must be submitted by a health care provider

A Rural Health Grant could include, but is not limited to:

Developing veteran peer support aimed at rural areas to reduce suicide rates and improve mental health
Providing essential resources to students and their families facing hardships to alleviate barriers to learning
Creating handicap accessible gardens for nursing home residents to improve health
Supplying adaptive devices to allow patients with mobility issues to get to medical appointments

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With these grants, rural health care providers and their communities collaborate to address their unique health and wellness challenges. The grants are offered and funded by the BCBSND Caring Foundation and administered by the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Grant details:

Amount: Three $5,000 grants will be awarded
Applications accepted: April 1 to 30

A Maternal Health Grant could include, but is not limited to:

Prenatal care
Lactation support
Access to postpartum mental health care

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To reduce maternal health disparities and improve maternal health outcomes across all communities in North Dakota, our Maternal Health Grants provide funding to support nonprofit or community-based organizations. These grants help narrow gaps in care before, during and after pregnancy, making a tangible difference in the lives of women and their families. These awards are fueled by our commitment to help drive change in maternal health ranging from prenatal care to lactation support, access to postpartum mental health care and more.

Grant details:

Amount: 30 $2,500 Health Profession Scholarships, one $5,000 Health Care Leader Scholarship
Applications accepted Aug. 1 - Oct. 1

There are two different scholarships available:

Health Profession Scholarship
Health Care Leader Scholarship

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The BCBSND Caring Foundation invests in health profession education by offering two scholarship programs to help address and strengthen the health care workforce shortage and provide financial assistance to these aspiring students.

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