Access to Quality Care

Geographic Scope: Metropolitan Detroit, with priority on urban communities

Focus Areas: High-quality health-promoting services; temporarily expanded to include food banks, food rescue organizations, and meals to those in need (due to food insecurity crisis)

Objective: Vulnerable and underserved residents of metropolitan Detroit will achieve enhanced health outcomes through improved access to high-quality health-promoting services.

Special Note: Due to current crisis with organizations responding to food insecurity experiencing higher costs and higher demand, The Fund is temporarily expanding this priority area to include food banks, food rescue organizations, and meals to those in need.

Board Priorities

Highest priority given to:

• New programs with defined period addressing critical need
• Evidence-based programs that are new or expanded offerings
• Programs/services impacting residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties
• Development and implementation of capacity building strategies (strategic planning, board/staff development, infrastructure enhancement, transition planning)

Board also prefers programs that:

• Have defined plan for sustainability beyond grant period
• Include financial or in-kind contribution from organization
• Involve collaboration with others
• Leverage multiple funding sources
• Have outcomes-based, measurable evaluation plan
• Can be funded and replicated by others

Does Not Fund

• Grants to individuals
• Loans
• Religious activities or sectarian education
• Overseas projects
• Capital projects or equipment purchases
• Endowments, annual fund drives, fundraising events
• Past operating deficits