Community Health Investment Fund - Emerging Need Grant
Funding Amount
US $5,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Community Health Investment Fund (CHIF) at the University of Vermont Medical Center offers grants to address pressing health priorities identified through the Community Health Needs Assessment. With an annual investment exceeding $1 million, CHIF supports initiatives that promote community connectedness, mental health engagement, and improved healthcare access. Projects must align with the 2025 priorities, fostering healthier communities through targeted support and resources.
University of Vermont Medical Center's Community Health Investment Fund (CHIF) currently invests over $1 million annually in programs and initiatives through a competitive grant process. Investments help address the top health priorities identified in the triannual Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The fund was established in its current form following a generous endowment from the Vermont Health Foundation in 2011.
Project must align with one or more of the 2025 top community health priorities:
Building Community Connectedness: Events, activities and spaces for interpersonal connections Engaging on Mental Health: Youth and adult mental health including Substance Use Disorder Increasing Healthcare Access: Wait times, specialists, hours of operation, health services locations
What The University of Vermont Medical Center actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 22
- Total given
- $1.76M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $10K–$488K
- By dollars: Vermont 89%, New York 11%. Top recipient cities: Burlington, VT; South Burlington, VT; Queensbury, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Area Health Education Center · Burlington, VT
Community health improvement
$488K
Hudson Headwaters · Queensbury, NY
Community health improvement
$200K
United Way of Northwest Vermont · South Burlington, VT
Community health improvement
$110K
Community Health Center of Burlington Inc · Burlington, VT
Community health improvement
$100K
Vermont Housing Finance Agency · Burlington, VT
Community health improvement
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Community health
- Mental health
- Healthcare
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