Fall Field of Interest Grants: Health & Human Services- Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment

The Fall Field of Interest Grants from the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation aim to enhance the health of youth and seniors in Michigan. Established under the Tobacco Settlement Partnership, these grants support programs focusing on nutrition, counseling, and wellness for individuals aged 0-18 and 55 and older. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and governmental entities serving specified counties. With over $65.7 million awarded, the foundation continues its commitment to community health and well-being.

We do this by promoting giving, engaging in collaborative leadership, supporting nonprofit organizations through meaningful grants and local students through scholarships, and building endowments that make a lasting impact for generations to come.
To date, we have received more than $123 million in gifts and awarded over $65.7 million in grants and scholarships.
The Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment was established in compliance with an award from the State of Michigan Tobacco Settlement Partnership.
Grant awards support programs that improve the health of youth (birth - 18) and/or seniors (age 55 and older). These opportunities may include, but are not limited to, programs that focus on health and nutrition; family counseling; early childhood development; smoking prevention and cessation; daycare, preschool, and after school care.
For example:

• Programs for healthy youth could include:
• smoking prevention and cessation and substance abuse
• violence and conflict resolution
• access to dental care
• community alternatives for recreation
• child care
• Programs for healthy seniors could include:
• pharmaceuticals (i.e. access, cost, medication interaction)
• preventing and managing chronic disease (i.e. cancer, heart, lung, stroke)
• long term care alternatives (i.e. assisted living, respite care, family caregiver support)
• mental health and aging (i.e. substance abuse, depression)
• workforce and aging (i.e. age discrimination, continuing career opportunities)

Eligibility

Organizations that serve Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska or Leelanau Counties or the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.501(c)3 nonprofit organizationsOrganizations with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorEducational institutionsGovernmental entitiesTribal organizations

Ineligibility

Grant dollars cannot be used for facilities.