How much funding does Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness provide?

Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness provides $100,000 - $250,000 over 18 months per organization; $3.86 million total (2022 funding) in funding.

When is the deadline for Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness

Q: How often is Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness offered?

Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness is described as a one-time opportunity.

Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management

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Funding Amount

$100,000 - $250,000 over 18 months per organization; $3.86 million total (2022 funding)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Program Type: Competitive grant program administered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

A statewide program providing funding and technical assistance for organizations to hire, train, mentor and support Health Ambassadors. Community organizations throughout California are hiring, training and mentoring Health Ambassadors who have experiences of homelessness and who can offer peer support and share personal motivations for getting vaccines and other health services.

Geographic Scope: California (statewide)

Program Goals

Strengthen partnerships among stakeholders in the homelessness system of care and local public health and health care systems
Provide connections to health care and housing resources
Help people experiencing homelessness feel more confident about COVID-19 vaccines
Link people experiencing homelessness to testing, vaccine resources and other health-related services

Award Information

Total Funding: $3.86 million (2022 funding)
Number of Grantees: 16 nonprofit organizations and government entities
Award Range: $100,000 to $250,000 over 18 months

2022 Funded Community Partners

Access Support Network (Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito counties)
Alliance for Community Transformations (Mariposa County)
Asian Youth Center (Los Angeles County)
Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates Inc. (San Francisco County)
Code Tenderloin, Fiscal Sponsor: Center for New Music (San Francisco County)
Community Medical Centers, Inc. (San Joaquin County)
Foothill House of Hospitality, DBA Hospitality House (Nevada County)
Healthy House Within a MATCH Coalition (Merced County)
Hill Country Community Clinic (Shasta County)
LifeLong Medical Care (Contra Costa County)
Roots Community Health Center (Alameda County)
Safer Alternatives through Networking & Education (Sacramento County)
San Diego Housing Commission (San Diego County)
Special Service for Groups, Inc. (Los Angeles County)
The Folsom Cordova Community Partnership (Sacramento County)
Vision y Compromiso (San Bernardino County)

Contact Information

The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

Address: 1321 Garden Highway Suite 210, Sacramento, California 95833
Phone: (916) 993-7701
Email: impact@shfcenter.org

What Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 80
Total given: $6.76M
Median grant: $35K
Range: $6,000–$2.5M

By dollars: California >99%, Massachusetts <1%, Rhode Island <1%. Top recipient cities: Sacramento, CA; Fresno, CA; Oakland, CA.
33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.