Hillman Emergent Innovation Grant

The Hillman Emergent Innovation Grant supports innovative, nursing-driven solutions aimed at enhancing health equity for marginalized groups, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others facing healthcare barriers. This program encourages transformative proposals that challenge traditional care strategies, demonstrate best-in-class potential, and showcase scalability. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, government entities, and faith-based organizations that adhere to inclusive practices. Priority is given to proposals fostering community engagement and measurable outcomes.

Hillman Emergent Innovation Program
Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to marginalized populations in the United StatesDemonstrate potential as a best-in-class interventionNarrow gaps in health equityShow potential for scalability

Eligibility

We welcome applications from a broad range of institutions, care settings and practitioners (including postdocs, adjunct faculty and interdisciplinary faculty). We believe that transformative ideas are as likely to come from small community care settings as they are from major academic research centers.Who is eligible?U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are not classified as private foundations. (The Foundation will consider only organizations that can provide proof of qualifying non-profit status, including a tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.)International organizations that are the equivalent of U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations that are submitting a project that focuses within the United StatesGovernment entitiesFaith-based organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community regardless of religious belief

Ineligibility

We will not consider:White papers, literature reviews, or support for publishingBasic science or researchCapital projects or improvementsTraining programsDevelopment of stand-alone technology including medical devices and mobile apps not integral to the overall design of the programProjects outside the United States and its territoriesWho is not eligible?IndividualsOrganizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.