Intermountain Community Care Foundation: Healthcare Access Grants

Intermountain Community Care Foundation: Healthcare Access Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Intermountain Community Care Foundation Inc
Amount: US $5,000 - US $50,000
Last Updated: February 06, 2026

Summary

The Intermountain Community Care Foundation aims to enhance healthcare access and promote healthy behaviors among low-income and underrepresented populations in Utah and Southeast Idaho. It funds innovative projects that yield measurable results, focusing on significant and lasting changes in community health. Successful applicants must demonstrate a clear need, include a financial audit, and adhere to specific eligibility criteria. The foundation specifically excludes funding for political campaigns, operational deficits, and large equipment purchases.

Overview

Note: The Intermountain Community Care Foundation Grants include: Healthcare Access Grants; Social Drivers of Health Grants; Child & Family Mental Well-Being Grants; and Utah Education Innovation Grants. Intermountain Community Care Foundation Our mission: Helping people live the healthiest lives possible. Intermountain Health is the largest nonprofit health system in the Intermountain West. We’re dedicated to creating healthier communities and helping our patients thrive. Intermountain Health was established in 1975, but our legacy of compassion and care extends well beyond that, going back to the late 1800s and the early 1900s in Colorado and Utah respectively. We have since become a 60,000+ person strong nonprofit health system, with operations in six states across the interior West with a shared vision to be a model health system that inspires the future of health. Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health, and HealthCare Partners Nevada have now come together to serve communities in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Grants The Intermountain Community Care Foundation awards grants to organizations whose programs align with Intermountain Health’s mission, our national community health areas of focus, and priorities identified through our Community Health Needs Assessment. By supporting evidence-based programs and services that strengthen communities, the Foundation is dedicated to helping people live the healthiest lives possible. What We Fund We provide grants to organizations whose programs align with Intermountain Health’s mission, our national community health areas of focus, and priorities identified through our Community Health Needs Assessment. Healthcare Access GrantsSocial Drivers of Health GrantsChild & Family Mental Well-Being GrantsUtah Education Innovation Grants Healthcare Access Grants Healthcare Access Grants are available to organizations in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah. To qualify for a Healthcare Access Grant, your pilot or program must align with one of the following health priorities. The strongest applications will include evidence-based programs with demonstrated outcomes, or innovative pilot initiatives designed to generate new insights and advance healthcare access. Expand access to integrated medical and/or dental care services through evidence-based programs and innovative pilots. Expand access to behavioral healthcare through evidence-based programs and innovative pilots focused on: Strengthening mental health and emotional well-being in our communities; Preventing suicide and reducing suicide deaths; Addressing substance use and addiction with effective interventions Requirements A full and complete financial audit within the last two years Submission must include the full audit, including any findings or letter from the auditing firm A 501c3 designation letter Completed W9 Completed Supplier Form (a blank copy will be provided in the application portal) Additional information A funding request may not exceed 20 percent of an organization’s annual operating budget, e.g., to be eligible for a $50,000 grant, your organization’s annual operating budget must be at least $250,000. In general, small equipment and materials are eligible at no more than a total $5,000 cost, but large equipment, construction, and capital costs are not eligible. Consideration will be given if technical equipment is necessary and vital to the success of the project.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 501c3 designation.Organizations in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah.Organizations that receive a grant will not be eligible to apply again for 18 months from being funded. Organizations funded for muti-year grants will not be eligible to apply again until after the final outcomes report has been reviewed by the board. Organizations can only have one active grant at a time.

Ineligibility

Event sponsorships Large equipment, construction, and capital costs Political campaigns, political action committees, lobbyists, or organizations with a political agenda Individuals Debt retirement or operational deficits Trips, tours, or travel expenses Other foundations or endowments that provide loans, scholarships, or donate the money they raise to other agencies Media or advocacy campaigns, research, or surveys Services for which third-party reimbursement or pharmacy assistance programs are available More than 20 percent of an organization’s annual operating budget