The Esther Tomljanovich Strategic Initiatives

_NOTE:_

• _Letter of Inquiry - Please submit an application for an Esther Tomljanovich Strategic Initiative grant, via email to discuss proposal eligibility and receive a link to the application. This is represented by the Letter of Inquiry._
• _Full Proposal - Invite Only - Application is by invitation._

About Our Funding

The Medica Foundation recognizes the importance of supporting the unique health needs of individual communities in our grantmaking.

• Benefit the communities Medica serves
• Advance health equity
• Build trust and collaboration with grantee partners and create mutual accountability between funders and nonprofits
• Improve the availability of, access to, and/or quality of health care
• Achieve success or demonstrate effectiveness through measurable outcomes

The Esther Tomljanovich Strategic Initiatives

The Esther Tomljanovich Strategic initiative grant lets us make community investments on a larger and more impactful scale to advance health equity. We seek transformational "big ideas" that are catalysts for systemic improvements in health outcomes. These are on a larger scale than our typical program grants.

The goal is to provide more flexibility for our grant partners to implement longer-term project and evaluate their impact. Strategic initiative grants are implemented over the course of two or even three years.

Proposals should address one of the following focus areas:

• Healthcare workforce development programs at all levels
• Women's health: access to prenatal and postpartum care and reproductive health services
• Support for aging health services, dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease
• Dental programs for youth or adults
• Programs focusing on the intersection of health and stable housing for families
• Collaborative behavioral health projects with system level or community-wide impact
• Reducing barriers and increasing access to healthcare services for marginalized communities

Funding

A single grant is awarded up to $200,000.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• To be eligible, organizations must:
  • Have an organizational budget with revenue of at least $1 million
  • Be located and operate in Minnesota