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The Advancing Wellness Grant Program is a grant from The California Wellness Foundation that funds health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention efforts benefiting underserved populations in California. Eligible applicants include nonprofit public agencies, 501(c)(3) public charities, religious organizations, and tribal governments based in the United States with programming serving California residents. Cal Wellness does not fund individuals, annual fund drives, building campaigns, major equipment, or biomedical research. Grants are available as core operating support or project-specific support, in both single-year and multi-year formats. Applicants apply via a Letter of Interest through the foundation's online grants management portal.
The FY2026 MEP Center State Competition ran in two rounds: eight states worth $139.1 million, then fourteen more worth $232.4 million, both closing August 21, 2026. That's 43 percent of the national network recompeted in twelve months, under a 50 percent non-federal cost share, while the administration's own budget request proposed eliminating the program. Here's what the award tables reveal, why incumbents are genuinely at risk, and how to position for the FY2027 wave.
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