Community Healthcare Workforce Development, Behavioral Health Integration, Coordination in Primary Care Grants

Community Healthcare Workforce Development, Behavioral Health Integration, Coordination in Primary Care Grants is sponsored by UniHealth Foundation. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Grants in Action | UniHealth Foundation For over 20 years, UniHealth Foundation has been deeply committed to supporting nonprofit, community-based hospitals and health organizations in Southern California. Learn more about what we do, why and how we do it, and the team behind our work. Explore UniHealth’s three funding strategies and see firsthand how our grantees are advancing the health and well-being of our communities.

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Explore what’s new at UniHealth Foundation, what is emerging in the communities we serve, and what’s happening in the healthcare industry at large. Healthcare Trends & Reports UniHealth Foundation’s Board of Directors Approves $4.

57 Million in Spring 2026 Docket UniHealth Foundation is pleased to announce our first 2026 grants docket, supporting transformative work in community healthcare workforce development, behavioral health integration, coordination in primary care, recuperative care expansion, neurofeedback for Veterans, and Medi-Cal transition navigation.

We are dedicated to our three funding strategies : Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, and Healthcare Workforce. Explore our grants database to learn more about what UniHealth Foundation supports. Beyond Blindness will expand their mental health services for blind and visually impaired children and families by formalizing their Wellness Services program.

Funds will allow the organization to align their services with CalAIM’s Enhanced Care Management (ECM) to increase sustainability, integrate mental health into their intake processes, develop a counseling program that includes on-site and at-home services, and strengthen outreach efforts. Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science Charles R.

Drew University of Medicine & Science (CDU) has embarked on a collaborative, multiphase initiative to uplift and strengthen healthcare providers who will serve the Watts-Willowbrook community. UniHealth’s grant will support Phase II, with emphasis on community engagement and project management. The expansion will double CDU enrollment and create measurable improvements in healthcare access, workforce development, and community health.

Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) will launch a multi-year capacity building initiative to help community health centers optimize their performance and ensure their financial viability in light of impending changes at the state and federal levels.

The organization will provide general and targeted assistance to support health centers’ improved understanding of the repercussions of new policies and help them make responsive changes to their operations and finances.

Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems Give-Mentor-Love Foundation The Give-Mentor-Love Foundation’s New Ground Wellness program integrates licensed mental health services with holistic wellness practices to promote whole-person healing for at-risk youth and young adults.

Core program components include weekly individual therapy, weekly group counseling, wellness workshops focused on mindfulness and emotional regulation, and movement-based therapies such as yoga and tai chi. Together, these elements promote mental health, build resilience, strengthen identity, and develop lifelong coping and self-care skills.

Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health New Directions for Veterans New Directions for Veterans (NDVets) will scale their neurofeedback services to their permanent supportive housing communities. Motivated by their findings of reduced anxiety and improved emotional regulation and sleep quality among transitional housing participants, NDVets’ program expansion will seek to strengthen wellness outcomes among Veteran residents.

The organization will supplement this expansion with occupational therapy and case management, ultimately supporting resident stability and retention. Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health, Healthcare Workforce Share Our Selves Corporation Share Our Selves’ (SOS) grant will invest in expanding behavioral health services for their under-resourced patient population.

Newly hired behavioral health consultants will coordinate with SOS’ physicians to integrate behavioral health screenings and interventions during primary care visits. SOS will also establish a training program that will help behavioral health consultants gain clinical hours required to qualify for licensure.

Funding Strategy: Healthcare Delivery Systems Symba Center will grow its recuperative care program by expanding their short-term, post-hospitalization beds from 11 to 25. By hiring a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) and family nurse practitioner (FNP), the organization will expand their capacity to provide ancillary and clinical care.

Strengthening their organizational and programmatic infrastructure will allow Symba Center to offer more services, which will translate into greater financial sustainability for ongoing growth. Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Workforce Uncommon Good seeks to invest in the Inland Empire’s community clinics and health workforce pipeline.

They are creating a mentorship program that will facilitate the pairing of associate behavioral health clinicians with those who are licensed and work in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), similar clinics, or any county behavioral health agency.

Offering stipends to all program participants, the organization aims to help associates earn their hours required for licensure and encourage them to continue their service post-licensure in the Inland Empire’s community clinic network.

Funding Strategy: Healthcare Delivery Systems Union Station Homeless Services Union Station Homeless Services will increase healthcare access to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, expanding service provision from a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) from three to all seven of their interim housing sites.

Support from UniHealth Foundation will help Union Station support more than 200 additional participants, significantly reduce health-related incidents, and improve overall wellness. Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health UNITE-LA will develop a health-focused, registered pre-apprenticeship program for opportunity youth modeled after their My Pathway to Health (MPTH) program.

MPTH will establish partnerships with allied health apprenticeship programs, offer pre-apprenticeship programs to prepare for enrollment, and ensure participants develop the skills needed to identify career interests, secure viable employment, and ultimately strengthen the healthcare workforce pipeline.

Funding Strategy: Healthcare Workforce Variety Boys and Girls Club Variety Boys and Girls Club will implement a multi-prong strategy to widen community access to behavioral health care, addressing both service provision and systems coordination. They will hire a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and promotora to offer a wide range of services from outreach and counseling to bilingual education and staff training.

The organization will also engage partner agencies to develop collaborative convenings, referral networks, and shared resources (e.g., evaluation tools, service directory). Funding Strategy: Population & Community Health Via Care Community Health Center Via Care Community Health Center’s grant will scale their Clinical Pharmacy Program to South Gate by funding a new clinical pharmacist at the Tweedy Health Center.

Their project is rooted in Medication Therapy Management (MTM), a patient-focused, evidence-based model in which clinical pharmacists serve as integral members of the care team and meet one-on-one with patients. The project integrates MTM within primary care to improve outcomes for low-income adults and seniors living with chronic conditions.

Funding Strategy: Healthcare Delivery Systems The UniHealth Foundation Board of Directors Approves Third Round of Wildfire Recovery Grants to Support Community Restoration UniHealth’s November grants docket awarded $1. 75 million to seven organizations that will provide essential mental health services to survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

We joined the California Community Foundation’s Community Healing & Restoration Initiative as an inaugural partner, increasing UniHealth’s total fire relief grantmaking to $4. 35 million. Our mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

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