Health and Mental Health Care Grants

Health and Mental Health Care Grants is sponsored by Altman Foundation. Invests in programs or projects that expand access to health and mental health care for underserved, uninsured, or vulnerable populations in New York.

Recognizing the critical importance of health and mental health care to individuals, families, and communities, the Foundation invests in programs or projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of highest interest to us at this time. Expand access to health care for underserved, uninsured, or vulnerable populations or communities.

Increase in number of New Yorkers with adequate health insurance, particularly public and/or publicly subsidized health insurance Decrease in system- or community-wide barriers to health care or particular health services due to, e.g., immigration status, economic means, or provider capacity System- or community-wide increase in number of New Yorkers able to seek, navigate, and manage their health care and health insurance, either alone or with the help of a caregiver (Priority will be given to projects aimed at systems-change or that are systemic or community-wide in scale or approach.)

$100,000 (over two years) To expand access to high-quality primary care—and improve the patient experience—for low-income individuals living with physical disabilities United Way of New York City To support the Community Benefits Resiliency Network initiative Expand and strengthen quality out-of-hospital health care for the most underserved and vulnerable populations.

Increase in New Yorkers benefitting from primary care from a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” or comparable out-patient community-based provider Increase in New Yorkers benefitting from coordinated care, care management, and/or multi-disciplinary services and supports provided in an accessible community- or home-based setting, with a focus on programs targeting individuals living in poverty, with multiple chronic or behavioral health conditions, and/or who are transportation-challenged, including frail elders Increase in New Yorkers receiving services and supports aimed at reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, readmissions, or emergency room use, and successfully transitioning patients into out-of-hospital community-based care and care management (Priority will be given to programs capable of being sustained with earned or public sector revenue, producing outcomes of long-term value in a short time, and/or of reducing cost to the system while maintaining or improving quality of care to the individual.)

The Arab-American Family Support Center, Inc. To support the Community Mental Health Resiliency pilot Community Health Care Association of New York State To strengthen the financial, operational, and strategic capacity of New York's community health centers NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst To support the Access to Primary Care and Social Support program One Brooklyn Health System To support the work of the Diabetes Center of Excellence and the sustainability of its diabetes education classes Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc. $150,000 (over two years) Promote development and expansion of the workforce needed to support delivery of primary, community-based, and at-home health care and care management for the most vulnerable populations.

Increase in number of health care support workers with improved skills, enhanced job quality, and expanded pathways to advancement in the transforming health service sector Increase in number of workers newly trained for and successfully placed in entry-level and/or paraprofessional positions related to care coordination, care management, and community outreach