Impact Grants (Discontinued)

Health Innovation Grants is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) Caring Foundation. These grants support new or expanding, innovative community-based initiatives that aim to improve health access and opportunities, promote healthier lifestyles, and strengthen collaborations. Examples include implementing homeless and behavioral health prevention services or expanding farm-to-school programs.

Health Innovation Grants is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND). Health Innovation Grants are for projects or programming proposals that are intended to support innovative approaches to health. Examples include implementing homeless and behavioral health prevention services through care coordination, expanding farm-to-school programs, and launching recovery education programs.

2026 Health Innovation Grants is a program from the BCBSND Caring Foundation that funds new and expanding, replicable health initiatives in North Dakota. Six to eight grants of $15,000 to $50,000 are awarded annually through two cycles: a spring cycle with a Letter of Intent deadline of January 31 and a fall cycle with a deadline of July 31. Eligible projects include behavioral health prevention services, farm-to-school programs, recovery education, and community-based health access initiatives. The application process is competitive and two-step — organizations must first submit a Letter of Intent, then receive an invitation before submitting a full application. Grant dollars may not directly fund full-time or part-time employee positions or capital campaigns. Eligible applicants are North Dakota-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, municipal entities such as park boards and public health departments, and school systems.

Maternal Health Grants is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND). To reduce maternal health disparities and improve maternal health outcomes across all communities in North Dakota, these grants provide funding to support nonprofit or community-based organizations. These grants help narrow gaps in care before, during and after pregnancy, making a tangible difference in the lives of women and their families. These awards are fueled by a commitment to help drive change in maternal health ranging from prenatal care to lactation support, access to postpartum mental health care and more.

AMSSM/ACSM Breaking Barriers Research Grant is sponsored by American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Foundation and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). This grant supports innovative research focused on the health and well-being of traditionally underrepresented communities in sports medicine. The purpose is to foster research that can “break barriers” and grow the evidence base supporting historically underserved communities within sports medicine.

Transformative Capital Investment Grant Program (CAP) (Year 2) is sponsored by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The CAP grant makes funding available to help providers invest in transforming how they serve their communities. This could include investments in infrastructure or equipment that supports non-emergency medical transportation to improve rural health access. The program is part of the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program, funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Technical Assistance Center is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau). Provides comprehensive technical assistance to support states, territories, tribal communities, and birthing facilities participating in the AIM quality improvement initiative to make birth safer and improve maternal and child health outcomes.

Upstream Research Center Pilot Grants is sponsored by Upstream Research Center (co-led by Stanford, UC Davis, and UCSF). Invites applications for pilot grants focused on the social drivers of cancer in areas experiencing persistent poverty. Projects must focus on research relevant to exposures experienced in persistent poverty areas in Northern California.

Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan - Exploratory Grants (R21) is sponsored by Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at NIH. This program supports collaborative research and capacity building projects relevant to LMICs on brain and nervous system disorders throughout life.

AMSSM/ACSM Breaking Barriers Research Grant is sponsored by American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Foundation and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Foundation. This grant supports innovative research focused on the health and well-being of traditionally underrepresented communities in sports medicine. The purpose is to foster research that can “break barriers” and grow the evidence base in this area.

AMSSM/ACSM Breaking Barriers Research Grant | Clinician Research Grant is sponsored by American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Foundation and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). This grant supports innovative research focused on the health and well-being of traditionally underrepresented communities in sports medicine. It aims to foster research that can "break barriers" and grow the evidence base supporting historically underserved communities.

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Technical Assistance Center is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau. This program supports a technical assistance center to help states, territories, tribal communities, and local birthing facilities implement the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) quality improvement initiative. The goal is to establish safety bundles and best practices that make birth safer, reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality, and address disparities in outcomes.