Proposal Development Award

Proposal Development Award is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. This award provides funding to Michigan nonprofit community organizations to contract a grant writer to develop and submit high-quality, effective health-related grant proposals.

Foundation Grants: Proposal Development Award | BCBSM Proposal Development Award Many nonprofits don’t have a grant writer on staff or the capacity to hire a contract grant writer to develop and submit health-related grants. This award provides help for nonprofits with funding to contract a grant writer to create and submit health-related grants.

Grant recipient organizations use the funding to apply to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, local community foundations, Health Resources and Services Administration, and other organizations. This award offers up to $3,500. We welcome applications from Michigan-based, nonprofit community organizations.

Award funds are restricted to proposal development costs, such as technical assistance, freelance proposal writers and related proposal development costs. Projects for Proposal Development Award grants are ineligible if: The proposal has already been completed The applicant is a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee or an immediate family member of an employee.

Applicants who are employees of any BCBSM affiliate or who are immediate family members also are ineligible We accept applications at any time. We review them to determine the relevance of the project to a health-related issue in Michigan, and the chances of being awarded a grant by the specified funder.

An application must include the following: Completed application form Resume/CV of the Project Director and other key personnel Copy of organization’s mission, history and services Copy of most recent Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) federal tax exemption letter Copy of organization’s most recent tax return or audited financial statement, which includes the organization’s mission, history, and services After we review your application, you will receive an email from a Senior Program Officer about next steps.

Friends of Grand Rapids Parks External grant writing support to expand access to safe, welcoming green spaces in underserved Grand Rapids neighborhoods by improving urban park trails and creating free community programs that promote physical activity, social connection and community well-being.

Kent County; West Michigan House of Hope Ministries, Inc. External grant writing support to improve food access, youth mentorship, and mental health programming for youth and families living in targeted mobile home communities . Oakland County; Southeast Michigan Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness External grant writing support to improve healthcare access for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Clinton County; Mid-Michigan Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) Grant writing support for food distribution, mentorship, disability advocacy initiatives, and events that foster connection and awareness for families raising children with disabilities, parents and caregivers, and youth.

Wayne County; Southeast Michigan Provide grant writing support for the Family Empowerment Program, which offers free workshops and events that connect people with licensed therapists, self-care strategies and financial education. Kent County; West Michigan Provide grant writing support to increase capacity to provide respite for caregivers of disabled individuals.

Ottawa County; West Michigan Grant writing support to expand programs that empower the development of individuals with disabilities. Genesee County; Bay Area Michigan Franklin Avenue Mission, Inc Grant writing support to enable mission to offer prenatal, infant, and general medical care.

Genesse County; Bay Area Michigan Helping Our Adolescents Prosper (HOAP) Grant writing support to increase capacity to educate, empower, and nurture underserved youth and adolescents. Kent County; West Michigan Grant writing support to enhance LifeLab Kids’ programs for children.

Oakland County; Southeast Michigan Mel Bornstein Clinic for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Grant writing support to hire a case worker and to continue providing high-quality psychotherapy. Oakland County; Southeast Michigan Grant writing support for program that rescues, repurposes, and delivers free bread that is not being distributed to small pantries and community kitchens.

Oakland County; Southeast Michigan Grant writing support to enable Trillium House is to continue providing compassionate care to families during their hospice journeys. Marquette County; Upper Peninsula Grant writing supports to increase access to no-cost dental services. Muskegon & Oceana County; West Michigan Grant writing support to increase health care access and services and health programs.

Kent County; West Michigan Grant writing support for improving wellness and health in Benzie County. Benzie County; Northern Michigan Fulton Street Farmers Market Inc. Grant writing support to decrease food and nutrition insecurity in Kent County. Kent County; West Michigan Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan Grant writing support for increased programming for children and families.

Kent County; West Michigan Grant support to address maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and child development. Macomb, Wayne County; Southeast Michigan Grant writing support for current and new programs that enhance client physical and behavioral health outcomes. Kent County; West Michigan StoreHouse of Community Resources Grant writing support to address the social determinants of health needs of community members.

Kent County; West Michigan Please check the FAQs in our help section. If you don't see what you're looking for, email us at foundation@bcbsm. com and a member of our team will respond.