Rapid Response Fund

Rapid Response Fund is sponsored by Corewell Health (Kent County). This fund supports Kent County organizations with urgent, unanticipated needs requiring immediate action to prevent major disruption or strengthen capacity to serve the community.

Kent County Community Awards | Healthier Communities Kent County Community Grants The Community Commitment Fund was established as a result of a 1997 Consent Decree formed during the merger of Blodgett Memorial Medical Center and Butterworth Health Corporation.

The Community Commitment Fund provides targeted contributions to improve the health of medically underserved and economically disadvantaged populations in Kent County through health programs, services, and grantmaking dollars.

View CHNA multi-year grantees 2026-2027 (PDF) Download a copy of the 2025 community grants impact report (PDF) Corewell Health’s community commitment grant-making funding is used to fund three benefit processes: a rapid response fund to address emerging needs in the community, a data-driven multi-year grant award, and the neighborhood-level participatory research “Our Neighborhood, Our Health.

” Name of Fund Eligibility Award Amount Application Period Award Decisions Rapid Response Fund Organizations with urgent, unanticipated needs requiring immediate action to prevent major disruption or strengthen capacity to serve the community Monthly, February 2026 to November 2026 (No July) Organizations whose work improves mental health or access to care $25,000-$150,000 over two years Our Neighborhood, Our Health Projects and organizations serving Roosevelt Park in Grand Rapids $100,000 divided between grantees – decisions made by the Roosevelt Park Wellness Collective Name of Fund Eligibility Award Amount Application Period Award Decisions Rapid Response Fund Organizations with urgent, unanticipated needs requiring immediate action to prevent major disruption or strengthen capacity to serve the community Monthly, February 2026 to November 2026 (No July) Organizations whose work improves mental health or access to care $25,000-$150,000 over two years Our Neighborhood, Our Health Projects and organizations serving Roosevelt Park in Grand Rapids $100,000 divided between grantees – decisions made by the Roosevelt Park Wellness Collective February to November 2026 or until funds are exhausted Corewell Health Healthier Communities is deeply committed to supporting the work of community organizations in Kent County to transform the conditions that shape our community’s health.

Knowing that providing community services requires flexibility and innovation, we are opening a rapid response grant fund for non-profits or government agencies serving Kent County residents.

This fund supports Kent County organizations with emerging needs and unanticipated time-sensitive opportunities: We define an emerging need as a need that has recently arisen, was not anticipated, and must be addressed immediately (within 30-60 days) to avoid a major disruption to current operations We define a time-sensitive opportunity as one that has recently emerged and requires immediate action (within 30–60 days), or it will no longer be viable.

The opportunity must expand capacity to launch or scale a new service or non-profit project that addresses a critical community gap created by an unanticipated community condition or event.

To be awarded, the application must clearly show that the emerging need/time-sensitive opportunity: Must be addressed within 30-60 days Could not have been anticipated due to: A natural or other disaster (blizzard, fire, flood, burst pipes, etc.) An unexpected loss or pause of funding A community condition or event that changes the way your organization needs to operate Internal operational changes to systems or processes that result in a pause or reduction in work activities Non-urgent expansion of current programs Applications will open the first seven business days of each months until funds are exhausted, and successful applicants will receive funding in the month following their application.

Access the request for proposals (PDF). Rapid Response Grant office hours Have questions about the Rapid Response Grant? Join one of our drop-in office hour sessions to learn more about the program and ask general, non-application-specific questions.

Office hours are held on the first Wednesday of each month while the grant cycle is open. Southwest Michigan 800. 968.

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