Request for Proposal

The Foundation doesn’t just wait for grant applications. With the Request for Proposal program, we reach out to Michigan-based safety net organizations that primarily serve the uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid recipients and other vulnerable populations. Our goal is to solicit proposals that align with areas of need that we identify.

Building Health Care Bridges to Stable Health

Authority Health – Popoff Clinic
$40,000*
Wayne

Hope Network
$40,000
Kent

Superior Housing Solutions
$40,000
Marquette, Alger, Dickinson, and Iron

Addressing Food and Nutrition Insecurity to Improve Health Equity

Barry County Community Foundation
$50,000
Building a Sustainable Local Food System in Barry County
Barry

Greater Lansing Food Bank
$50,000
Breaking Down Barriers through a Food-First Approach
Ingham

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
$25,000
Growing Healthy Futures in Inkster
Wayne

Superior Health Foundation
$509,975.87*
Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Upper Peninsula
Upper Peninsula

Supporting the Development and Growth of Substance Use Disorder Recovery Communities in the Upper Peninsula

Eastern Upper Peninsula Opioid Response Consortium
$150,000*
Alger-Luce Road to Recovery
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

Great Lakes Recovery Centers, Inc.
$150,000*
Rebuilding LIVES After Addiction
Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft

Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
$150,000*
Facing Addiction through Community Engagement - The FACE Project
Baraga, Gogebic, and Houghton

*includes funding partners

 

Addressing Mental Health Needs for Children in the Upper Peninsula during COVID-19

Superior Health Foundation
Jim LaJoie
$100,000*
Addressing mental health needs for children in the Upper Peninsula during COVID-19
Marquette
Learn more at mibluesperspectives.com/Addressing Mental Health

Response: Safety Net Telehealth Initiative**
Baldwin Family Health Center
Kathy Sather
$50,000
Telehealth Care Connection
Lake
Learn more at mibluesperspectives.com/COVID-19 Accelerates Telehealth Expansion

Suicide Prevention Support for Health Care Clinics Working with Michigan’s Health-Disparate Populations*
Learn more at mibluesperspectives.com/Suicide Prevention

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
Hassan Jaber
$75,000*
Stop the Stigma: Suicide Care at ACCESS Medical Center
Wayne

Black Family Development, Inc.
Kenyatta Stephens
$75,000*
Second Stages
Wayne

Institute for Population Health
Gwendolyn A. Daniels, DNP, R.N.
$75,000*
Freedom to Focus Counseling Solutions for Zero Suicide
Wayne

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
Donald Simila, MSW, FACHE
$75,000*
Upper Peninsula Suicide Prevention Plan
Houghton

*Includes funding partner

** Total Request for proposal awards exceeded $3 million.