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.
2021 Requests for Proposal
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
2020 Requests for Proposal
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.