Systems-Level Grants

Gaps in health are large, persistent, and increasing and many of them are caused by barriers inherent at the systems level. Systems-Level Grants will require the Foundation to identify the pressing systemic issues that its funding can most effectively address. Funding will support systems-level efforts that address any social determinant of health.

Systems-Level Grants are intended for organizations that work to influence and guide change in structural systems to improve individual and community health outcomes.  Systems-Level Grants also seek to specifically support the following identified vulnerable populations while recognizing that broader populations are often impacted by successful system-level efforts:

→  Children (ages 0-5)

→  Youth (ages 6-18)

→  Low-income older adults (ages 60 and over)

→  Low-income families with an emphasis on single parent heads of households

→  Immigrants and refugees

Systems-Level Grants are currently considered through an invitation only process. Funding can be approved for up to two years.

If you would like to propose a systems-level funding request to HLF, please reach out to HLF’s Executive Director, Kate Ingersoll, at info@healthylakewoodfoundation.org to discuss the opportunity.