2023 Momentum Grants
Momentum Grant Funding Opportunity
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment is offering grants of up to $250,000 for community health projects, health-focused research, and health workforce development initiatives designed to address pressing health challenges in Wisconsin. Funding is available for Wisconsin-based community-led partnerships with Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) collaborators and MCW-led research teams.
Eligible organizations for AHW’s Community-Led Momentum Grants are Wisconsin-based 501(c)3 and 501(c)6 nonprofits as well as Wisconsin-based government entities. AHW has allocated $6 million for this funding opportunity for community-led partnerships with MCW collaborators, allowing up to 24 awards at the maximum grant amount.
AHW has allocated $4.5 million for MCW-Led Momentum Grants, allowing for up to 18 awards at the maximum funding level.
Intention-to-apply submissions are due on Oct. 30, 2023, with full proposals due on March 4, 2024. For both grant types, funded projects must be completed during a 24-month period beginning on July 1, 2024.
Funding Opportunities
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Funding Summary
AHW’s Community-Led Momentum Grants aim to support eligible community-MCW academic partnerships to implement innovative projects to advance health and health equity in Wisconsin. Applicants may request up to $250,000 for projects completed within a 24-month period, beginning July 1, 2024, to carry out efforts in alignment with AHW’s community-based areas of focus – public and community health, and health workforce education and development.
The Public and Community Health area of focus supports implementation and evaluation of health improvement interventions to address community-based health needs, inform policy and practice, improve health outcomes, and reduce disparities in the long-term. Successful applicants will deepen understanding of the drivers of the public’s health in Wisconsin and affect measurable improvement in targeted health indicators.
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Funding Summary
AHW’s MCW-Led Momentum Grants support eligible MCW-led collaborative teams to implement innovative research projects to advance health and health equity in Wisconsin. Applicants may request up to $250,000 for projects completed within a 24-month period, beginning July 1, 2024, to carry out efforts in alignment with AHW’s areas of focus – health-focused research, and health workforce education and development.
The Health-Focused Research area of focus supports projects to conduct novel basic, clinical, translational, and population health research and to pursue new paths of study addressing Wisconsin’s leading health priorities. Successful applicants will conduct innovative research and discovery, strengthen academic research capacity, and increase translation and dissemination of new knowledge.
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