The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Foundation is inviting applications for its Community Health Matching Grant Program. This program supports nonprofit community organizations that develop, implement and evaluate new approaches to health care issues.

Funding Information

The award offers up to $25,000 per year for two years.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be nonprofit organizations based in Michigan.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employees and their immediate family members are ineligible. Employees of any BCBSM affiliate and their immediate family members also are ineligible.
• Matching funds are required based on the size of the organization’s budget as well as the percent of Medicaid and uninsured patients served. Please note the applicant organization cannot serve as its own match.
• For nonprofits with a budget of less than $10 million:
  • If less than 30 percent of your organization's patient population is on Medicaid or uninsured, we require a 25 percent match.
  • If more than 30 percent of your organization's patient population is on Medicaid or uninsured, we require a 10 percent match.
• For nonprofits with a budget of more than $10 million:
  • If less than 30 percent of your organization's patient population is on Medicaid or uninsured, we require a 60 percent match.
  • If more than 30 percent of your organization's patient population is on Medicaid or uninsured, we require a 25 percent match.
• The foundation review grant applications for the following criteria:
  • Project sustainability
  • Potential for replication
  • Significance and risk-level of the target population
  • Level of impact on Michigan health and health care

For more information, visit BCBSM Community Health Matching Grant Program.