Limited Submission: Hearst Foundations – Funding Priorities in Health

This is a Limited Submission opportunity. Eligible investigators may apply on InfoReady.

Description

The Hearst Foundations assist leading regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations. In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals necessary to meet the country’s evolving healthcare demands, the Foundations also fund programs designed to enhance skills and increase the number of practitioners and educators across roles in healthcare. The Foundations also support public health, medical research and the development of young investigators to help create a broad and enduring impact on the nation s health.

Funding Priorities in Health

In the recent past, 30% of total funding has been allocated to Health. Organizations with budgets over $10 million have received 80% of the funding in Health.

The Hearst Foundations are only able to fund approximately 25% of all grant requests, of which about 80% is directed to prior grantees and about 20% is targeted for new grantees.

Types of Support:

  • Program, capital and, on a limited basis, endowment support

Preference will be given to:

  • Professional development
  • Programs improving access to high-quality healthcare for low-income populations, rural populations and/or veterans
  • Programs developing and providing specialized care for the complex needs of elderly populations
  • Programs providing behavioral and mental health care
  • Programs scaling innovative healthcare delivery systems to provide efficient, coordinated care
  • Research, particularly support for early career investigators and/or efforts related to finding new cures and treatments for prevalent diseases, such as cancer

For more information, please see the Foundation website.