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This Community-based Health Initiative RFP will award up to $7.25 million over three years to organizations that will implement evidence based and/or evidence-informed strategies in the priority areas of Behavioral Health, Jobs & Financial Security, and Housing Affordability.
See the full RFP below for details. The deadline to apply is September 1, 2023.
RFP Resources
Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, health priorities, how to apply, and more.
Apply on Submittable: Applicants will need to create a Submittable account if they do not already have one.
Download the Budget Document: Applicants will need to download and complete this template to respond to Question 6 of the application. If you have trouble accessing the file, please email us.
Causal Pathways: Visual representations showing the anticipated funding outcomes and long-term effects for each health priority area.
June 6, 2023: RFP released online June 27, 2023: Virtual information session (register here) June 6, 2023 – July 7, 2023: Q&A period* September 1, 2023: Full proposal due via Submittable by 5:00 pm Eastern Time November 6, 2023: Full proposal applicants notified of grant decisions Early December: Grantee convening January 1, 2024: Three-year grant term begins; 3-month planning period commences April 1, 2024: Grant implementation and data collection begins
*Applicants may email us if they have questions. Questions will be posted on this page no later than July 14. No questions will be accepted after July 7.
Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, how to apply, and more.
Additional RFP Resources:
Apply on Submittable: Applicants will need to create a Submittable account if they do not already have one.
Download the Participant Template: Applicants will need to download and complete this table from Dropbox to respond to Question 1B of the application. If you have trouble accessing the file, please email us.
Funding Timeline:
February 27, 2023: RFP release date
February 27, 2023 – March 10, 2023: Q&A period*
March 30, 2023: Proposal Due
April 20, 2023: Notification of intent to award
Week of April 24, 2023: HNI Collective Kickoff Meeting
May – June 2023: Collective development activities
July – August 2023: Review of secondary data sources and community engagement
September – October 2023: Development of project proposal and continued community engagement
Late October 2023: Project review period by Allocation Committee
January 1, 2024: Project start date
January 2024 – December 2025: Project implementation and evaluation
BIDMC recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to address housing affordability in the City of Chelsea. Through this RFP, one Chelsea-based organization will be selected to receive $705,000 over four years to implement upstream strategies in the areas of homelessness, home ownership, and/or rental assistance.
See the full RFP below for details. The deadline to apply is October 14, 2022.
RFP Resources
Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, evidence-based strategies, evaluation and reporting requirements, and how to apply.
Apply via Submittable: Applicants will need to create a Submittable account if they do not already have one.
Download the Budget Template: Applicants will need to download and complete this template to respond to Question 8 of the application. If you have trouble accessing the file, please email us.
September 7, 2022: RFP released online September 12, 2022: Virtual information session at 2:00 pm (optional). Register here. September 30, 2022: Deadline to submit questions about the RFP October 14, 2022: Proposals due by 5:00 pm via Submittable January 1, 2023 – March 30, 2023: 3-month planning period April 1, 2023: Program implementation begins December 2026: Grant term ends
Full RFP:Detailed information about eligibility, health priorities, how to apply, and more.
Additional RFP Resources
Apply on Submittable: Applicants will need to create a Submittable account if they do not already have one.
Download the Participant Template: Applicants will need to download and complete this table from Dropbox to respond to Question 1B of the application. If you have trouble accessing the file, please email us.
BIDMC released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative funding in February 2021.
Through this current RFP, two coalitions – one in the Boston neighborhood of Bowdoin/Geneva and the other in the Boston neighborhood of Fenway/Kenmore – will be selected to receive $395,000 each to develop and implement a community-led project in their neighborhood.
See the full RFP below for details.
Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, health priorities, how to apply, and more.
Additional RFP Resources:
Apply on Submittable: Applicants will need to create a Submittable account if they do not already have one.
Download the Participant Template: Applicants will need to download and complete this table from Dropbox to respond to Question 1B of the application. If you have trouble accessing the file, please email us.
Funding Timeline
February 17, 2021: RFP release date February 17, 2021 – February 24, 2021: Q&A period March 18, 2021: Proposal due April 23, 2021: Notification of intent to award May 2021 – August 2021: Community engagement activities and development of project and evaluation plan September 2021: Approximate project start date September 2021 – August 2023: Approximate project timeline
Letters of Intent (LOIs) for the BIDMC RFP for Community-based Health Initiative funds are no longer being accepted. Local organizations that submitted LOIs will be notified whether they are invited to submit full proposals on September 21, 2020.
Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, funding tracks, priority areas, how to apply, and more.
RFP Overview 2-Pager: A high-level overview of the RFP to use as a reference document.
Causal Pathways: Visual representations showing the anticipated funding outcomes and long-term effects for each health priority area.
August 3, 2020: RFP released online August 10, 2020: Virtual information session (optional). August 28, 2020: Letter of Intent (LOI) submission deadline September 21, 2020: LOI applicants notified of invitation to submit full proposal October 19, 2020: Full proposal due (invitation only) No later than December 4, 2020: Full proposal applicants notified of grant decisions January 1, 2021: Three-year grant term begins
