Request for Proposals (RFP)
Applying for Funding
Open Funding Opportunities
There are no open funding opportunities at this time.
Past Funding Opportunities
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.
- Boston CHNA-CHIP Collaborative 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: A useful document to review in conjunction with the full RFP.
- RFP Frequently Asked Questions: The FAQs were updated as of July 12, 2023.
- Informational Webinar: Recording of informational webinar held on June 27, 2023.
RFP Timeline
June 6, 2023: RFP released onlineJune 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.
- City of Chelsea Housing Affordability RFP Information Session (September 12, 2022)
Funding Timeline
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.
Funding Timeline
- February 24, 2022: RFP release date
- February 24, 2022 – March 3, 2022: Q&A period*
- March 24, 2022: Proposal Due
- April 20, 2022: Notification of intent to award
- April 26, 2022 (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm): HNI Collective Kickoff Meeting
- May – September 2022: Collective development, community engagement activities and project planning
- November 1, 2022: Project start date
- November 2022 – August 2024: Project implementation and evaluation
*Applicants may email us if they have questions.
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
Please email us with any questions.
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.
- Boston CHNA-CHIP Collaborative 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment: A useful document to review in conjunction with the full RFP.
- RFP Frequently Asked Questions: The FAQs were updated as of August 18, 2020.
RFP Information Session (August 10, 2020)
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RFP Timeline
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