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Community Health Improvement Grants

The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) Community Health Improvement Grants program is funded by contributions from our 8 hospitals around Puget Sound. In awarding community grants, VMFH actively partners with nonprofit organizations working to improve health status and quality of life in the communities we serve.

Grant funds are used to deliver services and strengthen service systems, to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved populations. The program is one way VMFH puts its mission and values into practice.

Funding criteria

The Community Health Improvement Grants program uses funding criteria to ensure that its charitable resources address health needs in ways that demonstrate accountability for impact. Grant applicants should ensure that their proposed projects:

Address one or more prioritized significant needs in the local hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment
- Access to health care
- Chronic disease prevention
- Behavioral health
- Violence prevention
Serve identified vulnerable or underserved populations
Include two or more collaborating partners with distinct, complementary, and substantive project roles

Eligibility

The lead applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The two or more collaborating partners are not required to be nonprofit organizations.
Grant projects awards are from $20,000 up to $100,000. Grant project implementation is from April 2027 to March 2028.
Mid-year and final written accountability reports are required
Projects are funded for one year and there is no guarantee of continued funding in future years
Ineligible proposals include those for unrestricted general operating support, event sponsorships and activities less than nine months in duration
The grant program has limits on funding for equipment purchases, including computer equipment
The grant program does not fund capital projects (e.g., buildings, renovations), lobbying or political campaigns

More information

Grants Information Webinar #1 Calendar Invite (July 20, 2026)
Grants Information Webinar #2 Calendar Invite (July 28, 2026)
Grants Q&A Session (Sept. 9, 2026)
Request to join the email distribution list for VMFH grants.
2026 grant webinar slides

Timeline

Application period open from July 20-Sept. 18, 2026
Applicants notified – Late January 2027
Projects begin – April 1, 2027
Projects end – March 31, 2028

Application portal

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Resources

Community Health Improvement grant recipients

Applicant Organization	Application Name	$ Amount Funded
Alimentando al Pueblo	Expansion of Latine Produce Access Program in South King County	$80,000
Bates Technical College	Foundation Food Lockers	$75,000
Bremerton Foodline	Groceries On The God	$75,000
Central Kitsap Food Bank	Online Grocery Shopping Software Development	$20,000
Child Care Action Council	Pathways to Access & Health	$22,550
Communities In Schools Of Lakewood	In-School Behavioral Supports for Clover Park and Franklin Pierce School Districts	$80,000
FamilyWorks	Food Justice in Action: Expanding Access and Education for Families Furthest from Justice	$75,000
Food Backpacks 4 Kids	Food 4 Neighbor	$75,000
International Community Health Services	Addressing Self-Identified Health Access Needs of South King County through Outreach & Engagement	$75,000
Leaders in Women's Health	Expanding Phase 2 of Hypertension and Diabetes Educational Initiative	$75,000
LifeWire	Client-Centered Healing for Survivors of Domestic Violence and their Children	$80,000
Medical Teams International	Restorative Dental Care for King County's Unhoused Populations	$75,000
Multi-Service Center	Medically Tailored Food Boxes	$75,000
Peninsula Community Health Services	Feeding Our Own Denizens	$59,625
Phenomenal She	"A Better Me"	$75,000
Plateau Outreach Ministries	Basic Needs	$40,000
Project Access Northwest	Chronic Disease Management and Prevention	$50,000
Shades Of Divinity	Shades Of Divinity	$80,000
Sound Generations	Safe Steps, Sharp Minds: Fall Prevention and Cognitive Wellness in Senior Living	$75,000
South Kitsap Helpline	Senior Sprouts - Nourishing Foods for South Kitsap Seniors	$77,375
St. Leo Food Connection	Expanding Food Access & Resilience in Lakewood’s Underserved Neighborhoods	$80,000
Tacoma Housing Development Group	Tacoma Housing Authority	$80,000
Tacoma Community House	Tacoma Health Improvement Initiative	$80,000
Teen Feed	"GutCheck" Trauma Nutrition Equity - Community Guide Phase 2	$49,500
The Salvation Army	The Salvation Army-Bremerton	$34,000
United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance - WA	Community Services Program	$75,000
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle	Safe Futures: Community Violence and Injury Prevention Initiative	$20,000
Vine Maple Place	Breaking the Generational Cycle of Homelessness for Healthier South King County Communities	$50,000
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties	YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties	$80,000

Applicant Organization	Application Name	$ Amount Funded
Alimentando al Pueblo	Expansion of Latine Produce Access Program in South King County	$70,000
American Heart Association	Reducing Maternal Health Disparities: Self-measured Blood Pressure Initiatives Enhanced by Doula Integration	$99,785
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound (BGCSPS)	Teen Mental Health First Aid Training in Bremerton School District	$25,000
CJK Community Homes	Behavioral Health and Access to Care Services for At-Risk-For-Homeless Tacoma Residents	$50,000
Emergency Food Network	Emergency Food Network's Home Delivery Program	$75,000
FareStart	FareStart Mobile Community Market	$50,000
Hunger Intervention Program	Culturally Appropriate Nutrition Support for Seniors	$50,000
Key Peninsula Healthy Community	Key Peninsula Healthy Community	$100,000
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center	Community Health Improvement for Immigrants	$100,000
Kitsap Public Health District	Serving the Underserved: HCV/STI Outreach and Care Coordination	$99,731
Mary's Place	Increasing Access and Equity in Healthcare for Families Experiencing Homelessness	$86,900
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center	Enhanced Community Health Worker Services and SUD Professional Training	$96,000
Museum of Glass	Hot Shop Heroes	$20,000
Nashi Immigrants Health Board	Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Health Care for Ukrainian Communities	$50,000
New Life Community Development Agency	MWRC Community Health Program	$75,000
Pierce Center for Arts & Technology (dba Arivva)	Medical Assistant Training Program	$87,279
Plateau Outreach Ministries	Plateau Outreach Ministries Basic Needs	$30,000
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter	Expanding Behavioral Health Services for Unhoused Young Adults in King County	$100,000
Rainier Valley Food Bank	Increasing Access to Nutritious Food and Support Services in South Seattle through Online Ordering & Home Delivery for Low Income Individuals	$59,510
Refugee Women's Alliance	Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA)'s Domestic Violence Program	$50,000
Seattle Center Foundation	2025 Seattle/King County Clinic	$40,000
Solid Ground	Sand Point Behavioral Health Expansion	$57,695
Tacoma Urban League	Leaders in Women's Health: Program Expansion	$50,000
The Journey Fund	The Journey Fund	$35,000
The Salvation Army	The Salvation Army-Bremerton	$34,000
Vine Maple Place	Resilience and Healing: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Homelessness for Single-parent Families in South King County.	$100,000
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties	YMCA Chronic Disease Prevention Program	$89,600

Applicant Organization	Application Name	$ Amount Funded
Communities In Schools Of Lakewood	In School Behavioral Supports	$95,000
Emergency Food Network	EFN Home Delivery Program	$75,000
HopeSparks	Hip Hop Therapy	$53,560
KC HELP	Knights of Columbus Equipment Support Program	$35,000
Key Peninsula Healthy Community	Key Peninsula Healthy Community	$95,000
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center	Community Health Improvement for Immigrants	$100,000
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center	Hilltop and Downtown Tacoma Community Health Workers	$96,000
North Kitsap Fishline	Fishline Counseling Services	$50,000
Nourish Pierce County Food Banks	Culturally Responsive/Nutritious Foods	$100,000
Pacific Lutheran University	Spanish-Language Medical Interpretation Training Course	$42,170
Peace Lutheran Church	Peace Lutheran - Hilltop Anti-Displacement Program	$36,500
Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank	Senior Homelessness Intervention & Prevention (SHIP)	$98,200
Plateau Outreach Ministries	Plateau Outreach Ministries Basic Needs	$25,000
Project Access Northwest	Pro Bono Behavioral Health Counseling Program	$100,000
Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation	Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation - Community Mental Health	$60,000
Resilient in Sustaining Empowerment	Behavioral Health Supports for Gun Violence Survivors	$95,000
Seattle Center Foundation	2024 Seattle/King County Clinic	$35,000
Solid Ground WA	Solid Ground’s Sand Point Behavioral Health Partnerships Program	$100,000
Step By Step Family Support Center	Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Pregnant and Parenting Women	$100,000
Tacoma SEED - Hilltop Urban Gardens	Hilltop Urban Gardens	$67,013
Tacoma Urban League/Leaders in Women's Health	Culturally Competent Diabetes & Hypertension Outreach & Workshop	$25,000
Teen Feed	Teen Feed Trauma & Nutrition Equity - Community Guide	$35,000
Vine Maple Place	Addressing social determinants of health to end homelessness through Vine Maple Place’s Stable Families Program	$95,000
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties	Chronic Disease Support Programs	$80,080