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FY27 Fall Grant Cycle: Thursday, October 1 at 8 AM to Thursday, October 15 at 5 PM ET.

Can we apply?The grant year

Montgomery County, Maryland · Since 1973

Advancing A Healthy Community

We fund organizations that provide healthcare and improve accessibility to health services for underinsured, uninsured, and low-income Montgomery County residents to advance a healthy community.

Can we apply? The FY27 grant year

  • 41 FY26 grants
  • 39 organizations
  • $86M+ granted since 1973
FY26 Grants by Focus Area

In FY26, the Foundation was excited to partner with thirty-nine organizations to award more than $1.15M.

Three women from the American Heart Association and AfriThrive smiling together in front of the event screen at HIF's 50th Anniversary breakfast
The American Heart Association and AfriThrive at the 50th Anniversary breakfast
Two women laughing together at HIF's 50th Anniversary breakfast, with Community FarmShare
Community FarmShare
The Healthcare Workforce Education Pipeline breakout around a table in the art gallery
The Healthcare Workforce Education Pipeline breakout

Grant partners

50 years of community impact and partnership

On Friday, September 27th, the HIF Board of Trustees hosted the Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. With more than 100 community partners in attendance, the focus of the morning was '50 years of community impact and partnership.'

Partners from the Healthcare Workforce Education Pipeline (The Universities at Shady Grove and Montgomery College), Food is Medicine (Community FarmShare, AfriThrive, Care 4 Your Health, WUMCO Help, and Mid-County United Ministries), and the Youth Behavioral Health Eco-System (EveryMind and Identity, Inc.) shared their stories of collaboration.

Every FY26 grant partner The 50th Anniversary

July 2026 to June 2027

Grant Calendar

The annual grant cycle allows for multiple proposals to be considered at once, giving the Foundation's board a clearer picture of Montgomery County's health and wellness and organizational capacity needs.

  1. The FY27 Fall application is posted in Word
  2. Grant orientation on Zoom
  3. The recorded grant orientation
  4. Grant orientation on Zoom
  5. The Fall Grant Cycle opens in Foundant
  6. The Fall Grant Cycle closes
  7. The staff and Board review applications
  8. Partners are notified in early December
  9. The Spring Grant Cycle (estimated)
  10. The Brooks Saltsman Award, each spring
  11. The FY27 grant year ends

Dates, orientation, and how to apply The FY27 grant FAQ

Funding focus areas

Where FY27 grants go

HIF welcomes applications from organizations that address healthcare disparities in Montgomery County, Maryland.

  • Primary Health

    HIF's overarching goal is to enhance care delivery and reduce barriers to access to primary care.

    14 FY26 grants

  • Maternal Health

    HIF's overarching goal is to improve maternal health outcomes through improved maternal care before, during, and after pregnancy.

    5 FY26 grants

  • Behavioral/Mental Health

    HIF's overarching goal is to expand access to and utilization of behavioral health services.

    10 FY26 grants

  • Dental

    HIF's overarching goal is to reduce barriers to dental health, with the goal of access to and use of ongoing dental care and follow-up as appropriate.

    3 FY26 grants

  • Chronic Disease (Diabetes & Hypertension)

    HIF's overarching goal is to enhance screening, treatment, and care for chronic illness.

    New in FY27

Note: Vision Care was previously its own focus area. Projects addressing Vision Care will now apply under Primary Care Services.

Our county

Uneven opportunities

At first glance, the health of Montgomery County, MD is among the most highly ranked in the United States. However, health of our population is not uniform throughout the County.

For instance, someone born in White Flint can expect to live 76 years. 5 miles away in Bethesda, life expectancy increases to 92 years.

These are life expectancies at birth for 2005 to 2014, from the 2018 Uneven Opportunities study by the VCU Center on Society and Health.

The Uneven Opportunities study and maps

76 years Life expectancy in White Flint

White Flint Station shopping center on Rockville Pike, North Bethesda
White Flint, North BethesdaPhoto: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0

92 years Life expectancy in Bethesda

Woodmont Avenue at Bethesda Avenue in downtown Bethesda on an early spring day
Downtown BethesdaPhoto: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0

From the Foundation

News

  • HIF Awards FY25 Capacity Grants

    HIF awards 11 grants to nonprofit partners serving Montgomery County.

  • HIF Celebrates 50 Years

    The Board of Trustees hosted the Foundation's 50th Anniversary Celebration at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

  • The FY26 Grant Portfolio

    In FY26, the Foundation was excited to partner with thirty-nine organizations to award more than $1.15M.