Grant Funding
Grant Funding
Despite financing opportunities through Medicaid and Medicare, philanthropic and government grants will always be needed as a source of braided funding to finance CHW positions. According to the 2023 PA CHW Employer Survey, 51% of CHW employers indicated that they rely on grants to fund CHW positions. Over two-thirds of these employers relied on grants that were 3 years or less.
Grant Duration for CHW Funding (2023)
Funders who have issued CHW grants
Grants related to CHW services will be posted here as they become known and available. Below are grants the PA CHW employers have utilized to fund CHW positions and services in the past.
State/Local Government Grants
Allegheny County Health Department
Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)
PA Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health Services
PA Department of Human Services
PA Dpt of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP)
Federal Grants
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
CARES Act
Centers for Disease Control Reach; CDC/Patient centered medical home (PCMH) funding
HRSA: HRSA/Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood
Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program
HRSA: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
HRSA/PHMC
Ryan White
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
USDA SNAP-Ed Connection
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Philanthropic/Foundation Grants
1889 Foundation
Ametek Foundation
Heinz Endowment
Henry L. Hillman Foundation
Jefferson Regional Foundation
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
The Foundation for Delaware County
The Pittsburgh Foundation
R.K. Mellon Foundation
SFFC Foundation – Nourish
The TIWI Project (Southeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center)
United Way
Vanguard
Vital Strategies