Grants List

To ensure that our programs are effective and create measurable impact, we have committed to an Impact Framework that reflects our different grantmaking practices and areas of focus. The framework groups most of our grantmaking into four clusters we call Portfolios—Targeted, Human Capital, Vulnerable Populations and Pioneer.

Targeted Portfolio

As we address America's critical long-term health and health care issues, the need for short-term action and impact is also evident. Within the Targeted Portfolio, we have chosen a group of eight critical issues to address head-on by setting specific, time-limited objectives, benchmarks, a plan of action, and a budget to accomplish the objective.

Human Capital Portfolio

We recognize the importance of investing in the backbone of our health and health care delivery system—its people. The Human Capital Portfolio focuses on enhancing opportunities to improve policy and leadership, building specific fields within health and health care, strengthening the frontline workforce, and promoting diversity and cultural sensitivity.

Vulnerable Populations Portfolio

Enhancing health and health care requires us to acknowledge that factors such as poverty, violence, inadequate housing, and education contribute to poor health. The Vulnerable Populations Portfolio supports promising new ideas that focus on the intersection of health problems and the social factors affecting the health of society's most vulnerable people.

Pioneer Portfolio

Supporting innovative projects that can lead to fundamental breakthroughs in the health and health care of Americans, the Pioneer Portfolio seeks to invest in high-return ideas that could have a major impact in the future.