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Important Dates
LOI Date: 02/28/23 Deadline: 05/30/23 11:59 PM
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Grant Description
Grants of $50,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and faith-based entities to improve the care of underserved patients with serious or terminal illnesses. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended to address the end-of-life needs of vulnerable populations and to bridge gaps related to health equity.
The Hillman Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation (HSEI) program provides grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that will improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. These populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, immigrant and refugee populations and other groups that encounter barriers to receiving quality care.
The HSEI program seeks proposals for innovative, early stage nursing-driven interventions that:
Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to marginalized populations
Demonstrate potential as a best-in-class intervention
Challenge conventional strategies for delivering and improving care to marginalized populations
Show potential for scalability
Additional priority consideration will be given to proposals that include one or more of the following:
Engagement of patients, families, caregivers, and/or community organizations in the design of the intervention
Inter-sectoral, inter-agency, and multidisciplinary collaboration including investigators from different disciplines
Investigators from diverse backgrounds or with diverse life experiences (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, class origin/first generation college, LGBTQ+, disability, national origin)
Strong institutional and community partnerships
Provision of care in non-hospital settings
Measurable goals and outcomes
Grant funds may be used for the following cost categories:
Personnel
Travel
Consultants
Direct Supplies
Equipment (Please note, partial or full support for equipment may be requested. Funding for infrastructure will be limited.)
Other research costs
Sub-grants/ subcontracts
Indirect costs: Please note: The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation will provide a limited amount of funding for indirect costs, based on the nature of the applicant organization, to a maximum of 15% of direct costs (above outlined items) of the project’s administered grant value. The sum of direct and indirect costs must equal the total grant amount awarded ($50,000).
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Who is eligible?
- U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are not classified as private foundations. (The Foundation will consider only organizations that can provide proof of qualifying non-profit status, including a tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.)
- International organizations that are the equivalent of U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations that are submitting a project that focuses within the United States
- Government entities
- Faith-based organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community regardless of religious belief
The Foundation welcomes applications from a broad range of institutions, care settings and practitioners (including postdocs, adjunct faculty and interdisciplinary faculty). It believes that transformative ideas are as likely to come from small community care settings as they are from major academic research centers.
Ineligible
Who is not eligible?
- Individuals
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
The Foundation will not consider:
- White papers, literature reviews, or support for publishing
- Basic science or research
- Capital projects or improvements
- Training programs
- Development of stand-alone technology including medical devices and mobile apps not integral to the overall design of the program
- Projects outside the United States and its territories
Pre-Proposal Conference
An informational webinar on this year’s Hillman Innovation Programs, will take place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 1:00 pm EST to explain the particulars of each program and how to assess which might offer the best match for a given project. Please register in advance for the informational webinar.
Hillman Emergent Innovation:Serious Illness and End of Life:
- Grant Portal Opens: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
- Informational Webinar (optional): Tuesday, January 24, 2023 (1:00 pm EST)
- Letters of Intent Due: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (11:59 pm EST)
- Finalists Invited to Submit Full Proposals: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- Full Proposals Due: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 (11:59 pm EST)
- Awards Announcement: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Grant payment will be made in full by December 31, 2023.
Number of Grants
The annual program will award up to 10 grants.
Estimated Size of Grant
$50,000
Term of Contract
Project duration is 12–18 months, with an expected start date of January 1, 2024.
