Grant Opportunities
Call for Community Partners: Healthy Brain Community Grant
Application deadline: April 11, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Health seeks community partners to implement public health approaches to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (ADRD). Funded community partners will use community knowledge and evidence-informed strategies to increase impact in one, two, or all three, of the following overarching strategies:
- Risk Reduction: Given advancements in knowledge about ADRD risk factors (e.g., lack of physical activity and uncontrolled high blood pressure) related to cognitive decline, and the growing awareness of the role social determinants of health (e.g., education, social context, health and healthcare, and neighborhood and built environment) play, we must work to reduce the risk of developing ADRD.
- Increasing Early Diagnosis: Most people experiencing signs of memory loss and/or cognitive impairment have not spoken with a healthcare provider about it. This prevents individuals with symptoms from either accessing resources to support themselves and their loved ones if they do have ADRD or accessing opportunities to reverse or treat other potential causes of cognitive impairment.
- Caregiver Well-being: A public health approach can also build coordinated systems that provide caregivers of persons with dementia with support and resources to attend to their own well-being.
We recognize that ways of understanding memory loss and dementia differ among communities, and strategies that work in one community may not work in another. This opportunity provides funding to community-based organizations to lead with their lived experience and engage their community in identifying promising practices. Creativity and novel solutions that are tailored to your community are encouraged.
Other factors outside of an individual’s control, such as intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, and other barriers prevent underrepresented communities from achieving optimal health. COVID-19 has brought additional challenges to these communities and highlights the need for community-led approaches to support individuals in the prevention and management of chronic conditions.
Please note: For this application, the term community is inclusive and may be used for a geographic, cultural, or ethnic community or group.
Eligible applicants include community-based nonprofit organizations within Minnesota.
We will select 1-3 partners to receive up to $20,000 through September 2023. No funding match is required.How to apply
- Review more information about the Healthy Brain Community Grant (PDF).
- Complete the online Healthy Brain Community Grant Application by April 11, 2022. When submitting answers, please keep formatting as simple as possible.
- Contact Patty Takawira via e-mail at patricia.takawira@state.mn.us with any questions about completing this application or if the application is needed in a different format.