Applying for a grant
The application period will be open from July 14 (9:00a PDT) to September 12, 2025 (11:55p PDT). Applications are submitted online via links in the Hospital List for Applicants downloadable below.
Please review all files here for important grant program and application information:
Participating Hospitals
Fully-owned hospitals of CommonSpirit Health - except those in Utah, Colorado and Kansas - participate in this program. CommonSpirit hospitals in those three states have a separate granting program accessible here.
A complete list of hospitals participating in the Community Health Improvement Grants program is in the Hospital List for Applicants linked above.
Grant Award Ranges
Grant award ranges have minimum and maximum amounts that vary by hospital, within the categories of small grants (up to $19,500) and standard grants (from $20,000 to as much as $150,000). Each participating hospital has a specific grant funding range.
Eligibility Criteria
This is a summary of eligibility criteria. The program overview document contains additional important details.
- Applicants must be IRS 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, or have a fiscal agent that is a 501(c)3 organization and capable of administering grant funds.
- Proposals are for projects that address one or more significant health needs in the hospital’s most recent community health needs assessment (CHNA) or implementation strategy, with sustained project activity over a period of between 9 and 12 months.
- The program is intended both to support the delivery of services and to strengthen collaborative service systems. Consistent with this aim, proposals for grant projects of $20,000 or more must include collaborating partner organizations other than the granting hospital with distinct, complementary and substantive project roles.
- People and communities to be served are within the hospital’s service area and include identified underserved or vulnerable populations, to help address health inequities. People to be served can include members of the community at-large, patients of CommonSpirit Health entities or both.
- Proposals are for one year periods only. Applicants can apply in subsequent years for similar scopes of work or to conduct different projects, but projects will not be funded for more than four consecutive years.
- Ineligible proposals include those for unrestricted general operating support, event sponsorships and activities less than 9 months in duration.
- The grant program has limits on funding for equipment purchases, including computer equipment.
- The grant program does not fund capital projects (e.g., buildings, renovations), lobbying or political campaigns.
Key Dates
July 14 - September 12, 2025
Grant application period is open. Applicant organizations can apply online.
(on or about) January 19, 2026
Applicants are notified of funding decisions.
February - March 2026
Grant agreements are signed, followed by grant award payments.
April 1, 2026
Grant period begins.
November 13, 2026
Mid-year project reports due.
March 31, 2027
Grant period ends.
May 16, 2027
Final project reports due.
Questions and Technical Assistance
- Questions about local hospitals’ grant priorities can be addressed to the appropriate Local Grant Leaders who are listed in the Hospital List for Applicants.
- General questions about the Community Health Improvement Grants program can be directed to communitygrants@commonspirit.org.