Health Priorities: Rolling Basis Submission, Altman Foundation

Funding Opportunity posted by Nia Smith

Wed Jan 21, 2026

Description:

*Note: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Recognizing the critical importance of health and mental health care to individuals, families, and communities, the Foundation invests in programs or projects that achieve results aligned with the objectives outlined below. Please note that the "Results Sought" reflect the specific outcomes of highest interest to us at this time.

Objective 1: Expand access to health care for underserved, uninsured, or vulnerable populations or communities.

Results Sought

1. Increase in number of New Yorkers with adequate health insurance, particularly public and/or publicly subsidized health insurance
2. Decrease in system- or community-wide barriers to health care or particular health services due to, e.g., immigration status, economic means, or provider capacity
3. System- or community-wide increase in number of New Yorkers able to seek, navigate, and manage their health care and health insurance, either alone or with the help of a caregiver

(Priority will be given to projects aimed at systems-change or that are systemic or community-wide in scale or approach.)

Objective 2: Expand and strengthen quality out-of-hospital health care for the most underserved and vulnerable populations.

Results Sought

1. Increase in New Yorkers benefitting from primary care from a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” or comparable out-patient community-based provider
2. Increase in New Yorkers benefitting from coordinated care, care management, and/or multi-disciplinary services and supports provided in an accessible community- or home-based setting, with a focus on programs targeting individuals living in poverty, with multiple chronic or behavioral health conditions, and/or who are transportation-challenged, including frail elders
3. Increase in New Yorkers receiving services and supports aimed at reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, readmissions, or emergency room use, and successfully transitioning patients into out-of-hospital community-based care and care management