Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Health Care Disparities Grant Program Applications Being Accepted

Health Care Disparities Grant Program

Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.

The goal of The Commonwealth Fund's Program on Health Care Disparities is to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. The program builds on efforts to improve quality of care overall in the United States, by focusing on hospitals and ambulatory care providers serving large numbers of low-income and minority patients (minority-serving, safety-net institutions). The strategies it pursues include:


  • Identifying opportunities for improving performance of safety-net providers

  • Enhancing the capacity of safety-net providers to improve performance

  • Fostering incentives and policies that promote better performance of safety-net providers

Website: Link to program website
Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund
Deadlines: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Contact: Phone: 212.606.3800 Fax: 212.606.3500 Email:
cmwf@cmwf.org

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