Awarded Grants

To create welcoming communities in NH into which immigrants are more likely to integrate by facilitating community collaboration, promoting a welcoming community climate and advocating for institutional change that promotes mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and U.S.-born Americans.

To implement the Equity Leaders Fellowship program for cohort number 2, by utilizing the expertise of NH leaders of color to train rising minority community leaders with an equity frame knowledge base, concrete skills for participating in leadership roles, and the ability to create change through collective impact.

To document the progress and measure the effectiveness of the four Immigrant Integration Initiative communities in creating local immigrant integration plans and implementing strategies for more Welcoming Communities by conducting a systematic review of the four plans and key informant interviews.

To strengthen the field of health equity by strategically supporting technical assistance to leverage funding from federal sources and national or regional funders.

To increase representation of Bhutanese women in leadership positions in the community.

The Emerging Leaders in Communities of Color Leadership Program will strengthen NH's diverse communities by developing individuals of color with the necessary skills to effectively participate in community leadership roles and promote collective impact within communities of color.

To enhance the capacity of Manchester Community Health Center to advance a Center of Excellence in Culturally Effective Care through technical assistance and support to document data and best practices to advance health equity, and to develop a plan and tools for dissemination of the model to internal and external audiences.

To promote knowledge of and action to address the root causes of health inequities in NH by building the capacity of the NH Health & Equity Partnership, through a collective impact approach to foster societal understanding and will, to engage broad stakeholder support, to leverage funding, and to strengthen organizational effectiveness.

To strengthen and increase NH’s leadership capacity to advance health equity.

To raise awareness among business, civic and governmental leaders about the benefits of immigration for improved health and well-being of all NH residents through dissemination and dialogue of The Economic Impact of Immigration in NH.

To develop a strong field for Immigrant Integration in New Hampshire by convening practitioners for peer-to-peer learning, training, and technical assistance via a Community of Practice.

To foster greater integration and social inclusion for new Americans in New Hampshire by creating a communications framework that navigates the current public discourse on the issues of immigration and evokes new and positive thinking about our state’s increasing diversity.