Awarded Grants

To quantify early childhood racial inequities and recommend policy solutions that would promote fair and just opportunities for all New Hampshire young children by conducting a study

To inform how NH’s undergraduate institutions can address workforce challenges and better support students interested in behavioral health careers by collecting online survey data from students that identifies career interests, motivations, barriers and ambivalence.

To strengthen the early childhood field’s shared purpose by providing core operating support to Spark NH, the early childhood advisory council

To ensure quality advocacy and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by sustaining the general operations of key NH nonprofits.

To conduct a comprehensive, statewide study of the early childhood education (ECE) workforce in New Hampshire.

To develop family leadership in NH’s children’s behavioral health system through identification and engagement, providing training and support in advocacy and outreach, fostering and mentoring family leaders as advocates, and expanding grassroots family-to-family peer supports.

To conduct research and convene stakeholders about health care Community Benefit reporting in New Hampshire in order to clarify current guidance, resolve differences of interpretation and align with current federal reporting definitions.

To increase support for unpaid, family caregivers by 1) supporting caregivers to self-identify, 2) engaging more medical providers in caregiving conversations and 3) engaging employers in discussion about caregiver-friendly workplaces.

To create a stronger base of engaged and informed community leaders advocating for the health and well-being of older people by building an alumni network of graduates of the NH Senior Leadership Program.

To improve the ability of primary care practices to create integrated workflows for patient care and to train behavioral health workforce in integrated behavioral healthcare practices.

To assess the state/progress of the Elder Health field in New Hampshire, using FASST 3.0.

To enhance leadership capabilities and educational attainment of primarily youth of color in the Manchester and Nashua School Districts by providing support to expand the YOU program to youth at Memorial and West High Schools in Manchester and Nashua North and South High Schools.