Healthy Aging
Forecasted
Healthy Aging supports organizations serving Michigan’s older adults and caregivers through projects that improve health, quality of life, and independence while strengthening aging services.
Funder: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Concept paper) | June 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $750,000 total for one or two years
Summary: Supports projects improving the health, quality of life, and independence of Michigan’s older adults and their caregivers.
Key Information: All project activities must occur in Michigan, and applicants must have at least one paid FTE employee.
Description
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund’s Healthy Aging program supports programs, partnerships, and models that improve older adults’ health, well-being, and independence while reducing the cost of care. It seeks to integrate Michigan’s aging services into the broader health care system, strengthen partner capacity, and fill critical gaps in services and support.
The program’s identified priorities are access to care, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, caregiving, and elder justice. Supported approaches include preventive, behavioral, and palliative care, innovative respite models, professional caregiver retention, and collaborative prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Across these areas, the fund seeks projects that address disparities, promote health equity, and meaningfully involve older adults or caregivers. Workforce development and technology projects are also considered, with greater competitiveness for proposals that can inform broader Michigan policy or systems change.
