Minority Health Month Grants
Minority Health Month Grants support Ohio community organizations’ health promotion and disease prevention events for economically disadvantaged minority populations to improve health knowledge and practices.
Funder: Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Due Dates: October 30, 2026, 11:59 pm (Application) | October 13 and October 15, 2026 (Optional technical assistance) | January 23, 2027 (Event confirmation) | January 31, 2027 (Calendar changes) | February 1, 2027 (Marketing approval submission) | February 15, 2027 (Revisions) | April 2027 (Events) | May 15, 2027 (Final reports)
Funding Amounts: Up to $4,000 per agency for April 2027 events; reimbursement only; 20% non-Commission support required
Summary: Supports community-based health promotion and disease prevention events serving economically disadvantaged minority populations in Ohio.
Key Information: Applicants must have existing 501(c)(3) status and conduct at least two events on separate days.
Description
The Ohio Commission on Minority Health’s FY27 Minority Health Month grants support community-based health awareness and disease prevention activities during April 2027. Created in Ohio in 1989, the campaign promotes healthy lifestyles, shares prevention information, showcases grassroots healthcare resources, highlights health disparities, and builds support for year-round minority health efforts. Virtual and in-person programming are allowed.
Projects should be culturally sensitive and target economically disadvantaged African Americans, Asian American/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics/Latino Americans, or Native American/American Indian/Indigenous people, while providing appropriate services to all Ohioans. Funded activities are expected to improve health knowledge, attitudes, or practices. Priority health topics are cancer, cardiovascular disease—primarily hypertension—diabetes, infant mortality, substance abuse, and violence. Other conditions disproportionately affecting Ohio minorities may qualify when supported by documented need.
