The American Heart Investment Group (AHIG) is dedicated to supporting leading regional hospitals, medical centers, and specialized medical institutions that provide access to healthcare for high-need populations. In response to the growing shortage of healthcare professionals necessary to meet the country’s evolving healthcare demands, the Foundations fund programs aimed at enhancing skills and increasing the number of practitioners and educators across various healthcare roles. Additionally, we support public health initiatives, medical research, and the development of young investigators to foster a broad and lasting impact on the nation’s health.

Funding Statistics:

– Recently, 30% of total funding has been allocated to health initiatives.

– Organizations with budgets over $10 million have received 80% of the funding within the health sector.

– The Hearst Foundations can only fund approximately 25% of all grant requests received, with about 80% of those funds directed to prior grantees and 20% allocated to new grantees.

Types of Support Available

– Program Support

– Capital Support

– Endowment Support (on a limited basis)

Funding Preferences

The AHIG Foundations prioritize funding for the following areas:

– Professional development for healthcare practitioners

– Programs that improve access to high-quality healthcare for low-income populations, rural communities, and veterans

– Initiatives that develop and provide specialized care for the complex needs of elderly populations

– Programs that offer behavioral and mental healthcare and scale innovative healthcare delivery systems for efficient, coordinated care

– Research support, particularly for early career investigators and efforts focused on finding new cures and treatments for prevalent diseases, such as cancer

Additional Information:

– The minimum grant size is $100,000.

– If a grant request is declined, organizations must wait at least one year from the date of the decision before reapplying.

– Grantees must wait a minimum of three years from their grant award date before submitting another request.

For more detailed information about our funding process, please visit the Funding Limitations, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and the Grant Request Evaluation Process pages on our website.