Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation

We invest in innovative projects with a focus on funding grants that enhance the quality of care, improve the value of care, and increase access to care for the people of Michigan.

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Grant programs

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Community Health Matching Grant Program

This program supports nonprofit community-based organizations that develop, implement and evaluate new approaches to health care issues by addressing health care access, quality and cost.

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Investigator Initiated Research Program

This program supports doctoral-level researchers who focus on applied projects designed to improve the quality, cost and accessibility of health care. It's our hope that projects funded under this program will result in the creation of a manuscript suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

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Physician Investigator Research Program

This program supports Michigan physicians who seek to improve the quality, cost or access to health care for residents through pilot studies, feasibility studies or small research projects.

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Student Award Program

This program supports medical and doctoral students in Michigan who aim to improve health care within the state. Past successes within this program have included applied research, pilot programs, demonstrations and evaluation projects.

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Proposal Development Award

This program helps nonprofits with the development of new grant proposals. Nonprofits can use these funds to develop proposals for public agencies or private, community or corporate foundations.

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Request for Proposal

The Foundation doesn’t just wait for grant applications. With the Request for Proposal program, we reach out to Michigan-based organizations that primarily serve the uninsured, underinsured and other vulnerable populations. Our goal is to solicit proposals that align with areas of need that we identify.

Find out about Requests for Proposals

Grant-funded community impact

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation grants are empowering Michigan residents to make a difference in health care. See how they've made their mark.

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About us

Learn about the history of our organization. Understand our mission, vision and values. See what drives the Foundation to support health care research and innovative health programs designed to improve individual and community health for Michigan residents.

About the Foundation

Who we are

Meet the teams of people in charge of running funding programs for the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.

Meet our team

Questions?

Please check the FAQs in our help section. If you don't see what you're looking for, email us at foundation@bcbsm.com and a member of our team will respond.

Mailing Address
BCBSM Foundation | Mail Code X101 | 600 E. Lafayette Blvd. | Detroit, MI | 48226-2998