FUNDING

Our Focus Areas

Improving Maternal & Infant Health

We believe that our community can be a place where every mother and young child has access to the care and resources they need to thrive, from pregnancy to early childhood.

Promoting Mental Health & Well-being

We believe our community can be a place where everyone, adults and youth, has the supports and resources they need to be resilient and mentally healthy.

Supporting Community-Driven Health Priorities

We believe our community can be a place where individuals will have equitable access to high-quality, culturally competent care that leads to better health outcomes and health behaviors.

Current Funding Opportunities

World Teen Mental Wellness Day 2025

bi3, Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!), Interact for Heath and The Joe Burrow Foundation invite Greater Cincinnati students in grades 7-12 to develop and participate in activities commemorating World Teen Mental Wellness Day in March 2025. This year, students will be awarded up to $1,000 per school to plan, create and lead activities that engage their fellow students.

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Funding available to improve equitable data collection & evaluation

The bi3 Fund, HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, and Interact for Health are seeking applications for its third cohort for the Data for Equity Funding Collaborative. The Collaborative will award 18-month grants of up to $40,000 to as many as 10 nonprofit and governmental organizations to strengthen their organizational capacity around equitable data and evaluation – ultimately, helping to ensure that everyone has a full, fair, and just opportunity for good health.

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Ways We Invest

We use a diverse set of grant types that align with our core values and mission to reduce health disparities. We award grants through RFPs and invitation only.

Strategic Investments

We award grants, support policy and advocacy, research, and convene key partners to develop and support effective solutions in focus areas.  Strategic grants include unrestricted dollars to support operations and innovation.

  • How: RFPs, Invite only

Core Partners

We allocate a percentage of grantmaking budgets to support the core operations of nonprofits that work to improve maternal & infant health and mental health & wellness, as well as advocacy groups and community coalitions whose work is highly aligned with our focus areas.

Capacity Building/Discretionary Grants

Discretionary grants present opportunities for strengthening organizational and governance capacity, including planning, fund development, financial management, infrastructure, leadership, evaluation, and other business and operational needs. These grants also support professional development, workforce recruitment and retention, and educational and learning programs. We are also open to supporting grassroots and start-up efforts through grants that help pull in larger funding in priority areas.

Funding Eligibility

bi3 funding region

The bi3 Fund invests in trust-based partnerships to improve health outcomes in Hamilton County, Butler County, Warren County and Clermont County in Ohio.

Funding Criteria

  • Strong alignment with our focus areas
  • Commitment to health equity
  • Prioritization of centering community voice and designing programs and solutions with those closest to the problem
  • Tax-exempt status under IRS Section 501(c)(3)
    • Government entities must have a Federal Employer ID Number (EIN)
  • Non-Discriminatory: Organizations cannot discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation in employment practices or policies and procedures concerning services
  • Fiscal Management: Organizations must maintain financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and obtain an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant each fiscal year
    • Organizations that do not meet the audit requirement are encouraged to discuss their circumstances with program staff
  • Understanding of role in the larger ecosystem
  • Willingness to learn and identify system barriers

Ineligible Activities

  • Individuals and/or for-profit organizations
  • One-time events
  • Projects, programs, or policy advocacy without a health equity component
  • Outside focus areas
  • Individual grants to local hospital systems
  • Organizations that publicly advocate for and/or provide women’s access to abortions
  • Unsolicited sponsorship requests
  • Emergency grants
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