Responsive Grants 2026 Call for Ideas
Ends on
Call for Ideas 2026
Closes Wednesday, April 8 at 4pm
The Greater Rochester Health Foundation invites nonprofit organizations and government entities serving our nine-county region to share bold, collaborative, and community-informed ideas for our 2026 Call for Ideas funding opportunity.
This submission process includes two stages, offering multi-year funding – up to three years – with annual request amounts ranging from $25,000 to $175,000.
Our goal is to award approximately $2.5 million, across an estimated 15-20 grants.
Call for Ideas proposal requirements:
- Please use the Call for Ideas Funding Opportunity document for creating and uploading your proposal
- If applying for project funding, please use and upload the provided budget template
- If applying for general operating funding, please upload your organizations annual operating budget
We recommend that you review the below resources prior to submitting:
You can find additional resources on our Responsive Grants page on our website.
Organizational Demographic Data:
This year, we are not collecting organizational demographic data as part of this funding opportunity. We recognize that demographic information can play an important role in advancing equity and understanding whether leadership and governance are reflective of the communities served. However, we are intentionally pausing the collection of this data until we have greater clarity about how it will be used in proposal evaluation and in our broader organizational practices. We remain committed to equity and to strengthening how we approach this work with care and transparency.
Given vast community needs, Greater Rochester Health Foundation will only consider one proposal per organization. Submission of a proposal does not guarantee funding.
We are available to answer questions and to provide clarification as needed. If you have trouble finding your organization below, please send an email to ideas@thegrhf.org.