The Maine Health Access Foundation is the state’s largest private nonprofit health care foundation dedicated to promoting access to quality health care and improving health.
Many of our current programs focus on building the capacity of community-led organizations to create health outcomes that are more equitable for every person in Maine. Past and current grantees have helped to improve systems to address critical health needs, coverage, and access to quality care.
Funding Opportunities & More
The 2026 Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Grants Program is Now Open!
The purpose of the Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Grants (SIIRG) program is to reduce health inequities by removing structural barriers to services meant to support health.
The goal of our grantmaking is to advance changes in policies, practices, and perceptions at a system or organizational level that result in fair access to services that are tailored to the needs of the community. The SIIRG program design emphasizes ensuring that the community has a meaningful and ongoing voice that helps to inform and shape improvements and innovations in one or more of four MeHAF strategic priority areas: rural health, aging/older adults, behavioral health/substance use disorder, and maternal & infant health.
The SIIRG program provides opportunities for either one-year planning grants up to $30,000 or implementation grants of up to $50,000 per year for one or two years. Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are due by Tuesday, January 27 by 4:00 p.m.
MeHAF Announces 2025 Community Responsive Grants Program Awardees
In November, MeHAF awarded $625,000 in funding for 10 new Community Responsive Grants. These grants fund projects that are community identified and led to address barriers to achieving health equity. 2025 Grantees include The Center for the Advancement of Rural Living, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mabel Wadsworth Center, Maine Access Points, Maine Community Integration, Maine Family Planning, Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund, Needlepoint Sanctuary of Maine, and United Youth Empowerment Services.
You can read about the individual projects by clicking here.