A $50,000 grant challenge for organizations improving the health of everyday Americans.

Meet our 2023 Grand Prize Winner!

Dinali Fernando, MD, MPH is the Executive Director of The Libertas Center for Human Rights, located at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. Libertas provides survivors of torture and human rights violations in the New York City area with comprehensive medical, mental health, social, and legal services to help clients regain function and lead healthy, confident, and hopeful lives.

Meet the 2023 Semi-Finalists

Meet our 2022 Grand Prize Winner!

Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is the Director of The Center for Black Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice at Tufts University. CBMHRJ conducts maternal health research with a focus on Black maternal health and eliminating inequities.

Meet the 2022 Semi-Finalists

Meet the judges

  • Halle Tecco, MPH

    Host, Heart of Healthcre

  • Arielle Anderson, MBA

    Associate Director, Teladoc Health

  • Elana Berkowitz

    Founding Partner, Springbank Collective

  • André Blackman

    Founder and CEO, Onboard Health

  • Dr. Esther Choo

    Founder, Equity Quotient

  • Katie Drasser

    CEO, RockHealth.org

  • Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton

    Anesthesiologist, Activist

  • Dr. Ivor Horn

    Director, Health Equity, Google

  • Jessica Malaty Rivera

    ID Epidemiologist & Science Communicator

  • Hitha Palepu

    CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals

  • James Tecco

    Affordable Housing Advocate

  • Dr. Laurie Zephyrin

    Dr. Laurie Zephyrin

    Senior Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund

Heart of Healthcare Grant Challenge

  • Each semi-finalist receives a $2,500 grant. The grand prize winner receives a one-time $50K grant, along with a full feature episode on the Heart of Healthcare podcast. 

  • Applicants must be a registered 501(c)3 based in, and serving people in, the US. Non-profits of all sizes / funding levels are welcome to apply. Past semi-finalists and grand prize winners are not eligible to apply again.

  • We’re looking for organizations positively impacting the lives and health of everyday Americans. This can include health access, food insecurity, healthy housing, violence prevention, mental health, environmental health, or any other social determinant of health.

  • Once the application period closes, applications are reviewed by a panel of judges, comprised of a cross-functional group of healthcare experts. Semi-finalists, as determined by the judges, will make a 5-minute audio pitch of their mission which will be aired on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast. This will begin the public voting process, which allows listeners to vote for the grand prize winner. The final grand prize will be determined by a combination of public votes and judge evaluation.

  • The 2023 grant challenge is now closed. Stay tuned and subscribe to be notified of future grant opportunities.