MDCH Awards Health Innovation Grants

Local projects dealing with issues like mental health and drug abuse will be receiving grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health. MDCH has awarded more than $1.34 million in Health Innovation Grants to 44 one-time projects which will receiving up to $35,000 each. Among those projects are the Great Lakes Recovery Centers in the Upper Peninsula and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan in Baraga. The Health Innovation Grants are intended to encourage creative approaches to helping bridge the gap between creative, collaborative ideas and their implementation. This is the second year that Michigan has awarded these grants to improve the delivery of health services in Michigan. Included in this year’s awardees were projects aimed at addressing services for children with autism, chronic disease, homelessness and much more. The projects reported a total matching amount of $2.56 million for a total impact of $3.9 million in Michigan.