The vision of The Health Trust is to make Silicon Valley the healthiest region in America—a place where every resident can achieve optimal health throughout their lifetime, no matter their background, income, race, ethnicity or age. We believe that health care does not just take place in a doctor’s office and clinic or hospital. For everyone to achieve optimal health, the community itself must become a place that supports the health of all its residents.

To help achieve this vision, we award $2.6 million each year in grants that support our three initiatives, Healthy Living, Healthy Aging and Healthy Communities. The Health Trust makes Health Partnership Grants and Event Grants and there is a distinct application process for each grant type.

To learn more about The Health Trust’s grantmaking guidelines and application process, download a copy of our Grantmaking Overview Power Point Presentation.

Health Partnership Grants

The Health Trust makes grants for programs and projects that advance select strategies under our three initiatives: Healthy Living, Healthy Aging and Healthy Communities. The Health Trust prioritizes programs and projects that foster a system, policy, or practice change, bolster primary and secondary health prevention efforts and follow promising and best practices.

For more information on Health Partnership Grants, click here.

Event Grants

The Health Trust awards grants to support community events and projects. Event Grants range from $250 to $5,000 for activities such as health fairs, sponsored walks, or community convenings that directly support The Health Trust’s Initiatives.

For more information on Event Grants, click here.

Eligibility

For all grant requests, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Applicants must be nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations or public agencies
• Services must directly benefit residents of Santa Clara County and/or Northern San Benito County
• Projects must align with at least one of The Health Trust’s three Initiatives and should support our mission to promote prevention and wellness

The Health Trust does not fund:

• Annual appeals or membership drives
• Capital campaigns or capital construction
• Endowments
• Equipment purchases (unless part of an eligible activity)
• Debt retirement or deficit reduction
• Replacement of government funding
• Grants to individuals