Funding Opportunities
Explore Open Funding Opportunities Supporting Community Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth supports non-profit organizations through funding opportunities aligned with our community health priorities.
Community health grants are offered periodically through Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and may vary by focus area, funding cycle, and other factors.
BID Plymouth FY26 Community Grants RFP
Between 2026 and 2029, BID Plymouth is investing a total of $1,606,039.94 through its Community-Based Health Initiative (CHI) for its Determination of Need (DoN) through Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to relocate and expand the hematology-oncology and infusion clinics to Cordage Park.
Applicant organizations must focus on upstream activities to address social determinants of health — conditions in which people are born, live, work, and play, in or across the Town of Plymouth. Of this investment, $803,019.97 will be allocated to address housing (1 grant to be awarded) and $803,019.97 will be allocated to address equitable access to care (up to 3 grants to be awarded), both through this competitive Request for Proposals (RFP).
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted by April 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (ET).
For more information about our RFP process, please email Karen Peterson, Community Benefits and Community Relations Manager.
To submit a proposal, please email Karen Peterson, Community Benefits and Community Relations Manager.
- Full RFP: Detailed information about eligibility, health priorities, how to apply, and more
- Application: Fillable PDF
- Budget Template: Fillable PDF
- FAQs: Find answers to questions submitted about this RFP project on March 20, 2026
- Virtual Info Session: March 13, 2026 at 11:00 am ET
| Date | Deliverable |
|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | RFP release date |
| March 13, 2026 | Virtual information session from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET (optional). Hospital staff will describe the RFP and address questions about the application process. |
| March 5–16, 2026 | Q&A period |
| March 20, 2026 | FAQs posted to website |
| April 13, 2026 | Proposals due by 5:00 pm ET |
| End of May, 2026 | Final notification of decision to full proposal applicants |
| July 1, 2026 | 3-year grant term begins |
| September 30, 2029 | Grant term ends |
| December 31, 2029 | Community-based health initiative ends |
