Organization Name
Project Description
Grant Amount
American Heart Association
To provide support and technical assistance to over 300 Miami Dade County public schools making these school environments more health promoting.
$400,000
Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County
Partner with Broward County Elderly & Veterans Services Division and other key stakeholders to provide evidenced based healthy aging programs to older adults.
$204,186
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation
Improve medical practitioners' ability to provide culturally competent end-of-life care
$280,950
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami
To provide a healthy lifestyles program to over 200 children, mentors and parents to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and behaviors.
$89,941
Borinquen Health Care Center, Inc.
Expand the dental clinic by adding 4 new operatories
$100,000
Boys & Girls Club of Broward County
Implement a physical activity program at two sites
$35,000
Broward Community College /School of Nursing
Support nursing scholarships
$40,000
Broward Community College Foundation
Establish a collaboratively supported safety-net dental clinic
$266,000
Broward County Elderly and Veteran's Service
To provide evidence based healthy aging programming
$171,495
Broward County Health Department
Broward County Health Department Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative
$90,000
Provide breast and cervical cancer screening and follow-up services to uninsured women ages 40-64
$31,133
Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc.
To expand dental services
$30,000
Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
Develop a database that provides information on avoidable hospitalizations for pediatric patients
Camillus Health Concern, Inc.
Assist eligible homeless individuals with getting needed social security and health benefits.
$50,000
Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc.
Provide a family based nutrition education program at two child care centers to a minimum of 200 families
$125,000
Citrus Health Network, Inc.
To establish a dental clinic
Year two of an evidenced based health programs to Hispanic older adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes
$124,372
Community AIDS Resource
Provide staffing, purchase office and dental supplies, computers, expansion of software for newly established dental clinic
$94,291
Community Health of South Florida, Inc.
Further establish the development of CHI's employee wellness program through funding a Wellness Coordinator staff person
Year two of an evidenced based health program "Living Healthy" to low-income older adults
$50,018
Community Partnership for Homeless, Inc.
Provide dental services to the homeless at two shelters using a Mobile Dental Unit
Provide primary care for homeless families and individuals at a large shelter
$450,000
Creative Children Therapy, Inc.
Implement a family-based nutrition program for children with varying abilities
10,000
Cross Road Food Bank, Inc.
Staff and IT support designed to increase organizational efficiency
Dade County Dental Research Clinic, Inc./Community Smiles
To improve dental services through the addition of 4 new digital x-ray machines.
$60,000
Provide expanded capacity for a major safety-net dental care clinic
$192,604
Florida Heart Research Institute
Provide over 3,000 cardiovascular health screenings and link to medical home if needed
Florida Impact Inc
Increase capacity of a farmer's market to serve low-income families
Florida International University
Develop Master's level nurses to teach at Miami-Dade College and Broward Community College.
$800,000
Provide support for nursing scholarships
Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth, Inc.
Implement nutrition workshops at various community settings
Florida Keys Area Health Education Center Program Inc.
Implement a nutrition education program in 10 elementary schools
$75,000
Year two of an evidence based healthy aging programs to needy older adults living in the Keys
$118,200
Florida PACE Centers, Inc.
Build a second site in the Hialeah area for fragile older adults needing comprehensive health care
$300,000
Gilda’s Club of South Florida, Inc.
Upgrade needed hardware and software
$10,100
Good News Care Center
Provide diabetes and hypertension screening, treatment and education
$25,000
Hearing and Speech Center of Florida, Inc.
Purchase, customize and implement a patient and treatment information management system
$110,000
Henderson Mental Health Center
Upgrade the organization's information management system
$200,000
Hispanic Unity of Florida Inc.
Assist underserved residents of South Broward gain access to health information, health benefits and primary care services
$20,000
Holy Cross Hospital
Implement a nutrition program at 15 elementary schools and increase participation in the National School Lunch Program
$80,000
Hospice by the Sea, Inc.
Support the purchase, installation and adoption of electronic medical records
Independent Living Community Services, Inc.
Implementing Evidence-based Programming for Independent Living - Year 1
Informed Families
To upgrade and enhance the existing telephone and information technology system to provide more reliable, higher speed internet and other technical upgrades
$27,236
Jessie Trice Community Health Centers, Inc.
Implement an initiative designed to achieve improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of primary care services
Lead agency in implementing Enhance Fitness in Northwest Dade County. Work with established partners to build support and interest in the provision of this evidenced base fitness program for older adults
$66,640
Purchase 10 new dental operatories for installation at the new clinic
$380,000
Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc
To install a new agency-wide data management system
$258,000
Year two of a fitness program for at least 300 seniors in 3 HUD sites, a Community Center in connection with congregate meal program; and a condominium community
$83,700
Kids In Distress
To establish a new dental clinic that will serve at-risk children in Broward County
Liga contra el Cancer (La Liga)
Provide free cervical cancer screening services to over 300 women
Lighthouse of Broward County
Secure the Medicare license needed to allow billing for occupational therapist services at the low vision clinic
$26,650
Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers
Year two of a fall prevention program for needy older adults.
Memorial Foundation, Inc
Provide primary health care to residents of targeted underserved neighborhoods and promote enrollment in publicly subsidized programs.
Miami Dade Community College
Nursing Scholarships
Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
Second year of Healthy IDEAS, an evidenced based depression screening, referral and management program
$62,987
Miami-Dade AHEC, Inc.
Implement a nutrition and physical activity program to K-1 grade students at 10 public schools
Miami-Dade County Health Department
To operate a mobile dental van that will provide preventive oral healthcare for children in South Dade County
Miami-Dade County Health Department/Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program
Provide breast and cervical cancer screening and follow up to uninsured women
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Implement a physical education program in 40 elementary schools
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
Provide access to fitness programs for low-income seniors
$150,000
MicheLee Puppets, Inc.
To provide highly engaging health education in elementary schools
$15,000
North Broward Hospital District
Provide linkage to health care for needy children living with grandparents and other relatives
$241,850
Nova Southeastern University
Provide community-based oral health education and dental services
$256,145
Open Door Health Center, Inc.
Provide multi-year support for a community based health clinic for the uninsured in South Miami-Dade County
Year two of EnhanceFitness to increase the capacity of older adults to reduce the impact of chronic disease, keep active and promote independence
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
To establish a club house (step-down treatment program) for persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
Rural Health Network of Monroe County
Partnership providing increased access to cancer screenings in Monroe County
To establish a new full-service dental clinic on Key Largo in Monroe County
Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center
Cancer related education and referrals in the Haitian community
$10,000
Sister Emmanuel Hospital
Healthy Aging: Offering Chronic Disease Self Management programming
South Florida Veterans Foundation for Research & Education, Inc.
Provide evidenced based fitness program, EnhanceFitness, to older adults
Susan B. Anthony Center
To install and implement a new data management system
$85,000
Taylor Breast Health Center
Increase capacity and efficiency to provide mobile mammography services
$165,000
The Sundari Foundation , Inc.
Provide comprehensive primary, dental and vision care to 175 women sheltered at the Lotus Houses
Unidad of Miami Beach, Inc.
Provide free dental education, preventive and restorative services to public school students in collaboration with community-based dental clinics
United HomeCare Services, Inc.
Improves medication management among homebound elderly through case management and a pharmacy consultant
$63,658
Year two of an evidence based depression screening, referral and management program, Healthy IDEAS
$65,000
University of Florida
Train physicians to do oral health assessments, education and fluoride varnish in South Florida
University of Miami
Trainings for local organizations focused on evidence-based programs and strategies in the area of cancer screenings
Identify the best and most cost effective data management system to enhance coordination of care for transplant patients
Establish a cervical cancer education, early detection, and prevention initiative
$175,000
University of Miami Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Provide vascular screenings to senior citizens who reside in underserved areas in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties
$198,000
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Provide dental services for children with urgent oral health needs
$77,000
YWCA of Greater Miami Dade
To provide additional breast and cervical cancer screenings to women ages 18 to 49, expand outreach educational efforts and refer 100% of women diagnosed with cancer to appropriate treatment and support.
YMCA of Broward County, Inc
YMCA EnhanceFitness Community Exercise Program for Seniors - Year 1