Apply for a Grant
Ardmore Institute of Health Grants
Through grant-making, AIH partners with mission-aligned organizations by funding initiatives that align with our strategic objectives.
Advance a future where health care and communities support whole person care, and healthy choices are accessible and effective in preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease.
Transform the way people are cared for in America by establishing lifestyle medicine and whole person care as integral components of the delivery of care in the US healthcare system.
Our Granting Goals:
Focus Areas
Ardmore Institute of Health is currently seeking grant applications focused on:
Integration of whole person care
Primary Care
Comprehensive Obesity Care
Integration of food is medicine
Underserved Communities
Equitable delivery of whole person care
Guidelines
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AIH considers requests from:
Organizations designated by the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charities
U.S. government agencies
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Proposals must abide by our Indirect Cost Limits Policy to be considered.
Projects that utilize Full Plate Living will be prioritized.
Projects with multiple funding sources will be prioritized.
Budget proposals should emphasize direct program costs over internal staffing and administrative and indirect salaries, which may need to be funded from other sources.
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Sign an award agreement, agreeing to AIH terms and conditions.
Complete and submit an interim report and final report.
Recognize and acknowledge AIH support in all project-related communications. Download the AIH Grant Recipient Toolkit here.
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Grant proposals are considered in the Spring and Fall of each year. The grants calendar can be found below.
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Organizations may submit one grant application per grant cycle.
In general, previously-funded projects must be completed before applying for future funding.
The Application Process
To begin the application process, submit a LOI Invitation Request via the AIH grants platform. Should your request be approved and advanced at each stage, the process will flow as follows:
Get Started:
Please note: AIH transitioned to a new grants platform in August 2025. If you were a registered user in our previous grants platform, your account has been automatically transferred. For assistance accessing your account, please email us at grants@ardmoreinstituteofhealth.org.
Grants Calendar
Spring 2026 Grant Cycle
| LOI Qualifications Accepted: | August 15 - October 27, 2025 |
| LOI Released (to those invited): | November 3, 2025 |
| LOI Due: | December 3, 2025 |
| LOI Decision Announced: | January 20, 2026 |
| Full Grant Application Due: | March 11, 2026 |
| Decisions Announced: | May 11, 2026 |
Fall 2026 Grant Cycle
| LOI Qualifications Accepted: | February 2 - May 4, 2026 |
| LOI Released (to those invited): | May 13, 2026 |
| LOI Due: | June 10, 2026 |
| LOI Decision Announced: | July 20, 2026 |
| Full Grant Application Due: | September 2, 2026 |
| Decisions Announced: | October 12, 2026 |