To support additional access to primary care and behavioral health services for low income, underinsured and uninsured residents across the Aurora service area of eastern Wisconsin, the Aurora Health Care Better Together Fund will provide support for primary and behavioral care with FQHCs, free clinics and community-based agencies that provide direct behavioral health services for children and youth who have experienced sexual or physical abuse, date rape, human trafficking, or have witnessed domestic violence or sexual assault. To increase and improve sexual assault violence advocacy service delivery and capacity to underserved populations.
The definition of “free clinic” includes 1) a not for profit organization not owned or operated by a health system, 2) one that provides free primary care services to certain patients and provides at least seventy percent of its services to uninsured or underinsured patients, and 3) provides primary care services, medication access and other wrap around services.
Proposals will be evaluated by the Aurora Health Care Better Together Fund Advisory Committee of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation using the following criteria:
Eligibility
Grants will be made only to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the Aurora service area and eastern Wisconsin free clinics and FQHCs not owned or partially owned by a health system.
Application process
Access Primary Care Service and Behavioral Health Care Expansion page to obtain basic steps for completing the Letter of Inquiry.
Please note: The applications in no way constitute an agreement between Aurora Health Care and/or the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and any entity submitting a proposal. Information contained in the submitted applications shall be used only for purposes of responding to a request for funding. Entities selected to receive funding may be required to enter into an agreement to complete the donation described in this process. Aurora and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel any application at any time during the proposal submission, selection, or negotiation process.