

Advancing Sustainable Innovation:
INNOVATION INITIATIVE (i2) $1 MILLION MILESTONE-BASED CHALLENGE GRANT
One of the most efficient ways we can support population health improvement is by helping innovations succeed, scale and achieve sustainability.
We believe that your zip code, race, socioeconomic status, gender or ability should not determine your life expectancy. Through the i2 program, we help nurture and scale sustainable solutions aimed at closing gaps in health equity. We have supported (and have continued evolving) this innovation initiative since its inception in 2010.
The 2022 i2 12-month capacity building and mentorship program concluded in January 2023 with an unprecedented announcement by the AHF Board of Trustees that they had decided to double the i2 investment and award two of the finalists each with a $1 million milestone-based challenge grant. Read the full announcement here.
Details of the 2022 Innovation Initiative can be found here.
Announcing Final Awardees. On December 14, 2022, five finalists gave in-person 15-minute pitches followed by 30-minutes of discussion with the panel of evaluators, including AHF Board of Trustees, Community Resident Leaders, and AHF Staff. While two winners were ultimately selected, AHF intends to find other ways to support all five candidates in their growth and development. Read more.
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Past i2 Grantees
PROJECT NEW VILLAGE

Project New Village
Community Food Hub
2022
$1M
URBAN RESTORATION COUNSELING

Urban Restoration Counseling Center
BIPOC Therapy for BIPOC Community
2022
$1M
DOCFULLY

Docfully
Telemedicine for Homeless
2019
$500K
VIZER

Vizer
Fitness App for Altruism
2019
$500K
MULTICULTURAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

MultiCultural Health Foundation
Prevention Alliance
2018
$1M
SOMALI FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO

Somali Family Service of San Diego
RefugeeVaccination Education
2017
$1M
INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES

Interfaith Community Services
Recovery & Wellness Center
2016
$1M
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Mental Health Systems
North Inland Mental Health Clinic
2015
$765K
ACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY

ACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY
Hoover High Partnership
2013
$550K
UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic

UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic
Wirelessly Observed Therapy (WOT)
2012
$1M
2-1-1 SAN DIEGO

2-1-1 San Diego
Community Information Exchange
2011-Current
$4.5M+
SOCIAL INTEREST SOLUTIONS

Social Interest Solutions
One-e-App
2010
$1.05M
CHAMPIONS OF HEALTH

CHAMPIONS OF HEALTH
Text4Baby
2010
$440K