Medical Community and Medical Student Community Leadership Grants
Program applications open May 1!
Eligible Applicants: TMAF accepts applications from county medical societies, alliance and medical student chapters
About the Program. Each year from eligible applicants for community health improvement programs. Society and alliance chapters may apply for up to $7,500 in matching funds from the TMAF Medical Community Grant Program and medical student chapters may apply for up to $3,000 in matching funds from the TMAF Medical Student Community Leadership Grants Program.
Grant Priorities
TMA Foundation funded initiatives prioritize TMA’s current science and public health priority areas, as well as TMA organizational areas of focus in population health, medical education and quality of care.
- Public health infrastructure and funding
- Infectious diseases and immunizations
- Disaster response and preparedness
- Nutrition, obesity, and chronic disease
- Tobacco and vaping
- Nonmedical drivers of health: food security, transportation, housing, neighborhood safety, etc.
- Addressing health disparities
- Environmental health
- Cancer
- Maternal, perinatal, and reproductive health
- Child and adolescent health
- Behavioral health**
- Texas blood and organ donations and procedures
- Health information and discerning misinformation/disinformation
- Physician Health and Wellness
**Behavioral health includes: mental health; substance use disorders; family violence; suicide prevention; and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Application Process. Submitting an application is a two-step process. Before an application can be started, each applicant must complete the "Letter of Inquiry" (LOI) in the Grant Portal to confirm eligibility for this program. LOI's MUST be submitted 15 days before the Application Deadline.
Deadlines:
- First Round (Funding 50% Awarded in Oct 2026; 50% in April 2027)
- July 16 LOI
- July 31 Full Application
- Second Round (Funding 50% Awarded in Feb 2027; 50% in Aug. 2027)
- Nov. 1 LOI
- Nov. 15 Full Application
Applications must be made through TMAF's online Grant Portal (paste this link in your browser: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=texmed)
For assistance with the sign-up process, download the Grant Portal Sign-up Instructions or call Sean Dunham at (512) 370-1664 or (800) 880-1300, ext 1664.
Last Updated On
September 29, 2026
Originally Published On
September 25, 2010