The Paso del Norte Health Foundation (the Health Foundation) seeks Letters of Intent (LOIs) from eligible organizations to provide programs that prevent, detect, and manage diabetes. Programs may be related to pre-diabetes, type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes. Population, systems, and individual-level strategies will be considered. The following categories are of particular interest.

• Diabetes Support
• Capacity and Systems Improvement
• Diabetes Alliance
• Public Awareness

To view the complete LOI and find more detailed information about the categories of particular interest, please apply online.

Current diabetes grantees should submit an LOI if they intend to apply for diabetes program funding in the 2026-27 grant cycle. Applicants may choose to submit more than one LOI.

What We Will Fund

For information on grant guidelines, please see the Grantmaking Guidelines on the Grantseekers page on the Paso del Norte Health Foundation website www.pdnhf.org.

Please note the Health Foundation does not fund research, medical services, devices, or medication. Diabetes screening or monitoring may be funded as an essential part of a diabetes education and support program, but not as a medical service. Grants are not intended to fund medical care of any kind.

Key Dates

Deadlines & Schedule

• Letters of intent due via the Health Foundation’s on-line application system: January 30, 2026
• Invitations for full proposals announced: February 26, 2026
• Invited applicants may meet with a program officer before submitting the full proposal
• Full proposals due: April 24, 2026 by noon.
• Notice of grant award: August 6, 2026
• Funding cycle starts: September 1, 2026, but other dates may be proposed; most grants will be for one year but renewed annually. Multi-year grants may be considered.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants include nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, including churches and units of government, located in the Paso del Norte region. Refer to the Grantseekers page on the Paso del Norte Health Foundation website www.pdnhf.org for information about grant guidelines.

Service Region

The Health Foundation operates in a unique binational environment, which stretches across two countries and three states. This region is home to 2.4 million people living in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in far west Texas; Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero Counties in southern New Mexico; and the municipality of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.