Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP):

About Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

The Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) is a Minnesota-based initiative that works at the local level, in part by awarding community grants, to support healthier communities by expanding opportunities for active living, healthy eating, well-being, and commercial tobacco-free living. 

SHIP funding is for projects that make lasting policy, system and environmental change and that will affect large segments of the population, with a priority for those that have experienced the greatest health inequities.  Therefore, we cannot guarantee a project will receive SHIP funding. 

SHIP Community Grant Awardees are required to provide a minimum of a 10% match for any SHIP-funded request.

Thanks to SHIP, Minnesota communities are:

• Increasing access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, local corner stores, emergency food programs, mobile markets, and other food retailers
• Serving healthier foods and increasing access to physical activity opportunities at schools and childcare facilities
• Making biking and walking easier in Minnesota towns and cities
• Taking steps to make multi-unit housing sites smoke free
• Working with small and mid-sized employers to improve workers’ health and productivity
• Working with healthcare sites to strengthen connections to community resources, ensuring patients are referred to evidenced-based programs
• Supporting lactation spaces so it’s easier to breastfeed at work or school
• And more.