In Summer 2024, Beyond Type 1 launched its first-ever Innovation Grants, marking the beginning of an ongoing commitment to community transformation. Together with our grantees, we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and create lasting change!
It's Time to Go Beyond!
Together, we can meet diabetes-community members where they live, work, play, pray and learn.
We can elevate solutions to address critical problems that need to be solved.
- Many people do not receive an accurate and timely diabetes diagnosis.
- Many people who are diagnosed never receive vital management education, connection or encouragement.
For people with diabetes, significant disparities exist in access to care and health outcomes.
Diabetes Self-Management Courses are greatly underutilized and often inaccessible.
Beyond Barriers
Beyond Barriers is Beyond Type 1’s diabetes health-equity program. Beyond Barriers brings resources, education and programs to underserved and minority communities.
Beyond Barriers elevates innovation through:
- Investment in partner organizations who are working to improve outcomes for the diabetes community in innovative ways that improve access to care, support and resources needed to thrive with diabetes.
- Beyond Barriers will provide our partners financial support, educational resources and technical support to increase early diabetes diagnosis through warning-sign awareness and screening, improve access to care and enhance community education.
Meet one of our Innovation Grant Recipients!
Erin Howes is the Senior Director of Quality and Practice Transformation at PrimeCareHealth Community Health Centers.
Erin works with all PrimeCare staff to evolve the culture of quality organizationally in a manner that aligns with providing effective, high-quality, and patient-centered care. See how Erin and team are supporting the diabetes community by clicking the link below.
See Video- Increased awareness and resources so that people are screened and diagnosed earlier, unnecessary deaths are avoided and people live better with their diabetes
- Funding to elevate innovation in communities and improve health outcomes for those living with diabetes
- Access to Beyond Type 1’s programs, resources and community to support your diabetes goals and objectives
- Community-tailored events and conversations to elevate the lived experience of those living with diabetes and educating on critical topics within the community
To live a full and healthy life, people with diabetes in underserved communities must have fair and equal opportunity—and access.
A diabetes diagnosis doesn’t always lead to optimal education, resources, programs, connection and encouragement.
Break down barriers and transform healthcare equity in your community!
Applications for 2024 are now closed, but stay tuned for exciting announcements from our Instigators of Change!
- Federally qualified health centers (FQHC)
- FQHC look-alike clinics
- Safety-net clinics
- School-based clinics
- Faith-based organizations
- Food pantries
- Community centers
- School districts
- Sororities & fraternities that employ innovative approaches to help people with diabetes
Beyond Barriers, a Beyond Type 1 program, is supported by the following sponsors:
* Eligible entities include NGOs or charitable organizations with a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor serving low- or middle-income communities. Partners sought include Federally Qualified Health Centers, FQHC Look-Alike Clinics, Safety Net Clinics and School-Based Clinics. The goal is to facilitate access to supportive services, self-management programs, digital health, telehealth and innovative technology.
** Eligible entities include NGOs or charitable organizations with a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, serving communities such as faith-based organizations, food pantries, community centers, school districts, sororities and fraternities. The aim is to conduct health-education outreach, implement diabetes self-management programs and explore innovative community-based solutions.
Priority locations: Chicago, Miami, Detroit
