Driving Impact with Flexible Funding
July 31, 2025 | Maria Gabriela Ruiz, Megan DeNubila-Griffin, Paris Harper-Hardy, Corinne Gillenwater, Amgad Farah
This report explores how state health agencies are leveraging flexible funding strategies to advance initiatives addressing non-medical factors that influence health, with a particular focus on nutrition.
Gain insights into key opportunities and challenges from direct discussions with state health agency staff in California and Colorado leading flexible funding efforts. Then learn how to implement the following recommendations for adopting or expanding flexible funding models:
- Invest in financial infrastructure.
- Break down siloes.
- Build strategic partnerships.
- Be innovative and pilot programs.
- Clarify guidance.
- Track data and communicate impact.