Community Grant Opportunity

Please note the following community grant opportunity, and please forgive cross postings!

Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s eight county CNY region are invited to apply for an award of up to $4,000 each, which can be used for a program that has clear goals to improve the health or health care of a specific population in the community.   In granting the awards, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield considers organizations which offer programs that focus on:

· Activities that improve the health status of the community or that reduce the incidence of specific diseases.
· Community wide health education.
· Group-specific health education.
· Wellness.

To be eligible, the organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and located in Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence or Tompkins County.

Awards will be made based on:

· Scope of need.
· Goals of program.
· Overall number of persons to benefit from the program.
· Positive impact on the community’s health status.

The deadline for organizations to submit an application to be considered for a Community Health Award is August 9, 2013.   Applications and additional information are available online at www.ExcellusBCBS.com by clicking on 'News and Information' (at the bottom of the page), then on 'News Releases,' then click on the 'Central New York' tab.    The Community Health Award application is a link from the first news release.    Or, to request a copy, email Community.Health.Awards.CNY@excellus.com. Applications received after the August 9 deadline will not be considered. Awards will be distributed in October.

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