SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nonprofit organizations can apply for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Award grants totaling up to $90,000, which the health insurer has allocated to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York.
Excellus is inviting nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations in its 31-county upstate New York region to apply for an award of up to $4,000 each. The grant can be used for “programs that have clear goals to improve the health or health care of a specific population,” Excellus said in a news release. Programs that improve the health status of the community, reduce the incidence of certain diseases, promote health education, and further overall wellness will be considered, the health insurer said.
The deadline to submit an application to be considered for an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Award is Friday, Feb. 17. More information is available at: https://www.excellusbcbs.com/wps/portal/xl/our/compinfo/corp-giving. Excellus said it will announce the award winners in March.
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Last year, seven Central New York organizations were selected to receive awards from more than 185 submitted applications in the 31-county upstate New York area. The Central New York organizations that received grants were: Canton Woods Senior Center, Baldwinsville; Community Health Center of the North Country, Canton; Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County, Watertown; GardenShare, Canton; InterFaith Works, Syracuse; and SAGE Upstate, Syracuse.
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