Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Tuesday announced that nonprofits in upstate New York can apply for the health insurer’s latest edition of community health award grants.
A total of $95,000 is available to help pay for health and wellness programs in the region, Excellus said.
Rochester–based Excellus is Central New York’s largest health insurer.
Nonprofit organizations in the health insurer’s 31-county upstate New York region can apply for an award of up to $4,000 each.
Organizations can use the award for programs that have “clear goals to improve the health or health care of a specific population.”
Excellus said it will consider programs that improve the health status of the community, reduce the incidence of specific diseases, promote health education, and “further overall wellness.”
“The company’s community health awards demonstrate a corporate commitment to support local organizations that share our mission as a nonprofit health plan,” Jim Reed, regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, said in a news release. “These awards complement our existing grants and sponsorships with agencies that work to enhance quality of life, including health status, in upstate New York.”
The deadline to apply to be considered for an Excellus community health award is Feb. 19. Additional information is available at www.excellusbcbs.com/community.
Excellus will announce the awards in March.
Operating region
Excellus divides its 31-county upstate New York operating area into four regions.
The Central New York region includes Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego and Tompkins counties.
Excellus’s Central New York Southern Tier region includes Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Tioga, Schuyler, and Steuben counties.
The insurer’s Utica region includes Oneida, Madison, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Otsego counties.
The Rochester region includes Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com