Applications are now being accepted for the Blue Impact Grant.
Donor Name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK)
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Blue Impact grants and other BCBSOK community investments will more directly target the social and economic factors that play a role in health and wellness.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s major grant program is part of a refreshed community investment strategy focused on the social determinants of health.
Blue Impact invests in and partners with nonprofit organizations that offer sustainable, measurable programs to reach Oklahomans in these five areas of focus:
- Economic Opportunity and Stability: Addressing issues such as poverty, removing barriers to employment, providing good jobs and upskilling.
- Nutrition: Supporting efforts to decrease hunger and increase access to nutritional food.
- Neighborhood and Local Assets: Focusing on affordable healthy housing, access to transportation, and access to physical activity.
- Locally Defined Health Solutions: Addressing local health and human service needs.
- Optimal Health Outcomes: Helping close gaps in care, specifically around six priority areas: immunizations, diabetes care, cardiovascular care, behavioral health, early detection cancer screening and maternal & infant health.
Grant Period
The Blue Impact grant program year will run from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must hold a 501(c)(3) tax status.
- The grant must target individuals in Oklahoma.
- The program must be measurable and demonstrate how the goals will be met as defined in the grant proposal.
The following requests will not be considered for funding:
- Organizations or projects with written policies that discriminate against individuals based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Animal welfare
- Beauty or talent contests
- Capital campaigns
- Dues, fees and tuition
- Fraternal activities
- Meals
- Political campaigns
- Religious activities
- Subscriptions
- Support for a sole individual
- Telethons
- Youth athletic programs.
For more information, visit BCBSOK.
