The Wellmark Foundation is accepting applications for its Access to Healthy Foods MATCH Grant program 2023.
Donor Name: The Wellmark Foundation
State: Iowa and South Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $50,000
Details:
The Wellmark Foundation’s goal is to be a catalyst in bringing groups together to positively impact health within a community. Their funding focuses on sustainable initiatives — projects designed to encourage healthy lifestyles for years to come are:
- Access to and the consumption of healthy foods.
Why?
Because good nutrition is a cornerstone to optimal health and well-being.
Funding Information
Requests up to $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
All grant programs have the same eligibility requirements:
- Organizations must be classified as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code or a governmental entity.
- Must be located within the states of either Iowa or South Dakota or seeking funding restricted for use in Iowa or South Dakota.
- Cannot have a contractual relationship with Wellmark, Inc., doing business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc., doing business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., Wellmark Advantage Health Plan, Inc., Wellmark Value Health Plan, or Wellmark Synergy Health, Inc. This does not include having health insurance coverage through Wellmark.
Project Alignment
The Wellmark Foundation will consider access to healthy foods applications for:
- Aquaculture initiatives
- Community gardens and greenhouses
- Edible orchards and landscaping
- Educational programming focused on agriculture, nutrition, science, food safety or food preparation
- Equipment and materials needed to grow fresh fruit and vegetables, including growing benches, tents and lights
- Farm/field/garden-to-table projects, including education
- Food system transformations and action
- Learning kitchens that provide cooking demonstrations and hands-on opportunities
- Mobile food pantry, food rescue, gleaning programs
- One-time expenses that will increase food access or distribution
- Policies or councils working to create access to healthy foods and nutrition education
- Programming to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to be self-sufficient in maintaining healthy eating habits that contribute to positive health outcomes
- Programs that address societal and social causes of hunger
- Programs that induce change in eating habits through skill-building and recipe strategies that drive sustainable health outcomes.
For more information, visit The Wellmark Foundation.
