Grants Awarded Archive
Grants Awarded
Chronic Disease
Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Health
$90,000
To support the expansion of the Paramedicine Plus program by hiring a RN Nurse Navigator to assist with coordination of care.
Community Health
Project Destiny
$1,150,000
To support Project Destiny’s new Thrive18 2.0 SDOH community initiative.
Allegheny Health Network
$150,000
To support the hiring of two veterinarians for the Humane Health Coalition in partnership with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh.
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh
$150,000
To support the Pittsburgh electrification and weatherization environmental health pilot.
Family Health
Outreach Works
$100,000
To hire one additional doula to expand the Outreach doula program for economically disadvantaged families in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
A Giving Heart
$150,000
To support the Get Fit Kids healthy habits and fitness program.
Service Delivery Systems
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
$100,000
To support phase two of the Punxsutawney Area Hospital Perinatal & Gynecological Community Outreach in the Amish Community program.
Alder Health
$100,000
To increase access to gender-affirming healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community of South Central Pennsylvania through the hiring of a CRNP and Family Planning Coordinator.
Indiana Regional Medical Center
$90,000
To support the hire of a clinical social worker and education, marketing, and supplies for the rural community mobile unit healthcare program.
Community Health
Catholic Charities
$250,000
To support the Catholic Charities Compassion Corner campaign and Red Door Initiative.
Allegheny Health Network
$5,000,000
To support the final installment of AHN's Charity Care and Uncompensated Care programs.
Service Delivery Systems
Mom-N-PA
$75,000
To support the annual two-day free dental clinic in Reading, PA.
A Call to Care
$100,000
To support the 2024 MOMPGH Dental, Hearing and Vision Clinic and Aftercare support.
Adagio Health
$100,000
To support the Adagio Health HUB Laurel Highlands Region expansion (Over two years).
Primary Health Network
$50,000
To support a new initiative to expand outreach and education to include health IT, specifically for increasing patient competency in connectivity, devices, and digital skills.
Penn State Health — PROWellness
$28,000
School nurse mentoring pilot expansion.
Three Rivers Alliance of Community Health Centers (TRACHC)
$94,000
Support newly formed workforce development effort through piloting a dental assistants apprenticeship program in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, Allegheny County Health Department, and local stakeholders.
Chronic Disease
Sickle Cell Southeast PA
$95,000
To support a community-based Sickle Cell Awareness and education initiative.
Community Health
The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI)
$200,000
To support a new program to develop Black leaders on the front line to promote employee engagement and productivity in the Pittsburgh region and beyond.
Family Health
Action Housing
$100,000
To support the ACTION-Housing Health and Wellness Initiative for young adults transitioning out of the foster care system.
Veterans Place
$100,000
To support the Healthcare Navigation for Homeless Veterans program.
Lehigh Valley Health Network
$75,000
Connections: comprehensive program serving pregnant women with substance use disorder.
Service Delivery Systems
A Call to Care
$25,000
To support the expansion of aftercare services at the 2024 MOMPGH Dental Clinic.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$750,000
To support Talent Attraction Program Professional (TAPP) for Clinicians and McGovern Scholars for Medical students.
Allegheny Health Network
$150,000
To support the AHN Chill Mobile 2.0.
Allegheny Health Network
$182,500
To support 2025 EMS Support in the Wexford area.
United Way
$1,196,000
To support United Way across Pennsylvania.
Carnegie Mellon University
$2,500,000
To support technology, clinical areas, and data analytics projects to increase the efficacy, affordability, and accessibility of health care.
Buffalo Bills Foundation, Inc.
$7,500,000
To support and promote health equity or other health-related community programming across western New York.
Family Health
Women for a Healthy Environment
$77,000
To support the expansion of the CHW program.
Latino Connection
$70,000
To support the 2025 statewide maternal health conference.
Service Delivery Systems
Children's Home of Pittsburgh
$200,000
To support increased access to pediatric therapy services, particularly in outpatient and intensive feeding and swallowing therapies.
PA Charitable Healthcare Coalition
$175,000
To strengthen the infrastructure and visibility of the Pennsylvania Charitable Healthcare Coalition and free clinics throughout Pennsylvania.
Community Health
BEAM Collaborative, Inc.
$200,000
To support the newly established innovation fund through a planning grant that will assess the feasibility of incorporating black businesses into the controlled environment agriculture industry to bring healthy food options through vertical farming to neighborhoods in Pittsburgh considered to be food deserts.
Project Destiny
$700,000
To support Project Destiny's Thrive18 Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) community initiative.
Education
Gateway Medical Society Inc.
$25,000
Presenting sponsor of the 2023 Gateway Medical Society provider and community symposia.
Family Health
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/PG Charities
$100,000
Presenting sponsor of the 2023 Goodness Section in the Post-Gazette. The purpose of the Goodness Section is to spread good news happening in the Pittsburgh region.
Service Delivery Systems
A Call to Care
$75,000
To support A Call to Care's (ACTC) free two-day dental clinic called Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh (MOMPGH) which provides health care to the underinsured and uninsured in western Pennsylvania. MOMPGH will be held October 27-28, 2023, at the Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh and will include vision, dental, and hearing exams and flu shots.
MOM-n-PA Dental Missions
$25,000
To support MOM-n-PA's free two-day dental clinic to be held June 2-3, 2023, at Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$60,000
To support the Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Every Heart program that will provide screenings for valvular heart disease in the Northside of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny Health Network
$500,000/ over one year
To support phase two implementation of the First Steps and Beyond program (FSB), an effort to mobilize the community through partnerships and a unified strategy to reduce infant deaths and racial disparities throughout the Pittsburgh region.
Allegheny Health Network
$250,000
To pursue health equity in access to comprehensive preventative health services for marginalized populations by removing barriers to cancer and biometric screenings and vaccinations through community-led mobile services.
Allegheny Health Network
$5,000,000
To support Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Uncompensated Care Medicaid Shortfall Patients program which provides financial aid to uninsured patients applying to Medicaid.
Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research
$200,000
To support research related to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain injuries.
Family Health
Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley
$50,000/ 2 years
To support the program expansion and salary for a new program coordinator to increase enrollment in the Six Dimensions of Wellness program.
Mt. Ararat Community Activity Center
$50,000/ two years
To support Mt. Ararat Community Activity Center’s Health and Wellness program.
Service Delivery Systems
Clarion Family Therapy, Inc.
$30,500
To provide mental health, telehealth, and medication management services, and in-house lab capabilities for patients.
Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation for Latino Connection, LLC
$150,000
To support the education and outreach programming of the Community Access Testing and Education (CATE) mobile unit.
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State Health Community Health)
$41,150
To administer a flu vaccine outreach program reaching 1,500 individuals at vaccine clinics in Central Pennsylvania.
United Disabilities Services Foundation
$100,000
To hire a full-time doctorate level occupational therapist for the Advanced Care Management Solutions (ACMS) program, who will create care plans and home environment recommendations to improve the client's ability to live safely and thrive in their home environment.
Chronic Disease
Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC)
$91,500
To support at least three Federally Qualified Health Centers in Pennsylvania offer a self-monitoring blood pressure pilot for post-partum women.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$250,000
To support the Talent Attraction program expansion at Allegheny Health Network.
Boys and Girls Club of America
$200,000
To support the Boys and Girls Club of America's National Youth Mental Health Partnership to combat the youth mental health crisis.
West Virginia University Health System
$1,000,000
To support the Food for Mountaineers program which aims to increase access to nutritious food for West Virginia residents in Wheeling and Martinsburg areas through a partnership with InComm Healthcare to provide a pre-funded debit card that can be used on "Healthier for You" items at local Dollar General stores.
Education
The Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health
$10,000
To sponsor the 2023 Pennsylvania Oral Health Summit: Paving the Road to Equity being held on November 15-17, 2023, in Harrisburg.
Service Delivery Systems
East Liberty Family Health Care Center
$200,000
To support the hiring of clinical staff including medical assistants and nurses.
Chronic Disease
American Cancer Society
$100,000
To support the continuation of the colorectal cancer quality improvement screening interventions project in partnership with three new Pennsylvania Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Sheep Inc. Health Care Center
$50,000
To support the Chronic Disease Eye Screening program through purchasing a retina camera and associated materials and to assist with technology and staffing expenses.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$125,000br>
To support the continuation of Heart to Heart, a cardiovascular disease management program in the Northside of Pittsburgh.
The Pennsylvania State University: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Penn State Health)
$50,000
To serve as presenting sponsor for Black Maternal Health Week, April 11–17, 2024 in Harrisburg and surrounding areas.
Pennsylvania United Way Agencies
$1,196,000
To support twenty-three United Way agencies in Pennsylvania.
Family Health
Casa San Jose
$50,000
To support the Steps for Autism Family Education (S.A.F.E.) program.
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
$100,000
To support the new 6th Street Community Vision Center through the hiring of an optometric assistant and patient service representative.
Service Delivery Systems
Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania (FCAP)
$172,700
To continue building the infrastructure and visibility to systemically support free clinics throughout Pennsylvania.
Highlands Health: Laurel Highlands Free and Charitable Medical Clinic
$70,000
To support Highlands Health's transition to becoming a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
$100,000/2 years
To expand comprehensive dental services for individuals experiencing complex cleft palate and related conditions.
North Side Christian Health Center
$150,000
To support the salaries of behavioral health therapists and family medicine physicians to increase the health center’s capacity to provide health care.
Western Berks Free Medical Clinic
$60,000
To support the expansion of Western Berks Free Medical Clinic to a second location in Reading, Pennsylvania, that will provide greater access to care for uninsured and underinsured individuals.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network — Cardiovascular Institute
$125,000
To support the Heart to Heart Health two-year pilot initiative which will address hypertension an dheart failure in the North Side of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny Health Network — Jefferson Hospital Emergency Department
$230,000
To support salaries, training, and equipment for two community health workers for the Front Door Initiative for Social Emergency Medicine.
East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Inc.
$200,000
To purchase a mobile medical and dental van to provide health care to individuals living in the top nine uninsured, underinsured, and underserved zip codes throughout the East Liberty Family Health Care Center service area.
Project Destiny
$885,000
To support Project Destiny's Thrive18 SDOH community initiative.
Family Health
MAYA Organization
$50,000
To increase the impact of the perinatal support program through the implementation of the JJ Way, a health care delivery program approach to reduce health disparities in preterm birth and low-birth-weight babies in at-risk populations.
Vitalant
$90,000
To support the Blood Science Foundation’s Regional Blood Donation Challenge campaign.
Service Delivery Systems
A Call to Care, Inc.
$100,000
To support A Call to Care's (ACTC) free two-day dental clinic called Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh's (MOMPGH) and its newly established Rural Clinic Expansion program. MOMPGH will be held August 5-6, 2022 at the Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Highlands Health: Laurel Highlands Free and Charitable Medical Clinic
$55,000
To support Highlands Health's plan to transition from a Free Clinic to a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike.
Improving Capacity for Pennsylvania's Free Clinics
$425,000
To provide capacity building grants through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to free clinics throughout Highmark Foundation’s 62 county service region in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania CASA Association
$82,500
To build additional training curriculums for the existing Healthcare Advocacy program to include Advocating for Health Equity: Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and LGBTQ+ Health Disparities in the child Welfare System.
PG Charities
$100,000 "Sponsorship"
Presenting sponsor of the 2022 Goodness section in the Post-Gazette. The purpose of the Goodness section is to spread good news happening in the Pittsburgh region.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network – Moving the Needle of Health Equity 2.0
$150,000
To support the Moving the Needle of Healthy Equity 2.0 program which will provide screenings and vaccination clinics to populations with disproportionally poor health outcomes in partnership with community organizations.
Allegheny Health Network – Talent Attraction Program Jefferson (TAPJ)
$190,000
To support the Talent Attraction Program at Jefferson Hospital, a comprehensive allied helath program designed with direct career ladders within the hospital to bring employment to underrepresented populations in the South Hills and Mon Valley region.
Allegheny Health Network – George J. Magovern, Sr. Clerkship
$10,000
To support the George J. Magovern, Sr. Underrepresented Minority Scholars Program.
Family Health
Project Build Them Up, Inc.
$168,000
To support the Passport 2 Fitness program, a customized health and wellness program including fitness training, nutritional empowerment, COVID-19 testing, health education, and assessments in partnership with the faith-based community on the north Side of Pittsburgh.
Service Delivery Systems
Adagio Health
$168,000
To support the Adagio health Women Veterans Needs Assessment which will identify the services and supports needed by women veterans who receive health care services from Adagio health, gaps in the availability of those services, and the unmet needs that Adagio can address to better support women veterans.
Free Medical Clinic of DuBois
$25,000
Improving Capacity for Pennsylvania’s Free Clinics request for proposals focused on innovative preventive health programs and services or expanding existing services in the areas of behavioral health, chronic disease management, data infrastructure, or staffing costs.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$5,000,000
To support Allegheny Health Network's Financial Assistance Program which provides financial aid for patients with limited or no medical insurance.
The Advanced Leadership Institute, Inc. (TALI)
$200,000
To support TALI's programming that contributes to the development of Black professionals in the Pittsburgh region.
Service Delivery Systems
Face2Face Healing, Inc.
$116,000
To support the organization's expansion by hiring an additional clinical therapist.
Chronic Disease
The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania
$75,000
To support the National Diabetes Prevention Program expansion, education and awareness efforts into Crawford and Venango counties.
Community Health
Allegheny Health Network
$1,100,000
To support AHN’s nursing scholars pilot program, an effort to address the critical shortage of nurses.
Caring Foundation
$250,000
To support peer support programs for grieving children and adults at The Caring Place.
The Erie Community Foundation
$25,000
A planning grant to explore the feasibility of implementing the Supporting Housing Project and Pipeline for Erie County.
Friendship Circle
$100,000
To support the development of a new Teen Wellness Initiative, a combination of programs focused on reducing the stigma associated with mental health and wellness support and educating and engaging teens on health and wellness topics.
Inroad, Inc.
$75,000
To support the continuation of the INROADS internship and scholarship program to improve the diversity of talent across the
Highmark Health enterprise.
Manchester Bidwell Corporation
$250,000
To support Bidwell Training Center's medical career training programs over two years.
Family Health
Adagio Health
$25,000
To support the 2023 Annual Better Health Outcomes Speaker Series as the Better Health Champion Presenting Sponsor.
Destiny of Faith
$44,000
To support the Faith-Based Health Collaborative’s programs including, quarterly health workshops, the minority health summit and the Pastor's Luncheon.
Maternal & Family Health services
$100,000
To provide oral health services to low-income pregnant and post-partum women and children enrolled in the Circle of Care program.
Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH)
$75,000
To sponsor a three-part educational series in 2023 addressing African American, Indian/Alaskan Native Americans’ health inequities and high maternal and infant death rates.
Service Delivery Systems
Hospital Central Services Blood Center dba Miller-Keystone Blood Center
$120,000
To support the Blood Donor Diversity program, an outreach and awareness effort to increase the number of Hispanic blood donors.
LGBT Center of Greater Reading
$160,000
To support the hiring of a program coordinator and two service coordinators to expand access to affirming primary care providers and increase care coordination of counseling and crisis intervention. The center will serve LGBTQ individuals located in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County.
Metro Community Health Center
$125,000
To hire two licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to support Metro Community Health Center’s capacity to address the growing needs of chronic care patients.
Northampton County Area Community College Foundation (NCC)
$37,700
To purchase two high technology, state-of-the-art Simulaids Casualty Care Rescue Manikins to improve NCC’s emergency medicine training program for emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical responder (EMR) and instructor certification.
Primary Care Health Services
$180,000
To support the expansion of the current dental health services program and addition of two new dental clinics.