Louisiana Community Health Grants
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Louisiana Healthcare Connections provides grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Priorities include:
- Address social determinants of health related to:
- Food security
- Job training and placement
- Remediation of health harming environmental factors
- Create health equity and eliminate health
disparities:
- Underserved communities
- Systematic barriers to care
- Inclusion and cultural sensitivity
- Increase preventive care, with a special focus in
2022 on:
- COVID-19 vaccinations
- Hepatitis C treatment
- Pediatric fluoride varnish
- Childhood and adolescent immunizations
- Cervical and colorectal cancer screenings
- Reduction in cesarean rates for low-risk, first-birth mothers
- Diabetes management and support
- Hypertension management and support
- Enhance Medicaid healthcare providers resources and
skills to:
- Leverage equity-based approaches to overcome health disparities
- Foster cultural sensitivity and diversity
- Integrate physical and behavioral healthcare
Eligible applicants are Louisiana based entities that serve the Medicaid population in the state, including:
- Nonprofit applicants (or their fiscal agents) that have 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) IRS designation and have been in operation for at least 3 years
- Schools
- Healthcare providers that are in-network with Louisiana Healthcare Connections and have been in operation for at least 3 years
Historically, grants have been made up to $20,000, with a project period of one year.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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