Mission

The mission of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation is to promote the wellness and well-being of Louisianians by supporting projects and programs for health or community well-being related causes. In pursuit of our mission, we are looking for new partners and programs that lift up Louisianians and empower everyday people to do extraordinary good.

We encourage you to contact us or meet with us about potential projects that support our mission. Potential areas of interest for our grantmaking programs are listed below. This list is neither exclusive nor exhaustive but may provide you with some guidance on what kinds of projects are of particular interest or priority to us right now.

 

Community Health ■  We most frequently fund community-level commitments to tackling health and quality of life issues. Our partners have completed work related to healthy eating, physical activity, mental health and more. 
Early Childhood Outcomes

■  We have funded many projects related to improving outcomes for Louisiana’s youngest children, particularly those who have high needs but who come from a low-income background. Specifically, we are interested in efforts to improve maternal health, birth outcomes, early childhood health outcomes, and related efforts.

Healthcare Workforce

■  The COVID-19 outbreak has worsened Louisiana’s shortages in key healthcare roles (doctors, nurses, mental health providers, and others). Community-level efforts to address these gaps and provide training for these high-need and high-growth job opportunities are a priority.

Geographic Focus ■  While we make grants all across Louisiana, there are certain regions of the state that are underrepresented in our grantmaking portfolio where we would like to cultivate new partnerships, specifically Acadiana and Southwest Louisiana.
Disaster Relief ■  We have made ongoing commitments to Louisiana communities responding to COVID-19 and natural disasters. We will continue to invest in and support families, neighborhoods and communities impacted by crisis and disasters.

 

Collective Impact Focus

We think community-level or collective effort will be needed to address big problems and as such we encourage applicants to submit collective impact projects for any of the areas of focus above.  Successful collective impact projects involve multiple organizations working together to:

  • Identify a pressing issue in community health and
  • Tackle the root causes of that issue through changes in policies, norms, practices, social supports, and the physical environment.

To guide thinking on what this could look like, we have created RFPs outlining how Collective Impact could work.

  • Collective Impact –Support collaborative efforts focused on improving a community’s most pressing issues.
  • Healthcare Workforce Development – Addressing critical shortages in nursing, primary care physicians and other allied health professionals in Louisiana.

 

Collective Impact Focus

We think community-level or collective effort will be needed to address big problems and as such we encourage applicants to submit collective impact projects for any of the areas of focus above.  Successful collective impact projects involve multiple organizations working together to:

  • Identify a pressing issue in community health and
  • Tackle the root causes of that issue through changes in policies, norms, practices, social supports, and the physical environment.

To guide thinking on what this could look like, we have created RFPs outlining how Collective Impact could work.

  • Collective Impact — Support collaborative efforts focused on improving a community’s most pressing issues.
  • Healthcare Workforce Development – Addressing critical shortages in nursing, primary care physicians and other allied health professionals in Louisiana.

 

Let’s start a conversation…

If you have questions or would like to meet with a staff member from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation about a project you have in mind, contact us at (225) 298-7979 or email BCBSLAFoundation@bcbsla.com