Application Process for 2020 Louisville-Based Community Partners Program Opens
January 08 2020 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
– Program will award $2.2 million in
grants to local organizations via a two-pronged approach to
creating greater health equity for all residents
– Proposals from nonprofits that directly
address the underlying causes that impact health equity will be
best positioned to receive funding
The Humana Foundation, philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. (NYSE:
HUM) for the past 38 years, today announced the details of its 2020
Community Partners Program. Through this initiative, The Humana
Foundation will award $2.2 million to Louisville-area
organizations working to make the city a more appealing place for
all.
The 2020 Community Partners Program will feature a two-pronged
approach to creating greater health equity in Louisville. Local
organizations may apply for awards ranging from $25,000 to a
maximum of $100,000. A portion of available Community Partners
Program funds will support local organizations with continuing
Humana and Humana Foundation relationships.
Application details for the 2020 Community Partners Program
include:
- Applications are available from January 6 to February 21 at
HumanaFoundation.org, with award recipients announced in late
May.
- Special consideration will be given for collaborative proposals
among nonprofits, grassroots organizations and other sectors with
joint applications.
- Grants will be for $100,000, $50,000, or $25,000, with
collaborators sharing funds they receive.
“We are committed to improving and sustaining health equity in
our headquarters city, and we are committed to making Louisville a
more appealing place for all who live here,” said Walter D. Woods,
CEO of The Humana Foundation. “This year’s Community Partners
Program includes a dual strategy. By funding organizations with
existing relationships and opening program funding applications to
the community at large, The Humana Foundation will have the
greatest possible impact on quality of life and quality of place
for all residents.”
Selection Criteria
As The Humana Foundation works to determine grant recipients, it
will use the following criteria:
- Strong alignment to focus areas, including nutrition and food
security, shelter, personal safety, healthcare services, built and
natural environment, arts and culture, and education and early
childhood development.
- Strong alignment to Humana values: Inspire health, cultivate
uniqueness, pioneer simplicity, rethink routine and thrive
together.
- Focus on inclusion, diversity and equity.
- Data-based evidence of past success.
- Focus on building sustainable solutions for program and
participants.
- Broad reach in terms of people impacted.
- Collaboration across community and among community
organizations.
- Broader impacts for participants and community.
Special consideration will be given to those applications
that:
- Propose collaborative initiatives from diverse and inclusive
organizations that address the underlying factors that impact
health equity, etc.
- Propose initiatives with a strong focus on inclusion,
diversity, equity and belonging, breaking down barriers that
keep all Louisville citizens from engaging the many services and
opportunities our city has to offer. This includes working to make
individuals in marginalized populations feel more included,
connected and welcome in our community.
Initiatives taking place in the following counties in the
Louisville-area will be considered:
- Kentucky: Bullitt; Hardin; Henry; Jefferson; Nelson; Oldham;
Shelby; Spencer; Washington
- Indiana: Clark; Floyd; Harrison
The 2020 Community Partners Program features an expanded
emphasis on skills-based volunteerism programs for Humana employees
in the Louisville area. Humana employees reported more than 77,000
volunteer hours in Kentucky from January through November 2019. The
2020 Community Partners Program will build on this and make it easy
for Humana employees to put their strongest business skills to work
for areas nonprofits, increasing their capacity, access and
sustainability.
Organizations interested in applying for one of these grants
will do so from Monday, January 6, through Friday, February 21. The
Humana Foundation expects to announce the recipients of the grants
in mid-May. Interested organizations may access the online
application by visiting The Humana Foundation’s website. As in
previous years, Humana employees in Louisville will have an
opportunity to help The Humana Foundation determine grant
recipients via an employee vote.
About the Humana
Foundation
The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the
philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading
health and well-being companies. Located in Louisville, Ky., the
Foundation seeks to co-create communities where leadership,
culture, and systems work to improve and sustain positive health
outcomes. For more information, visit humanafoundation.org.
Humana and The Humana Foundation are dedicated to Corporate
Social Responsibility. Our goal is to ensure that every business
decision we make reflects our commitment to improving the health
and well-being of our members, our employees, the communities we
serve, and our planet.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience with the
goal of making health care easier to navigate and more
effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at humana.com,
including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission filings
- Most recent investor conference presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information.
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