Grant Process

Overview

The Highmark Foundation supports evidence-based initiatives and programs aligned with our mission — to improve the health, well-being and quality of life of individuals who reside in the Pennsylvania communities served by Highmark Inc.

We are especially interested in the health and well-being of our children, and we have created a five-year, $100 million children's health promotion initiative — Highmark Healthy High 5. The goal is to promote lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents to help them grow physically, mentally and emotionally.

To help achieve this goal, Highmark Healthy High 5 provides program grants to nonprofit organizations and School Challenge grants to schools.

For information about whether your organization or school qualifies for a Highmark Healthy High 5 grant, complete our eligibility screening.

5 Focus Areas

As part of the Highmark Foundation's commitment, we focus on providing support for evidence-based programs that address children's health promotion (ages 6-18) through the key areas of Highmark Healthy High 5.

Where possible, we look to support evidence-based programs that affect the communities that are served by Highmark and work collaboratively with nonprofit organizations and schools to leverage additional funding to support successful projects that can be replicated.

Highmark Healthy High 5 awards grants in the following areas:

• Nutrition — Includes support of programs that work directly with children and adolescents to promote nutrition and healthy eating habits through behavior-focused strategies.
• Physical Activity — Includes support of programs that work directly with children and adolescents to promote increased physical activity through behavior-focused strategies.
• Self-esteem — Includes support of programs that enhance children and adolescents' overall judgment of themselves, specifically their self-confidence and self-worth. The Highmark Foundation will only fund programs that have a specific self-esteem curriculum and an ability to show positive measurable outcomes.
• Bullying Prevention — Includes support of programs that create awareness and provide education about bullying.
• Grieving — (Nonprofits Only) Includes support of programs that directly assist grieving children and adolescents through education and support groups.

School Challenge grant final outcome reports are due one year after the grant is awarded
Schools that receive a Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant from the Highmark Foundation in 2008 are required to submit a final outcome report no later than one year from the date the grant was awarded. Final Reports can be sent to the Highmark Foundation at finalreports@highmarkhealthyhigh5.org or through the U.S. mail. Note: If you are sending your report via e-mail, please include the school district and school name in the subject line of the e-mail. Learn more.