Thank you for your interest in working with the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation. The Foundation provides targeted grants for health and wellness projects that typically span a one-year period of time. The initiatives funded by the Foundation have a focus on healthy eating and exercise, with measurable outcomes demonstrating improvement in the health of Mississippians.
To be eligible for a grant from the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, your organization must:
- Be physically located in Mississippi
- Benefit the communities in Mississippi
- Serve the community with no discrimination by age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability
- Not duplicate or significantly overlap the work of public agencies
- Be one of the following: 1) 501(c)(3) charitable organization (but not a private foundation) and provide proof of such current designation in the form of an IRS determination letter; 2) Municipality; 3) University or College; or 4) K-12 School
- Cannot have a contractual relationship with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, its subsidiaries or affiliates
The first step in applying for a Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation grant is to submit a brief Letter of Inquiry. Please type directly into the form below to make your submission. It is important to not copy text from another document and paste it into this form because that can cause errors when you submit your inquiry, including preventing some text from submitting. Once your Letter of Inquiry has been reviewed, you will receive one of the following:
- A request for more information
- A request for a full grant application
- A letter informing you that the Foundation has elected not to fund your project
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