Connected Healthy Lives Grant

Connected Healthy Lives Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Humana Foundation
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The Connected Healthy Lives Grant, provided by the Humana Foundation, aims to enhance health equity by removing social barriers to health. It supports community organizations in delivering essential services such as suicide prevention and nutritional literacy. The grant focuses on fostering emotional connections and lifelong wellness through collaboration across various states, ensuring that all individuals have access to healthy choices that can improve their quality of life.

Overview

Every day, people face a multitude of choices that may affect their health and quality of life. In many communities, these choices are limited by factors beyond a person’s control. That is why we are expanding healthy choices for communities and creating more equitable health outcomes by working to eliminate the social and structural barriers to health. Our goals We create healthy emotional connections as a vital part of our holistic approach to care. We shape a healthier approach to nutrition that supports lifelong health and wellbeing. We deploy our knowledge and resources as stewards of good health in communities across the country. Our approach The Humana Foundation partners with local communities and trusted community organizations in Louisville, KY, Texas, Florida and Louisiana to create a network of support for people confronting life’s challenges, regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, or gender identity. We connect people to various programs and services committed to suicide prevention, substance abuse treatment, foster grandparent programs, and more. We collaborate with community ecosystems to advance nutritional literacy and food security so people can have consistent and reliable access to healthy food. From awareness initiatives for seniors to community food systems and food mapping pilot programs, we empower people on their health journey. We ground our work in the needs and desires of those we serve, performing data analytics to advance collective learning and creating real, measurable impact that improves lives.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible organizations must be one of the following: Recognized by and registered with the United States I.R.S. as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Accredited public or private pre-K - 12 schools or school districts or public or non-profit colleges and universities to which contributions are tax deductible under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States

Ineligibility

These ineligible organizations may include, but are not limited to, the following: Organizations that do not comply with the Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy. The Humana Foundation will not knowingly provide support to organizations that discriminate against a person or group based on age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief. Organizations that provide benefits directly to Humana associates or their families, such as trips, tours, internships, tuition, event tickets, parking privileges, club dues, products and services, or discounts on products or services. Religious organizations, unless the specific program is designated as non-denominational in nature and benefits a broad range of the community (e.g., soup kitchen, homeless shelter). Note: religious organizations must go through a nomination process and be vetted by Humana Foundation. Gifts to entities classified as private foundations or Donor Advised Funds (contributions out of a Donor Advised Fund to an eligible organization as described above would be eligible for matching with donation receipt).