Elevance Health Foundation: Behavioral Health Grant

Elevance Health Foundation: Behavioral Health Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Elevance Health Foundation
Last Updated: March 04, 2026

Summary

The Elevance Health Foundation's Behavioral Health Grant aims to address significant challenges in mental health and substance use disorders. With a commitment of up to $90 million over three years, the Foundation seeks partnerships with nonprofits to enhance treatment access, promote prevention strategies, and alleviate loneliness among affected individuals. This initiative emphasizes innovative solutions and measurable outcomes, targeting both national and local programs, particularly in states with pressing health disparities.

Overview

As the philanthropic arm of Elevance Health, Inc., the Elevance Health Foundation promotes the organization’s commitment to improving lives and communities. For 25 years, we’ve been committed to, connected with, and invested in communities across the country. It all started with our signature Healthy Generations program, through which the Foundation targeted specific preventable health concerns while addressing the disparities and social drivers that affect them. By using innovative social-mapping technology and by analyzing public-health data, we gained a snapshot of the major health issues affecting each state, which allowed us to drill down to the zip-code level and target initiatives positively affecting the conditions that matter most. We called this “putting science behind the art of grantmaking.” In 2021, the effects of COVID-19, together with social unrest, began to call attention to racial inequities and health disparities that have plagued our communities for too long and resulted in poorer health outcomes. Recognizing that health is so much more than healthcare, and understanding the needs of our communities, the Elevance Health Foundation redefined its approach and tightened its focus. Over a three-year period (July 2021–July 2024), the Foundation committed up to $90 million toward partnerships and programs that improved maternal health, encouraged food as medicine, reduced substance use disorders, and supported community resiliency and disaster relief. We are proud to report that the Foundation has exceeded its commitment and awarded $97.3 million in grants, providing funding to over 12,000 nonprofit partners across the country. The Foundation will continue to focus its efforts in four key areas: Maternal/Infant Health, Food as Medicine, Behavioral Health, and Community Resiliency & Disaster Relief. Behavioral Health Grant As a catalyst for positive change, the Elevance Health Foundation drives innovative and scalable solutions to address physical, behavioral, and social needs through a multi-lever approach to community investment. Over the next five years, we will continue our grantmaking focus on substance use disorder (SUD) and expand our support to include mental health (MH) initiatives. We invite qualified nonprofits with a history of successful community initiatives to join us in this mission. The Foundation will prioritize funding for programs that increase the number of individuals receiving treatment for MH and/or SUD, support prevention and early-intervention strategies, and seek to reduce loneliness among individuals with these disorders. Types of Programs / Locations Elevance Health will consider proposals from qualified organizations across the U.S. with an emphasis on: National programs. Promoting scalable and sustainable systemic change, or Local programs. Implementing relevant interventions in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. Grant Program Goals Elevance Health Foundation is requesting proposals for programs and initiatives that support one or more of the following goals: Achieve a percent increase in the number of individuals receiving treatment services for MH and/or SUDSupport prevention and early intervention strategies to reduce risks and harms associated with MH and/or SUDReduce social isolation and feelings of loneliness among individuals with MH and/or SUD

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:Proof of status as a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization under one of these Internal Revenue Code subsections:170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Receives substantial support from governmental units or the general public509(a)(2). Normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income, and more than one-third from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes509(a)(3). Operated solely for the benefit of and in conjunction with other exempt organizations (public charities): Type I, Type II, or Type III functionally integratedClearly define measures and accountability standards, including key milestones Track and record long-term outcomes of program effectiveness and sustainable change