Highmark BluePrints - Large / Statewide Grants

Highmark BluePrints - Large / Statewide Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Delaware Community Foundation
Amount: US $51,000 - US $250,000
Last Updated: August 29, 2025

Summary

The Highmark BluePrints for the Community grant, administered by the Delaware Community Foundation, offers funding between $51,000 and $250,000 for health-related projects that address critical community needs in Delaware. Eligible nonprofits can apply for quarterly grants focused on healthcare access, economic stability, social context, and community infrastructure. Since 2007, this initiative has contributed over $27 million to improve health outcomes and advance equity across the state.

Overview

Delaware Community Foundation Each year, the DCF awards millions of dollars in grants to support the work of nonprofits addressing Delaware’s greatest needs and opportunities, with an eye to building opportunity and advancing equity. Most DCF grants are from donor advised funds. Nonprofits are invited to apply for the grant opportunities on this page, including the DCF’s Community Impact Grants, which are funded by generous donors who believe in our work to build opportunity and advance equity in Delaware. Highmark’s BluePrints for the Community Highmark BCBSD BluePrints is seeking grant proposals for health-related projects, programs and supportive services. BluePrints for the Community, administered by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed over $27 million to the community since its inception in 2007. Quarterly grants from Highmark’s BluePrints for the Community fund, administered by the DCF, support health-related projects, programs and supportive services. Priority areas are: Healthcare Access For example: preventative care, disease specific, health literacy, research, etc. Economic Stability for families and individuals For example: financial resources strains, food insecurity, housing stability, etc. Social and Community Context For example: mental health, physical activities, social connections, etc. Neighborhood and Built Environment For example: safety, transportation, environmental health, infrastructure, etc. Occasional Special Grants focused on meeting a more specific need may be announced in place of Standard Grants. Community priority areas are: increasing access to health care for uninsured/underserved, reducing health disparities in minority communities, supporting early childhood development with initiatives focused on health, recruiting and training health care professionals and addressing social determinants of health. Funding An organization can request between $51,000 - $250,000 for a program/project in a grant funding cycle. If your request is $50,000 and under, please apply to the SMALL Grants program found in the grant portal. If you are seeking funding greater than $250,000, please contact us before submitting an application. Funds may be used to support health programs/projects being led by the submitter in partnership with other community-based and/or minority-led organizations.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the following criteria:Be a nonprofit defined as tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) Public Charity of the Internal Revenue or a non-revenue generating government agency providing community services.Highmark Delaware only accepts applications from qualified 501(c)3 Public Charites or eligible government agency (must operate to serve the public good and not generate revenue, i.e. libraries, parks, public school districts; not the office of Management & Budget or the Division of Revenue).Be located and operate in the state of Delaware, with the majority of the program/initiative being administered in Delaware.Organizations with an active BluePrints for the Community grant are eligible to apply for this opportunity.