Community Health Options’ 2025 Wellness Grant cycle opens soon, with five $10,000 grants available for Maine nonprofit organizations or projects that foster good nutrition, physical activity and healthy habits. Organizations can begin applying as early as Monday, March 10.
The grants help to fund projects that reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and associated complications like heart disease, stroke, vision problems and kidney disease.
“We’re committed to preventing diabetes and its complications by working to close gaps in healthcare for our Members,” said Kevin Lewis, CEO and president. “That commitment includes supporting local nonprofit organizations and projects focused on healthy lifestyles across Maine.”
About 10% of Maine’s population has been diagnosed with diabetes and more than 35% have prediabetes, with more than 6,800 Mainers being diagnosed every year, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Community Health Options laid the financial groundwork for its Community Benefit Expenditure program in 2019 and began awarding grants in 2020, working with the Maine Community Foundation to administer the funds.
The Community Health Options Community Benefit Expenditure Advisory Council oversees the program. The council is comprised of public health experts, community organizers, Community Health Options’ Board members and leadership team members, and people with decades of experience working in the nonprofit sector.
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