Community Grants
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia makes contributions to nonprofits, schools and government organizations to improve access to health care, inform health policy, and implement programs that promote and improve health. From safety net clinics to community gardens to initiatives that reduce chronic disease, we support health-impacting projects that align with our funding priorities. A committee assesses all proposals, and makes recommendations to fund or not.
To receive support from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Classified as a tax-exempt public charity under section 501(c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) of the U.S. Internal Revenue code or a governmental entity.
- Based in a county in our service area, and request for a project serving residents in one or more of the following counties: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, or Walton.
- Able to provide all required supporting documentation (990 tax return, audit, etc.).
- Submitted all outstanding Kaiser Permanente grant reports, if a previous grantee.
General Grants
The General Grant Application is now paperless. All applications and attachments must be submitted electronically during open grant cycles which are posted on the website; paper and email submissions will not be accepted. Eligible organizations will be required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Those whose projects most closely align with the Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Community Benefit priorities will be invited to submit an application.
For more information about our grant-making, please visit, please visit Kaiser Permanente Georgia Community Benefit.
Funding Priorities
Kaiser Permanente is committed to efforts that reduce health disparities by promoting health, and treating illness. The Community Benefit grants program supports health-improvement initiatives that:
- Support prevention strategies that promote health;
- Support treatment for prevalent chronic conditions that adversely impact underserved people.
PREVENTION – Our strategies support access to health care, knowledge gain/behavior change, and/or policy change resulting in reduced health disparities from increased nutrition, physical activity, or improved environments or social conditions for underserved populations
Nutrition – Increase access to fruits and vegetables
- Increase healthy food access, and/or nutrition education
- Implement Policy/Systems Change to Facilitate Increased Access to Healthy Food
Physical Activity – Incorporate Regular Exercise
- Increase Physical Activity Levels Using Evidence-Based /Best Practice programs
- Physical Activity Access Using Environmental Change
- Implement Policy/Systems Change to Facilitate Physical Activity
Environment – Improve quality of Life through Natural or Built Environmental Initiatives
- Air Quality Improvement, Greenspace Creation/Protection, and/or Other Health-Supporting Environmental Programs
- Implement Environmental Policy/Systems Change to Create or Support Sustainable Initiatives
School Health – Improve Students’ Health, School Attendance, and Academic Performance
- Implement proven nutrition and/or physical activity behavior change/access strategies
- Implement proven Social/Emotional Health Programs
Prevention Services – Increase Health Insurance Coverage or Preventive Care Utilization Among Vulnerable Populations
- Increase Enrollment in Health Insurance Programs
- Preventive Care, Vaccines, etc.
- Programs that Reduce Low Birth-Weight/Infant Mortality, Adolescent Pregnancy
TREATMENT – Strategies that promote treatment for underserved populations
Increase access to healthcare services for underserved communities
- Programs that Reduce Low Birth-Weight/Infant Mortality, Adolescent Pregnancy
- Reduce inappropriate emergency room visits
Manage Chronic Disease (Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, HIV/AIDS, or Hypertension)
- Provide healthcare, test/diagnostics, medication
- Provide education
Increase Behavioral Health Care Access
HEALTH PROFESSIONS – Impact the healthcare worker shortage in Georgia, particularly registered nurses, primary care physicians, and pharmacists
- Conduct proven Health Workforce Development Programs
Programs we cannot fund
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. does not fund:
- Private foundations
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, disability, medical condition or veteran status
- Capital campaigns
- Sports teams/events, and school yearbooks
- Organizations with an existing Kaiser Permanente of Georgia grant
- Political candidates or organizations
- Faith-based organizations that will use funds to teach or advance a religious ideology
- Organizations and programs outside the Kaiser Permanente of Georgia 28-county service area
