Community Health Funding Report

Louisiana

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Southern Grantmaking and Kellogg

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which includes in its three main priorities support for children's health and well-being, appears ready

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State Funders Include Health as a Priority

The following are private givers which award funds for health and health-related activities within the state or region within the state.

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(PRIVATE GRANTS) LA Foundation Grants Promote Solutions to Health, Community Problems

The Rapides Foundation opens competition for its Program Opportunity grants.

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(HEALTH) HHS Sets Aside $100M to Extend Health Care

 Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Health Resources & Services Admin., HRSA); Program: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Infrastructure to Expand Access to Care(CFDA Number: 93. 502) (Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-11-126); Eligibility: Public and private institutions of higher education...

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(ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) Efforts in AR, LA, NM, OK & TX Eligible

One of the priority areas is the training of healthcare professionals, community workers, and other trained individuals on environmental management of asthma so they can counsel people with asthma.

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(DISABILITIES) Center Will Provide Technical Assistance in Eight States

The center will oversee efforts in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

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(MEDICAID) LA Uses Stimulus Funds, Reshuffles Programs

Rather than cutting services or provider reimbursements, Louisiana Dept. of Health & Hospitals (DHH) Secy. Alan Levine decides to use $4.9 million in one-time funding through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (PL 111-5) to help close the state's $308 million budget shortfall. T...

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(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) PeyBack Gives Back in IN, TN & LA

Programs that provide physical activity for at-risk children are among the foundation's key funding priorities.

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(HEALTH IT) Recovery Act Funds Expand Electronic Health Records

As the Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) dedicates nearly $30 million in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5) funding to community health systems across the country, one grantee details how his facilities will use the funds to save money and improve patient care. The grants, ad...

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MINORITY HEALTH: Funds Back HIV Prevention in AL, LA, MS

An applicant must represent a multi-state collaborative partnership to address health disparities and gaps in health services across the Delta Region States of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

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