What We Fund

As one of California's largest health philanthropies, we support organizations on the front lines of health care and domestic violence. We organize our funding through the following priority areas and consider requests for funding through online Letters of Inquiry (LOIs). LOIs are considered based on alignment between the Foundation’s priorities and the project goals. We consider project support requests from organizations with active grants, including core support grantees.

Health Care and Coverage

Foster innovations in the healthcare safety net

Invest in provider performance measurement and improvement	Accepting LOIs
Facilitate integration and coordination among providers	Accepting LOIs
Cultivate models for more efficient, high quality and cost effective primary care	Accepting LOIs
Advance new models for meeting a growing demand for services	Accepting LOIs

Cultivate adaptive leadership within the healthcare safety net

Broad-based leadership education for emerging leaders and clinic executive teams	Invitation only
Targeted technical assistance to help leaders implement a performance improvement culture	Invitation only

Promote policies and practices that advance our impact

Support state and local government efforts to maximize coverage expansion and system performance under health reform	Invitation only
Identify and inform discussion on options for addressing the needs of populations not covered by the ACA	Accepting LOIs
Encourage a focus on delivery-system integration for the next Medi-Cal waiver	Invitation only
Promote value-based health care purchasing by public payers that ensures a stronger safety net	Accepting LOIs

Build the capacity of California safety net providers

Provide general operating support for community health centers	2013 Community Health Center Core Support Initiative Accepting Applications: We are currently accepting invitation-only applications for the 2013 Community Health Center Core Support Initiative. Applications are due by 5pm, June 7, 2013. Note: Applications must be submitted using a specific link. Contact Gwyneth Tripp (gwyneth.tripp@blueshieldcafoundation.org) for more information.
Incentivize high performance (improved health outcomes, better patient experience, & lower cost of care)	Accepting LOIs
Invest in technology infrastructure enhancements	Invitation only
Build a learning network for safety-net providers	Invitation only

Blue Shield Against Violence

Foster innovations in domestic violence services

Expand and diversify entry points to DV services	Accepting LOIs
Strengthen cultural competence in DV service provision	Invitation only
Promote collaboration among health care and DV service providers	Accepting LOIs
Invest in potential “game changers” for DV prevention	Invitation only

Cultivate adaptive leadership within California’s domestic violence fields

Support DV leaders to be collaborative, innovative, and become strategic & systemic thinkers	Invitation only
Facilitate connections and “networked leadership” within the field and extending to health care providers	Invitation only

Promote policies and practices that advance our impact

Engage new funding partners around an integrated, cross-field approach to DV	Invitation only
Invest in efforts to make DV service integration and prevention part of state and national healthcare policy discussions	Accepting LOIs
Strengthen intersections between DV, violence prevention, and women’s health systems	Invitation only
Shape policy dialogue and implementation on critical topics for DV prevention and services	Invitation only

Build the capacity of California’s domestic violence service providers

Sustain DV services through general operating support	Invitation only
Invest in promising organizational practices	Accepting LOIs
Strengthen regional and state DV networks	Accepting LOIs
Support coordinated community responses to DV	Accepting LOIs

Next Steps

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