Be Healthy School Grant Program
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will make available $250,000 and award grants up to $10,000 to schools across the state that enroll students in grades K through eight. The grants are for the implementation of school-based health and wellness programs that emphasize increased physical activity and nutritional education during the school year. Grant requests are generally accepted between January and April.
Guidelines for Consideration
To be eligible for funding a school must:
- Be located in Alabama
- Serve students in grades K-8 (must serve at least one of these grades)
- Must be public or private school
- Awards are payable to schools only
Not Eligible for Support
- Sports leagues or teams of individual schools
- Any activity deemed inappropriate by BCBSAL
How to Apply
All funding requests must be submitted online.
For additional information about The Be Healthy School Grant Program, please contact Heidi Ramey at hramey@bcbsal.org or 205-220-6881 or CommunityRelations@bcbsal.org or 205-220-7821.
Recipients
In our commitment to help prevent childhood obesity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama’s Be Healthy School Grant Program supports schools throughout Alabama. The grants are for the implementation of school-based health and wellness programs, emphasizing increased physical activity or nutritional education during the school year.
NOTE: The following schools were chosen to receive the grant during the 2021-2022 school year.
| School | City | County |
| Andalusia Elementary | Andalusia | Covington |
| Asbury Elementary | Albertville | Marshall |
| Columbia Elementary | Madison | Madison |
| Dannelly Elementary | Montgomery | Montgomery |
| Edgewood Elementary | Selma | Dallas |
| Greenville Middle | Greenville | Butler |
| McCalla Elementary | Bessemer | Jefferson |
| Hackleburg Elementary | Hackleburg | Marion |
| Highland Avenue Elementary | Montgomery | Montgomery |
| Highland Home School | Highland Home | Crenshaw |
| Homewood Middle | Homewood | Jefferson |
| Horseshoe Bend High | New Site | Tallapoosa |
| Hueytown Intermediate | Hueytown | Jefferson |
| I3 Academy | Birmingham | Jefferson |
| James L. Cowart Elementary | Athens | Limestone |
| McCalla Elementary | Bessemer | Jefferson |
| Monroe Intermediate | Lower Peach Tree | Monroe |
| Moody Elementary | Moody | St. Clair |
| Moundville Elementary | Moundville | Hale |
| Pleasant Home School | Andalusia | Covington |
| Saraland Elementary | Saraland | Mobile |
| Valley Head School | Valley Head | DeKalb |
| Vina School | Vina | Franklin |
| Wedowee Middle | Wedowee | Randolph |
| West Decatur Elementary | Decatur | Morgan |
| Wetumpka Middle | Wetumpka | Elmore |
| Wilson Hall Middle | Grove Hill | Clarke |