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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards $2M in Community Grants 

Funding will support 84 programs focused on improving the health of Texans

June 18, 2025

RICHARDSON, Texas — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is proud to award $2 million in Blue Impact℠ grants to 84 community-based organizations statewide. The organizations are focused on improving health care access and addressing social factors that impact Texans' health.  

 The 2025-2026 Blue Impact grantees were selected following an extensive evaluation process. The grant program is part of BCBSTX’s efforts to support optimal health outcomes for all Texans. 

“Throughout our 95 years of serving Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas remains committed to the belief that lasting change is built through collective action and community-driven solutions,” said BCBSTX President Jim Springfield. “We’re honored to collaborate with Blue Impact grant recipients across the state, empowering their expertise and passion to strengthen local communities and inspire healthier futures.” 

BCBSTX’s grant program is focused on five pillars — economic opportunity and stability, nutrition, neighborhood and built environment, locally defined health solutions and optimal health outcomes. 

“It’s incredibly rewarding to see our Blue Impact grantees use this funding to enhance the health and well-being of underrepresented Texans,” said Patty Escoe, vice president of Texas plan operations. “For decades, we’ve worked in close collaboration with local community organizations, staying committed to sustainable solutions and aligning our investments where the data supports lasting change in people’s lives.” 

The 2025-2026 Blue Impact grantees are: 

Economic opportunity and stability

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Nutrition

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Neighboorhood and built environment

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Locally defined health solutions

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Optimal health outcomes 

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BCBSTX has awarded more than $27 million in grants to community organizations statewide since 2011, touching the lives of millions of Texas children and families.

Besides Blue Impact grants, BCBSTX also supports local communities through sponsorships, in-kind donations, employee volunteerism and disaster relief. In 2025, BCBSTX is investing an additional $2 million in grants to organizations that align with the Special Beginnings® Maternal and Infant Health Initiative aimed at improving health outcomes for Texas moms and babies. 

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Celebrating 95 years of helping improve the health of Texans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas — the only statewide, customer-owned health insurer in Texas — is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with more than 168,000 physicians and health care practitioners, and 550 hospitals to serve eight million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico). Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Media Contacts

Dawn Kahle
Parris Kane-Ariola
media@bcbstx.com 

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