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School Wellness Grants

To support health at our South Carolina schools, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation launched the Wellness Inspired School Environments (WISE) grant opportunity for K-12 public and private, nonprofit schools.

Applications are currently not being accepted for the WISE grant opportunity.

About WISE Grants

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

The Foundation partnered with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG) through its Healthy Schools Program to help more schools complete their action plans for creating healthier education environments. WISE grants address AHG evidence-based action item(s) in one or more of these six required topic areas:

  1. Policy and Environment
  2. Nutrition Services
  3. Smart Snacks
  4. Health and Physical Education
  5. Physical Activity
  6. Employee Wellness

We are committed to improving the health outcomes of school-aged children.

Read the story on WISE grants

The Foundation supports efforts to address locally-determined priorities.

See our grant recipients

Impact

Eat Smart Move More South Carolina

The Foundation helped support their Let's Go Initiative, which addresses obesity and the associated risk factors in specific SC counties.