Local Giving
To help us fulfill our mission of improving the health of the community one person at a time, Arizona Complete Health has developed a Community Reinvestment Program. This program provides philanthropic support for health and wellness initiatives and to community-based organizations that are working to improve the health of our local communities.
To be eligible to apply for our Community Reinvestment Program, applicants must be a 501c3, 501c6, 501c19, tribal nation, or an Arizona governmental entity (city, county or state, including traditional public schools), or have a qualifying fiscal agent. Applications/proposals are submitted through the Grant Portal.
Arizona Complete Health aligns our Corporate Giving investments with:
- Internally established priorities based on areas of concern among AzCH members
- County and local community health improvement plans
Some examples of Arizona Complete Health priorities include:
- Expanding wellness and prevention efforts, such as cancer screenings or flu shots
- Empowering individuals to manage chronic disease, such as diabetes, asthma or another chronic conditions
- Promoting substance abuse prevention and treatment to help educate, reduce stigma and encourage greater access to treatment
- Raising awareness about mental health, support and services to help educate the community, reduce stigma, promote greater access to services and support recovery and resiliency
- Building pathways that maximize independence and make accessing services easier for persons with disabilities and their families, no matter the disability
- Addressing social determinants of health, those factors in our lives that impact our ability to be healthy and stay healthy, such as housing, employment, nutrition, safety
To be eligible to apply for our Community Reinvestment Program, applicants must be a 501c3, 501c6, 501c19, tribal nation, or an Arizona governmental entity (city, county or state, including traditional public schools), or have a qualifying fiscal agent.
We welcome you to review our Community Impact Report! We're excited to share the progress and achievements we've made together over the past year.
See our previous report:
2025 GIVING TIMELINE
Organizations interested in applying for 2025 community giving funds should note that applications will be accepted until all funds are awarded. Below are key dates and details for Event Sponsorships, Outcomes-Based Grants, and Capital Grant Awards.
Please note the following:
- Event Sponsorship applications require an invitation code.
- Key project completion deadlines and final report submission dates.
- A tentative timeline for 2025 application openings.
2025 Event Sponsorships:
Applications open: Monday, January 6th, 2025
Applications close: We will post an application “Close Date” as we get closer to exhausted funds.
*Please note that event sponsorship requests will now require an invitation code and must also be
received at minimum 60 days prior to the event start date. Applications received within 60 days will be automatically rejected. You may request an invitation code by contacting the Community Relations Lead from your region.
2025 Outcomes-Based Partnerships:
Applications open: Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Applications close: Monday, March 31st , 2025
First Round of Awards Announced: March 14th, 2025
Final Round of Awards Announcement: April 11th, 2025
Project completion and final report due: 12 months after grant approval date.
**Please note that Outcomes-Based Partnership requests will need to be submitted no later than March 31, 2025 to be considered for 2025 funding.
2025 Capital Grant:
Grant Window Opens: Monday, June 2nd, 2025, 8 a.m.
Grant Applications Due and Closes: Thursday, July 31st, 2025, 5 p.m.
Awards Announced: Friday, September 26th, 2025
Project completion and final report due: 12 months after grant approval date.
Outcomes-Based and Sponsorships Webinars
Dates:
- January 7th, 2025 - 9:00 am – 10:00 am / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
- January 8th, 2025 - 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
- January 10th, 2025 - 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
2025 Capital Grant Webinars
Date:
- May 5th, 2025 - 9:00 am – 10:00 am / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
- May 7th, 2025 - 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
- May 9th, 2025 - 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm / VISIT THE REGISTRATION PAGE
Fulfilling its ongoing mission to improve the health of the community one person as a time, Arizona Complete Health (AzCH) targets philanthropic investments toward programs, projects and organizations that can demonstrate improving community-level health outcomes. AzCH aligns those investments with internally established priorities based on areas of concern among AzCH members.
All applications for philanthropic support must align to one or more of the following priorities. Please consider both statewide priorities (health outcomes and social determinants).
Please note, AzCH does not philanthropically fund any service that would otherwise be considered a billable service under one of our health plan products. If you’re interested in providing billable services to AzCH members, please visit our Become a Provider page.
Statewide Priorities/Areas of Alignment:
- 2025 Arizona Complete Health priorities:
- Health outcomes
- Autism
- Breast cancer screening/prevention
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Child well visits/immunizations (EPSDT)
- Children’s Dental Services
- Diabetes
- Health Equity
- Health Literacy
- Heart health
- Improved Coordination of Care
- Mental Health (Follow-up after hospitalization/ED visit)
- Pregnancy/Maternal Child Health (not covered by Medicaid)
- Preventive services for adults
- Substance abuse/misuse (including opioids)
- Suicide Prevention
- Veterans
- Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) – Non-medical factors that impact member health outcomes.
- Access to Outdoor Spaces
- Basic Amenities like Clothing and Diapers
- Childhood Development
- Criminal Justice Related Support (to reduce recidivism)
- Economic Stability
- Educational Activities
- Employment/Vocational Training
- Food Insecurity and/or Nutrition (for services that are not covered by medicaid)
- Health Equity
- Housing and/or Shelter (such as transitional housing, emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing subsidies, housing vouchers, eviction prevention interventions, movein assistance, and development of affordable or special population housing using a Housing First approach)
- Interpersonal and/or Environmental Safety
- Non-Medical Transportation (providing access to healthy food, food banks, and employment or employment navigation, community-based support programs, or to/from court or incarceration settings)
- Other Activities (which address specific adverse conditions negatively impacting health outcomes for specific Title XIX/XXI or Non-Title XIX/XXI populations and communities, including, but not limited to TRBHAs and Tribal populations)
- Other Programs (that address health-related social needs in the community)
- Other Value-Added Services (specified in ACOM Policy 404 Section C)
- Research Activities (that support a specific community activity that improves health outcomes. Research activities shall identify how the results will be used to improve member health-related social needs)
- Social Isolation and/or Enhance Social Support
- Utility Assistance Programs
- Workforce Development (for prospective and current members of the health care workforce, including but not limited to scholarships and tuition reimbursement)
- Health outcomes
Event Sponsorships
It is AzCH’s strong preference to directly fund programming with clear outcomes aligned to our funding priorities rather than sponsor events. However, we also understand some organizations that provide vital services in the communities we serve don’t have fundraising mechanisms other than events. Event sponsorships will be considered when there isn’t an option to directly fund an outcomes-based program, especially in communities with fragile social service infrastructure. Additionally, impactful educational events and workforce development opportunities such as professional conferences or community trainings will be considered for sponsorship. Organizations and causes supported by event sponsorships must align with the AzCH funding priorities.
Applications/proposals submitted through the portal are accepted on the below timeline, reviewed monthly* by an internal committee, and awarded based on anticipated impact on priority areas and available budget.
Please note that event sponsorship requests will now require an invitation code and must also be received at minimum 60 days prior to the event start date. Applications received within 60 days will be automatically rejected.
For the invitation code or any general questions about the AzCH community reinvestment program, please contact the AzCH Community Relations Lead for your area, listed below in the Community Reinvestment Application Process section.
Applications open: January 6th, 2025
Applications close: We will post an application “Close Date” as we get closer to exhausted funds.
*Review timeline subject to change
Outcomes-Based Partnerships (Programmatic Support)
The primary focus of our philanthropic support is to directly fund programs that have clear goals aligned to AzCH funding priorities. Applications/proposals submitted through the portal are accepted on the below timeline, reviewed monthly* by an internal committee, and awarded in two rounds, based on anticipated impact on priority areas and available budget.
Applications open: Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Applications close: Monday March 31st, 2025
First Round of Awards Announced: March 14th, 2025
Final Round of Awards Announcement: April 11th, 2025
Project completion and final report due: 12 months after grant approval date.
*Review timeline subject to change
Capital Grants
Arizona Complete Health may offer an annual competitive grant to provide funding for capital projects/campaigns, infrastructure needs, and other hard costs for programs aligned with the AzCH funding priorities. Applications will be accepted for, but not limited to, building/purchasing new facilities, improving/renovating/repairing existing facilities, obtaining vehicles, purchasing training materials, purchasing IT infrastructure such as computers and equipment.
Application opens: Monday, June 3, 2025, 8 a.m.
Application closes: Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5 p.m.
Awards Announced: Friday, September 27, 2025
THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT APPLICATION PROCESS
Arizona Complete Health considers requests for (1) outcomes-based partnerships (programmatic support), (2) event sponsorships, and (3) annual grant support for capital projects. Applications/proposals are submitted through the Grant Portal. Within the portal, you will find separate applications for all three types of support. Please fill out the application that best matches the type of support your organization is seeking.
All grant applications are reviewed by a Sponsorship Committee that encompasses health plan employees from different departments. Here are some demographics of our employees who serve on this committee:
- Race/Ethnicity
- 48% White
- 26% Hispanic/Latino
- 13% Other
- 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
- 4% Black or African American
- 4% Multiracial
- Gender Identity
- 48% Male
- 52% Female
- Disability Status
- 0% people with physical or cognitive disabilities
- Geography
- 78% Urban
- 22% Rural
- Education level
- 35% Bachelor’s Degree
- 35% Master’s Degree
- 4% Professional Degree
- 9% Doctorate Degree
Funding decisions are sent via email to the contact provided in the application. Once processed, organizations will receive funding via check from Centene Management Corporation within 45-60 days.
Please note, applications for event funding must be received at minimum 60 days prior to the event date to be considered for funding. Applications received inside of 60 days will be automatically rejected.
Applicants may request to meet with members of the AzCH Community Affairs Team to further explain the impact of your program, better understand our funding priorities, and discuss a potential application/proposal. A meeting is not required to submit an application/proposal, but is encouraged.
For more information or to arrange a meeting, please contact via email the AzCH Community Affairs lead in your area:
General Questions for:
Statewide & Pima County:
Greg Taylor
Regional Vice President, Community Affairs
Grtaylor@azcompletehealth.com
Statewide & Pinal County:
Melissa Dye
Lead/Community Relations Representative III
Jubia.M.Dye@azcompletehealth.com
Maricopa County:
Elena Cañez
Community Relations Representative III
Elaine.M.Canez@azcompletehealth.com
Cochise, Graham, Greenlee or Santa Cruz Counties:
Sally Holcomb
Community Relations Representative III
SHolcomb@azcompletehealth.com
Western Pima (Ajo Area), La Paz, Mohave, or Yuma Counties:
Maria Chavoya
Community Relations Representative III
MChavoya@azcompletehealth.com
Apache, Coconino, Navajo, Northern Mohave (Colorado City Area) or Yavapai Counties:
Anthony Mancini
Community Relations Representative III
Anthony.mancini@azcompletehealth.com
Gila County:
Tina Brown
Community Advocate
Tina.M.Brown@azcompletehealth.com
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