State Health Foundation To Hand Out $16 Million in Grants

In a substantial backing of private efforts to improve health care in the state, the New York State Health Foundation is handing out $16 million in grants to a total of 72 programs across 22 counties in New York.

The grants support efforts to cut health care cost concerns, to expand access to health insurance, and to target what the foundation calls a diabetes "epidemic."

"While we are proud of the sheer breadth and scope of these grants, it is the mission and goal of every single grantee that is making this round of grants so important," the president and CEO of the foundation, James Knickman, said.

"Most of these organizations are tackling a challenge about how to deliver health care better or prevent illness better that can have a long-term impact on the high costs of health care in New York State," Mr. Knickman said.

The grants span every major region of the state, and were selected through three rounds of grantmaking. They range from $23,000 to more than $1 million.