Awarded Grants

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation works to improve the health of the region, for children and adults. A list of awarded grants, the affiliated organizations and associated initiatives are listed below. Use this resource to learn more about the needs of the community and impact of the Foundation.

For more information, call 915-544-7636 or e-mail health@pdnhf.org.

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Project Title Priority Area Initiative Organization Grant Amount
Chefs en Acción HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Organizacion Popular Independiente, A.C. $57,034.74
Off to a Good Start: Eating Our Way to a Healthy Life HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Paso del Norte Children's Development Center $139,886.00
Amigos Healthy Eating and Healthy Living Program HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating The Mustard Seed Café -- A Community Cafe $37,436.30
HEAL 8 HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Border Partners $165,852.50
FreshStart at Kelly Center for Hunger Relief HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Kelly Center for Hunger Relief $238,480.00
Continental Cooking and Gardening for Adolescents and Teens HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $51,253.40
Cultivating health through foodways education in school and community spaces HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating La Semilla Food Center $409,291.81
Expansion and Adaptation of TasterSpace, a Food Education Program HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Desert Spoon Food Hub $173,626.00
Hands-On Cooking and Nutrition Education for El Paso Students and Families HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Common Threads $212,905.00
2022 Sabrosa Vida Program HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating El Paso Diabetes Association, Inc. $37,609.00
Arbol de Vida dba Tree of Life Children's Home and Comedor HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Eating Arbol de Vida $160,587.77
Opportunity Youth Action Network HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids The University of Texas at El Paso $25,000.00
Healthy Kids Backbone Organization 2022-2024 HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids United Way of El Paso County $554,637.68
NNA EN ACCIÓN (Niñas, niños y adolescentes en acción) HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Organizacion Popular Independiente, A.C. $165,269.62
Kids Can Youth Entrepreneur Program: Dissemination and Expansion HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico $200,000.00
More Teens, More Often HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Boys & Girls Club of Las Cruces, Inc. $93,785.80
Re-Conectando HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Desarrollo Juvenil del Norte, A.C. $69,369.76
Moving Montañas HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Inc. $92,400.00
Espacios seguros, de desarrollo y crecimiento para jóvenes HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Centro de Asesoria y Promocion Juvenil, A.C. $156,200.00
Conectando con ValorArte 2023-2024. Nueva generación HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario de Cd. Juarez, A.C. $55,330.00
Boys & Girls Club Connect HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso $5,259.10
Unidos Prosperamos HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Boy Scouts of America Yucca Council $148,691.40
Girl Empowerment Camps & Clubs HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Young Women's Preparatory Network $30,000.00
Healthy Kids Program HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids The EPC Museum/ La Nube $500,000.00
El Paso Opportunity Youth Action Network HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids The University of Texas at El Paso $100,000.00
Texas Opportunity Youth Network Innovation Fund HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Aspen Institute-Forum for Community Solutions $264,000.00
La Nube: Blue Sky Lab HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids The EPC Museum/ La Nube $500,000.00
Project ABLE (Art Brokers Learning Experiences) HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Creative Kids, Inc. $157,492.50
FEMAP en conexión 2023-2024 Más conectados más sanos. HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario de Cd. Juarez, A.C. $97,625.00
Socorro Youth in Culture (SY!C) Program HEALTHY LIVING Healthy Kids City of Socorro $49,800.00
Youth on the Move HEALTHY LIVING Physical Activity New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $135,990.46
Construyendo espacios saludables para niños y jóvenes HEALTHY LIVING Physical Activity Centro de Asesoria y Promocion Juvenil, A.C. $69,300.00
Movimiento Saludable HEALTHY LIVING Physical Activity Ciudadanos Comprometidos con la Paz, A.C. $154,822.80
Promoting Active Living Through Behavior Change HEALTHY LIVING Physical Activity The Regents of New Mexico State University $44,087.00
Diabetes Prevention and Management: Data and Referrals DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes PHIX $255,750.00
"Now What?" Diabetes Awareness and Advocacy Campaign DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes El Paso Diabetes Association, Inc. $922,565.00
Providing Technical Assistance and Evaluation For Regional Diabetes Efforts DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes The University of Texas at El Paso $96,064.00
Promotoras de Salud Working Group DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. $3,000.00
National Diabetes Prevention Program: Paso Del Norte region DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $48,399.54
Diabetes Education DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes El Paso Diabetes Association, Inc. $209,774.40
On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes - Otero DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $25,811.13
UTEP BBRC CHW led diabetes intervention capacity building DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes The University of Texas at El Paso $125,147.00
Aprende a cuidar de tí DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes Centro Familiar para la Integracion y Crecimiento, A.C. $41,472.00
Diabetes and the Dentist: Early Diabetes Detection, Education and Referral DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. $114,944.00
Diabetes Prevention Program DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes Project Vida Health Center $49,720.00
Diabetes Prevention Education Program for Community Outreach DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes The University of Texas at El Paso $33,790.00
Project VyBE DISEASE PREVENTION Diabetes Texas A&M University $218,784.50
The Paso del Norte Center at The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for texas $1,500,000.00
2021 MEC: Improving Systems to Improve Care: Building a Culture of CIT in Alamogordo DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium City of Alamogordo $151,731.00
ROTMENAS 2023: Contribuir a la respuesta coordinada frente a las necesidades y retos de la salud mental. DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium Comision de Salud Fronteriza Mexico-Estados Unidos $197,559.23
Local Collaborative 3 DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium Families and Youth, Inc $177,526.44
Help Me Grow El Paso DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium Paso del Norte Children's Development Center $98,183.02
Bilingual Psychiatry Residency Program at Project Vida Health Center DISEASE PREVENTION Behavioral Health Consortium Project Vida Health Center $330,000.00
West Texas Strong: A Trauma-Informed Care Consortium DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change El Paso Child Guidance Center $184,841.80
Mental Health Learning Library DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Emergence Health Network / El Paso MHMR $199,983.60
Science of Mental Health Pilot Program DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Insights-El Paso Science Center Inc. $58,570.00
Beyond Youth Mentorship: Building Resilience and Mental Health Wellness DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso $80,803.11
People Empower El Paso DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Family Service of El Paso, Inc. $195,662.52
Colonias Project Cares DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Texas A&M University $97,845.00
2022 TCI PLENA-MENTE DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Centro Caritativo para atencion de Enfermos de Sida A. C. $87,560.00
2022 TCI Autism PEERS DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $90,208.80
NAMI Stigma Reduction Rollout DISEASE PREVENTION Think.Change Families and Youth, Inc $114,203.98
2022-2023 Emergency Crisis Grant HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives El Pasoans Fighting Hunger $100,000.00
2022-2023 Emergency Crisis Response Grant HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Annunciation House $100,000.00
Leveraging Resources with Fundacion Paso del Norte HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Fundacion Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar, AC $558,564.22
2023-Leveraging Resources General Purpose Grant HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Paso del Norte Community Foundation $475,000.00
REALIZE Juarez Executive and Board Development HEALTH LEADERSHIP REALIZE Executive Fundacion Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar, AC $64,515.00
REALIZE Board Training HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives United Way of El Paso County $153,392.00
Improving Health Outcomes in the Paso del Norte Region - Support for the Hunt School of Dental Medicine HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. $5,000,000.00
2023 The La Fe Physical Therapy Clinic HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc. $25,000.00
Expanding Opportunities for Children and Youth with Disabilities HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Proyecto Santo Nino $25,000.00
Promoting Healthy Lives & Leaders in El Paso HEALTH LEADERSHIP Strategic Initiatives Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation $250,000.00
Empower Program: Pediatric Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Outpatient Education Healthy Eating and Active Living Diabetes El Paso Children's Hospital Foundation $495,244.20
Southwest Dona Ana Move Trail Healthy Eating and Active Living Physical Activity City of Las Cruces $350,000.00