School-Based Health Alliance

About School-Based Health Alliance

School-Based Health Alliance centers its grantmaking on school-based health care, with its largest recent awards flowing to Connecticut providers and school districts that expand access to primary care, behavioral health, and related student services. The pattern is clear in the recent grant list: Child and Family Agency of SE CT Inc in New London received $2,012,561 in 2025, while Integrated Health Services Inc in East Hartford received $851,717 the same year. Those awards sit alongside support for Community Health Center Inc, United Community and Family Services Inc, and other local partners that operate at the intersection of health care and education. The foundation’s funding aligns with its stated aim to advance and expand school-based health care to support health equity for children and adolescents. Its grantmaking reaches clinical care and the systems around it, including care coordination, training and technical assistance, policy and federal advocacy, data collection, and oral health and vision services. Grants also support school-linked access points such as public schools, health centers, and family agencies. Recent awards show a strong emphasis on organizations serving children and adolescents through school-centered health infrastructure rather than through individuals.

What School-Based Health Alliance Funds

The foundation supports a broad set of school health functions, but several recurring themes stand out in the recent grants. In primary and preventive care, Community Health Center Inc in Middletown received $781,480 in 2025, reflecting support for access to essential health services delivered through school-linked systems. Behavioral and mental health is another consistent focus: Family Center Inc in Greenwich received $845,379 in 2025 for work tied to school-based health services. Education-facing health services also appear in the grant list. Hartford Public Schools received $401,354 in 2025, showing that school districts themselves can be direct recipients when the work supports student health services. The foundation also funds capacity-building and systems work beyond Connecticut: University of Maryland Baltimore received $386,535 in 2024 for an adolescent and youth adult health capacity building program, and Apex Education Inc in Albuquerque received $146,400 in 2024 for a human services interoperability innovations project.

How School-Based Health Alliance Gives