Paso del Norte Health Foundation Invests $3.3 Million for Diabetes Prevention and Management Across the Region

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation invested $3,307,746 in grants to 24 organizations and programs to expand diabetes prevention, screening, education and management across the Paso del Norte region, including El Paso, southern New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The grants support evidence-based community programs that help residents prevent diabetes, manage the disease, and connect with health care and local resources.

These investments put the Foundation’s newly approved 2026–2030 Diabetes Initiative Strategic Plan into action by supporting evidence-based community programs, strengthening diabetes care, and helping residents access prevention services and disease management resources.

In El Paso County, an estimated 15.3% of adults, or approximately 94,000 people, live with diabetes. This rate exceeds the Texas rate of 12.6% and the national rate of 11.3%. Through these investments, the Foundation aims to strengthen community-based diabetes prevention and management and improve health outcomes across the region.

The 24 organizations receiving grants are:

Asociación Chihuahuense de Diabetes AKAM Sura, A.C. – Prevencion Y Conicentizcion Comunitaria en diabetes en Juarez

• Project Description: Continue and expand a community-based diabetes prevention, screening, education and referral program serving 800 residents in Ciudad Juárez.

• Grant Amount: $30,752.13

Border Partners - Palomas United Against Diabetes

• Project Description: Pilot a diabetes education and support program for 50 adults with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes in Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua.

• Grant Amount: $42,922.00

Centro Familiar para la Integracion y Crecimiento, A.C. – CFIC - Aprende a cuidar de ti

• Project Description: Graduate 50 adults through a DSMES-light diabetes education program and train partner organizations to use CFIC’s curriculum in Ciudad Juárez.

• Grant Amount: $67,416.80

Centro San Vicente - Diabetes Education and Support Program

• Project Description: Help Centro San Vicente will pursue Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) accreditation and expand diabetes education, referrals, and self-management support in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $221,462.74

Desert Spoon Food Hub - Nutritional Support Services Pilot Program

• Project Description: Plan a local Food as Medicine model to support future medically tailored meal services for people with diabetes in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $38,588.00

El Paso Children’s Hospital - Regional Diabetes Education Expansion Initiative

• Project Description: Expand school-based diabetes training for nurses and school staff who support students with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $108,480.00

El Paso Community College - Diabetes in ESL and GED Classes Curriculum

• Project Description: Develop and pilot a bilingual 12-hour diabetes education curriculum with at least 40 GED students in El Paso County.

• Grant Amount: $81,835.00

El Paso Center for Diabetes - Diabetes Education

• Project Description: Serve at least 2,000 high-risk residents through education, enroll 120 participants in cooking classes, and provide post-DSMES support for at least 40 participants in El Paso, Texas.

• Grant Amount: $278,300.00

El Paso Center for Diabetes - Diabetes “Now What?” Awareness and Advocacy

• Project Description: Strengthen Diabetes Now What health communication campaign, support the Diabetes Alliance strategy and connect residents to diabetes risk tests, resources and services across the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $593,169.00

Fundación Gazpro - Ecosistema Vida

• Project Description: Pilot and evaluate a scalable Prevent T2 diabetes prevention model for 50 adults in Ciudad Juárez.
• Grant Amount: $99,937.31

Health Resources in Action (HRIA) - Diabetes Framework Visual

• Project Description: Develop visual diabetes systems maps that identify levers, strengths and gaps for Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes in El Paso County.

• Grant Amount: $74,950.00

New Mexico State University Foundation - Diabetes Prevention Your Way

• Project Description: Enroll 40 adults in flexible diabetes prevention classes through one in-person DPP cohort and two six-month virtual cohorts in southern New Mexico.

• Grant Amount: $37,977.50

New Mexico State University Foundation - On the Road to Living Well with Diabetes

• Project Description: Enroll 150 southern New Mexico residents in OTR and begin updating the diabetes education curriculum.
• Grant Amount: $51,232.50

PHIX - Data Analysis to Support Diabetes Prevention and Management

• Project Description: Lead the Diabetes Data and Advisory Workgroup and collaborate with the Southern New Mexico Alliance in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $36,125.32

Project Vida - Vida en Control

• Project Description: Enroll 65 adults in Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) cohorts and provide DPP technical assistance to at least one Diabetes Alliance partner interested in implementing the program in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant amount: $75,141

Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach - Expanding Community-Based Diabetes Prevention and Education Programs with Integrated Program Support

• Project Description: Graduate 125 Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) participants and strengthen staffing, referrals, tracking and Southern New Mexico Diabetes Alliance coordination in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

• Grant Amount: $108,783.73

Texas A&M AgriLife Extention Service - Dinner Tonight Diabetes Cooking School

• Project Description: Pilot the Dinner Tonight Diabetes Cooking School curriculum in El Paso through three cooking events for 120 adults in El Paso County.

• Grant Amount: $89,982.20

Texas A&M University - Project VyBE (Vida y Bien Estar)

• Project Description: Reach 1,000 residents through community health worker (CHW)-led diabetes screening and education and train 15 CHWs as Diabetes Education Coaches in El Paso and Hudspeth, Texas.

• Grant Amount: $170,013.80

Texas Tech Foundation, inc. - Establishing a Diabetes Navigation Program Needs Assessment

• Project Description: Assess diabetes navigation needs and develop a coordinated care roadmap for patients served by Texas Tech Physicians in El Paso County.

• Grant Amount: $299,999.70

Mustard Seed – A Community Café - Amigos Diabetes Program

• Project Description: Pilot a staff-led diabetes education model for 200 adults using expert training and the On the Road curriculum in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $48,446.24

UTEP - Providing Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Program Development for the Regional Diabetes Initiative

• Project Description: Provide technical assistance, evaluation and program development support for Diabetes Now What, EPCD and the Diabetes Alliance in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $138,436.10

UTEP - “Step by Step: A Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program”

• Project Description: Pilot UTEP’s new Step-by-Step DSMES curriculum with 250 adults through CHW-led diabetes education in El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico.

• Grant Amount: $74,924.30

UMC Foundation - Diabetes Education Expansion Initiative

• Project Description: Develop a systemwide diabetes care roadmap that strengthens navigation, referral pathways, and University Medical Center–EPCD coordination in the Paso del Norte region.

• Grant Amount: $300,878.00

UTHealth Houston - Strengthening Communities: A Church-Based, Community Health Worker-Led Diabetes Initiative

• Project Description: Train 16–24 church-based CHWs and serve 200 Hispanic adults through diabetes education, coaching and resource navigation in El Paso, Texas.
• Grant Amount: $237,992.70

The Foundation selected the grantees through a Letter of Intent (LOI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The Foundation evaluated proposals to identify evidence-based programs and organizations that can strengthen diabetes prevention and management across the Paso del Norte region.

The Foundation’s next funding opportunity for diabetes initiatives opens in December 2026. Organizations interested in future funding opportunities can sign up for email announcements to receive notifications when new grant opportunities become available.

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