Recent Grants
Below is an index of grants over the past five years. Our priorities have recently changed so we are not funding the specific categories listed here. We are now funding specific outcomes-focused strategies in our two programs, Health Improvement in North Carolina and Local Impact in Forsyth County, and two special initiatives, Healthy Places NC and Great Expectations.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Programmatic funds to coordinate a learning collaborative on Medicaid reform and value-based care for public health departments in Bladen, Columbus, and Robeson counties.
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Programmatic funds to coordinate a learning collaborative for health and human service organizations to prepare for Medicaid reform in the state.
North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Inc.
Programmatic funds to organize a series of convenings and webinars across the state aimed at educating community-based organizations about the implications of Medicaid reform and health system transformation.
McDowell Technical Community College
Programmatic funds to serve as a backbone organization for resident groups in underserved areas of McDowell to engage in broad-based health improvement efforts.
Cornerstone Family Worship Center Church of God
General operating funds for the Eastern Community Care Foundation to continue serving on community wide health improvement initiatives in Beaufort and representing the most underserved section of the county.
Centro Unido Latino Americano,
General operating funds to build capacity to engage and empower the Latinx community of McDowell to create a healthier and more equitable community.
Alpha Life Enrichment Center, Inc.
General operating funds to continue leading work in Beaufort County to promote healthy eating and to build a more equitable food system.
McDowell LFAC
General operating funds to deepen and expand the scale of healthy eating and active living efforts in targeted underserved communities in McDowell County. This award is intended to further the efforts to build local capacity in West Marion, Marion East, and Old Fort to advance evidence-based healthy eating and active living strategies with a focus on systems and environmental changes needed to address obesity.
West Marion Community Forum Inc.
Programmatic funds to deepen and expand the scale of community engagement efforts, in targeted underserved communities in McDowell County, to change the underlying community conditions that drive rising obesity rates and poor health outcomes.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Programmatic funds to use culturally appropriate methods to better understand the health needs of American Indians in North Carolina.