Recent Grants
Below is an index of recent grants over the past decade, searchable by program, initiative and body of work.
Duke University
Programmatic funds to prevent the conversion of Gestational Diabetes to Type II Diabetes in pregnant and post-partum women in Halifax, Northampton, Vance, and Warren counties.
Freedom House Recovery Center, Inc.
Operating funds to further integrate primary medical care services into an outpatient substance abuse treatment center located in Orange County serving low-income individuals.
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.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education
Operating funds for the hiring of a Ready Schools Coordinator position to be shared by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Smart Start of Forsyth County that will provide leadership, coordination, and implementation of various early childhood education programs initiated by the school system, Smart Start, and the Trust.
The Urban Institute
Programmatic funds to collect and analyze data on Medicaid reform to understand the impact of shifting to managed care on health disparities and financially vulnerable patients in North Carolina.
Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina
Programmatic funds to implement programs focused on promoting healthy lifestyles amongst K-12 students for six schools in Warren County.
Just Foods Collaborative
General operating support to deepen grassroots leadership and food equity efforts in Edgecombe and Nash counties.
Duke University
Programmatic funds for the School of Nursing to add a housing support specialist to the Durham Transitions Consult Clinic (DTCC) which will provide individualized care management to homeless patients. The DTCC will provide personalized assistance to homeless patients to help them identify and access available housing options. The team at Duke has determined that homelessness drives many adverse health outcomes and leads to greater emergency department utilization, longer inpatient hospital stays, and missed appointments. This proposal seeks to improve these health measures by getting patients established in stable housing. Funds will support a housing support specialist to the clinic team.
UNC Chapel Hill
Operating funds to enhance efforts focused on preventing obesity and chronic disease among American Indian tribes and tribal associations across North Carolina.
Metropolitan Community Health Services, Inc.
Operating funds to establish a primary medical care clinic in Williamston, Martin County.