The NC Department of Health and Human Services is seeking applications for its 2027 Community Health Grant.
Donor Name: NC Department of Health and Human Services
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These grant funds, supported through the North Carolina General Assembly, are for assuring access to primary and preventive care to meet the health needs of vulnerable, underserved and medically indigent patients, with emphasis on providing primary and preventative medical services to uninsured or medically indigent patients. An important component of this work is to strengthen the safety net through increased levels of collaboration and integration of services to meet and sustain the needs of those served more effectively. When an eligible primary care medical home safety net organization provides integrated care, grant funding may also support dental, pharmacy, maternal, and behavioral health services.
Primary care safety net organizations that currently provide primary and preventive health care for underserved and medically indigent patients in North Carolina are eligible to apply for this funding to pay for patient care through encounter-based reimbursement (Track A) or through reimbursement for eligible expenses (Track B). Telehealth services and equipment are eligible expenses in both tracks. Applicants must select ONE track.
- Track A: Encounter-based reimbursement. Payment per patient encounter for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured residents, who do not have health care coverage or access to primary health care services. Visits are reimbursable for medically necessary, on-site, face-to-face provider encounters. Face-to-face encounters may also include telehealth patient encounters with a provider. Indirect costs are not eligible.
- Track B: Reimbursement for eligible expenses. Payment may include salary/fringe benefits for clinical staff, medical/office supplies and equipment, and capital expenses, including equipment for telehealth services. Indirect costs are not eligible.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $150,000 per year of the grant.
Project Period
July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Eligible organizations that currently provide direct primary and preventive care may use these funds to support any of the following:
- Health promotion, health maintenance, health counseling,
- Disease prevention,
- Patient education,
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses,
- Integrated care services (dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, care coordination/care management by a primary care entity),
- Women’s health, maternal and child health that supports health care services in a primary care setting,
- Collaborative, community-based, whole person-centered health care delivery models,
- Telehealth patient care,
- Care coordination and navigation, including activities related to Medicaid Expansion,
- Community Health Workers.
Eligibility Criteria
All primary care safety net organizations that currently provide direct primary and preventive care and serve as a medical home are eligible to apply. This includes:
- Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alikes (FQHCs),
- Free and Charitable Clinics,
- Health Departments,
- Non-Profit, Hospital-Owned Primary Care Clinics,
- State-Designated Rural Health Centers,
- School-Based and School-Linked Health Centers,
- AHEC Clinics,
- Other Non-Profit Community Organizations that provide direct primary and preventive patient care to low-income, uninsured, underinsured and medically vulnerable populations.
For more information, visit NCDHHS.
