Health Equity Grants Program

Provides grassroots, community, and faith-based organizations with capacity-building resources and support to implement chronic disease prevention programs or initiatives.

Summary of Grant Program

Mecklenburg County Public Health requests proposals for the 2023-2024 Health Equity Grants Program. The funding opportunity provides grassroots, community, and faith-based organizations with capacity-building resources and support to implement chronic disease prevention programs or initiatives. Funded organizations will address chronic disease prevention in local communities experiencing higher rates of chronic diseases and related deaths, especially in the following Public Health (priority area Zip Codes: 28205, 28206, 28208, 28212, 28216, 28217. The project implementation period runs from October 2023 - June 2024. Grant types and eligibility requirements are listed below. 

Please note: The grant program will not fund the following:

  • Staff time

  • Statewide, regional, national, or international work

  • Lobbying or partisan political activity 

  • Acquisition of land and/or buildings

  • Recreational activities or events

  • Research studies

  • Travel

  • Publication of books or reports

  • Micro-, mini-, sub- or re-granting programs

  • Retroactive expenses (pre-dating funding award)

  • Cash incentives, gift cards, gas cards

Grant Types

  • Health Disparity Grassroot Grants

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    Eligible applicants: Community-based organizations conducting local grassroots work in Mecklenburg County may receive a maximum award amount of $20,000.

  • Village HeartBEAT Hub Resource Grants

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    Eligible applicants: Faith-based organizations participating as a Village HeartBEAT resource HUB and/or team competition may receive up to $20,000 per organization. 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant conducts local work in Mecklenburg County.
  • Applicant is volunteer-driven or has no more than 10 full-time paid staff.
  • Applicant must provide monthly reports including activities, the number of residents reached, and program outcomes.
  • Applicant has a tax ID, either business (corporation, partnership, or sole proprietor) or non-profit (Individuals may not apply).
  • Applicant must be an active vendor with Mecklenburg County.
  • Grant funds MUST focus on chronic disease prevention and/or education.
  • Grant funds must target the Public Health priority area Zip Codes: 28205, 28206, 28208, 28212, 28216, 28217.

Resource Opportunities

Submission Process

All interested applicants should complete and submit the Grant Acknowledgment to [email protected] by Friday, Aug. 18 to ensure applicants receive all communications, application updates and reminders throughout the grant application process. 

Applications must be submitted no later than Friday,Sept. 8, 2023, at 3 p.m. The online application will not be accessible after the proposal submission deadline. A system-generated confirmation will be generated upon submission to confirm receipt of the application. 

Please note: There is no option to save your work on the online form. Electronic submission of the application is required to be considered for grant funding. Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals via the online proposal submission form in advance of the submission deadline. An applicant's initial submission is considered final, and any subsequent, revised application submissions will not be reviewed. Awardees will receive notification of awards by Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

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What Works Fact Sheets

Grant Requirements

  • All awardees will be required to provide proof of insurance (i.e., Commercial, General Liability, Automotive Liability, and Worker's Compensation).
  • Awardees must submit monthly reports and a final report to Mecklenburg County Public Health, Office of Health Equity.
  • Once awarded, grant awardees must submit monthly invoices and justification with receipts of budgeted expenses.
  • All awardees will be required to submit monthly reports detailing the date, activities and the number of county residence served.
  • Awardees must comply with Mecklenburg County's financial reporting requirements.
  • Awardees must be a Mecklenburg County vendor by the time the project starts.
  • Mecklenburg County Public Health must preapprove requests for manuscripts, posters, and conference presentations associated with grant funding.
  • Awardees must include an approved Mecklenburg County logo and acknowledgement of funds statement on all promotional materials associated with grant activities (to be provided post award).