Grant applications for 2025 funding may be submitted through the application deadline of February 15, 2025.
Application submissions will be reviewed and due diligence conducted by Healthy Charlotte Alliance’s Grants Committee, after which, a slate of finalists will be presented to a group of voting members for final grant selection.
Grant recipients will be notified in April and awards will be made in May at the Alliance’s 2025 annual meeting (May 21, 2025).
Guidelines – Request for Funds
Healthy Charlotte Alliance will consider only proposals that will promote charitable, scientific, and educational healthcare needs of Mecklenburg County.
Our four priority health issues are mental health, access to care, chronic disease prevention and violence prevention.
The application is open only to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
Grant requests should be in the range of $10,000-$50,000.
Only applications that directly benefit residents of Mecklenburg County will be considered.
Request Rules
Organizations that received a grant in 2024 are NOT eligible for a grant in 2025.
Grant applications should include a quantitative way to measure the success of the program and impact in the community.
Grant awards will be unrestricted funds and may be used to meet the nonprofit’s greatest need, clearly stated in the application. However, the applicant agrees to inform Healthy Charlotte Alliance immediately if there is any substantial, material change in the use of funds, with the understanding that the grant funds may be requested to be returned.
The applicant agrees to submit a report on the use of funds and actual outcomes by June 1, 2026.
*Please be sure to save your responses in another document to copy/paste over to the application when you’re ready to submit, to safeguard from losing your work.
To combat the exploitation and trafficking of teen girls. Funds will support intervention program, teaching at-risk girls to recognize dangers and red flags within relationships and to protect themselves from being victimized.
2024
Youth Villages NC
20,000.00
To support the LifeSet program for vulnerable teens, who are aging out of foster care and transitioning into independent living
2024
Right Moves for Youth
25,000.00
To support weekly Small Group Mentoring sessions for students, to build resilience, and mitigate mental health concerns, positively impacting social-emotional wellbeing, and school attendance.
2023
Camino Community Development Corporation
50,000.00
To serve low-income uninsured Latino families with affordable, bilingual, culturally competent, integrated care that includes, primary care, behavioral health, health and wellness, and food security.
2023
Foster Village Charlotte
15,000.00
To support 20 foster parents with therapeutic services with a licensed clinician who understands the unique needs and stressors related to foster care.
2023
Dilworth Center for Chemical Dependency
25,000.00
To support the Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program for Adolescents, Young Adults and Adults, which includes treatment for family members of those impacted.
2022
Shelter Health Services
27,000.00
To provide healthcare and medical services to uninsured, homeless women and children living in poverty.
2022
Veterans Bridge Home
25,000.00
To provide Mental Health First Aid training and Veteran Support Specialist training for 20 veteran leaders.
2022
Vision to Learn
25,000.00
Tp provide CMS students with eye exams and prescription glasses.
2022
Samaritan House
15,000.00
To provide short term recuperative care for homeless individuals after a hospital or emergency room stay.
2021
Matthews Free Medical Clinic
52,000.00
To support increased hours for the nurse practitioner on staff and the continued roll-out of the new “Fast Track” program, triaging patient needs.
2021
Teen Health Connection
28,000.00
To hire a second triage staffer and support parenting training classes.
2021
Hospitality House of Charlotte
1,000.00
To support overnight lodging for patients and families in medical crisis.
2021
NC MedAssist
1,000.00
To provide free prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to the poor and uninsured in Mecklenburg County.
2020
Care Ring, Inc
23,333.33
To help empower individuals with limited resources to establish and maintain good health through the Low-Cost Clinic, Physicians Reach Out (PRO) and Nurse Family Partnership.
2020
Mental Health America of Central Carolinas
23,333.33
To support advocacy, education, outreach and evidence-based programs that provide help, offer hope and promote mental wellness to thousands of vulnerable residents.
2020
NC MedAssist
23,333.33
To provide free prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to the poor and uninsured in Mecklenburg County.
2020
Hospitality House of Charlotte
3,000.00
To support overnight lodging for patients and families in medical crisis.
2020
Teen Health Connection
4,000.00
To improve the health of adolescents by providing physical and mental healthcare, education, advocacy and research through connections with teens, parents and the community.
2019
Ada Jenkins Center
5,000.00
To support Community Health Nursing at the AJC Free Clinic.
2019
Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency
8,000.00
To support the Refugee Health Promotion Project to help individuals and their families to overcome health access and insurance barriers and educate groups on mental health and social service resources.
2019
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center
10,000.00
To support deeply discounted hearing instruments to those in need on a sliding fee scale based on income.
2019
ChemoCars
7,700.00
To support the elimination of transportation barriers for cancer patients by providing free round-trip rides to treatment using Uber and Lyft.
2019
Hospitality House of Charlotte
3,000.00
To support the overnight lodging program.
2019
NC MedAssist
3,000.00
To support Mecklenburg County Free Pharmacy patients.
2019
Samaritan House
10,000.00
To provide short term recuperative care for homeless men and women following a hospital or emergency room stay.
2019
Shining Hope Farms
1,700.00
To purchase an AED for the Charlotte farm
2019
Teen Health Connection
3,000.00
To fund a national speaker at the 2019 Empower Teen Leadership Summit (formerly known as the Southern States Leadership Conference).
2019
UrbanPromise Charlotte
12,000.00
To support UrbanPromise’s Counseling Program, in which 11th and 12th grade StreetLeaders receive year-round counseling from licensed professional counselors in order to improve their emotional, psychological, and social well-being and build healthy and re
2019
YWCA Central Carolinas
5,600.00
To support a pool lift for the YWCA indoor pool, making the pool more accessible to the elderly and those with disabilities.
2018
Care Ring, Inc
7,500.00
The Physicians Reach Out Program provides free healthcare to patients who lack health insurance and the ability to pay for care. Physicians Reach Out recruits volunteer physicians and other providers to consult with qualifying patients for without charge
2018
Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc.
10,000.00
An innovative collaboration with Charlotte Housing Authority will place a nurse practitioner, medical assistant, front desk staff and Licensed Clinical Social Worker directly in the Strawn Apartments located in the heart of South End. Our grant in support
2018
Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
3,000.00
Food insecurity is a challenge that faces citizens throughout the county, but especially in areas known as “food deserts.” Our grant for Food Policy Advocacy Training in September 2018 will convene 100 nonprofit and community leaders to address food insec
2018
Charlotte Neuroscience Foundation – Memory Center Charlotte
3,000.00
Memory Center Charlotte is a unique medical clinic providing compassionate patient care for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementias along with support for family members. Our grant supports the Memory Center Scholarship program, which covers the annu
2018
Dilworth Center for Chemical Dependency
5,000.00
Through their Intensive Outpatient Treatment programs for Adolescents, Dilworth Center serves young people and their families facing chemical dependency issues. Our grant funds a Counselor for Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment programs
2018
Families Managing Media
2,000.00
For more than 5 years, this organization has focused on the connection between brain development and electronic media use in children. Our grant supports Kids and Brains Seminars and Solutions Workshops. They are designed to help educate, empower and supp
2018
Hospitality House of Charlotte
3,000.00
Established over 31 years ago, Hospitality House provides lodging for families in medical crisis. Guests are charged $45 per night, which is a partial operational cost. Our grant will fund the guest assistance program for those families who cannot afford
2018
Let Me Run
2,500.00
Founded in 2009 by a Charlotte resident, this is a character building and running program for 4th - 8th grade boys. Over 1600 boys and 300 volunteer coaches participate annually. In addition to running, lessons include expressing emotion, valuing others,
2018
NC MedAssist
10,000.00
In 2017, MedAssist provided free prescription medication to over 3600 Mecklenburg County residents. To improve patient outcomes and better communicate with patients, they created a new position entitled Patient Compliance Advocate. The advocate serves as
2018
The Relatives Inc
10,000.00
NeighborCare was created to provide a safe option for minor children of socially fragile and homeless patients who require inpatient hospitalization and have no safe alternative care for their children. The Relatives serves as the lead agency in this comm
2018
Shelter Health Services, Inc.
10,000.00
Homeless women and children living in the Salvation Army Center for Hope receive free health services through this clinic. Rates of mental illness among people who are homeless and living in shelters is twice the rate found in our general population. Our
2018
Teen Health Connection
3,000.00
For 26 years, Teen Health Connection has been improving the health of adolescents in our community. Our grant supports “The Big Picture,” an engaging and dynamic theatrical production written and performed by adolescents, for adolescents. The multi-media
2017
Autism Society of NC
2,500.00
The Autism Society of NC works to inform and educate the community about issues affecting individuals on the autism spectrum. This grant will provide scholarships to Mecklenburg County residents to attend ASNC's summer camp program at Camp Royall.
2017
Camp Blue Skies Foundation
3,000.00
Camp Blue Skies is one of a few programs that provides an overnight recreational, outdoor experience for adults with developmental disabilities. Funds will underwrite Nurses Care for Camp, which provides extra nursing care at camp sessions.
