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NC Department of Health and Human Services N.C. Office of Rural Health and Community Care  
 
 

Funding Opportunities

Community Health Grant Funding Opportunities

Any health care safety net that provides primary medical or dental care is eligible to apply for Community Health Grant funds.  Examples include community health centers, rural health centers, local non-profit health centers, free clinics, public health departments, and school-based health centers.  New grant applications are posted here in the early Fall of each year.  Continuation applications are posted annually in the Spring. 

Interested applicants can review a sample Request For Application online.

Farmworker Health Funding Opportunities

Healthcare contracts help support and enable access to medical and social services for farmworker families throughout North Carolina. Applications for funding are accepted annually.

Interested applicants can review a sample Request For Application online and should contact the office to inform staff of their intent to submit an application at (919) 733-2040.

New applicants receiving federal migrant health funding (330g) ARE NOT eligible for healthcare funding, but ARE eligible for dental funds.

Technical Assistance is available, upon request.

Farmworker Dental Funding Opportunities

Dental contracts increase access to basic, simple, and restorative dental services for migrant farmworkers and their dependents. Applications for funding are accepted annually.

Interested applicants can review a sample Request For Application online and should contact the office to inform staff of their intent to submit an application at (919) 733-2040.

Migrant Fee-for-Service Reimbursement

The Migrant Health Fee-for-Service Program reimburses eligible providers for some essential outpatient health care services when services cannot be covered by third-party insurance. Funds should be used as a payor of last resort.

Agencies throughout North Carolina have been designated by NCFHP as Migrant Health Entry Points to assess eligibility and refer for services.

For more information contact Melissa Miles, Migrant Health Fee-for-Service Program Manager, at (919) 733-2040 ext 233.

Rural Hospital Assistance Funding Opportunities

The General Assembly provides grant funding for North Carolina hospitals that serve rural and underserved areas. The focus of these funds has been in three areas: 1) covering costs associated with care provided to uninsured patients, 2) capital projects required to address facility and life safety issues, and 3) operational grants to support the financial viability of qualifying hospitals. The General Assembly makes the determination of annual appropriations for this opportunity. If funding is made available, grant award criteria will be posted here in an RFA format.

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Funding Opportunities

The Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program or ‘SHIP’ is designed to assist small rural hospitals. Qualifying hospitals are those with 49 or fewer beds noted on the most recently filed Medicare Cost Report and which are located outside a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or in a rural tract of an MSA. While the specific goals of the program change from year to year, the funds are consistently used to help these hospitals cover costs related to Medicare compliance and the improvement of the quality of care provided.