Explore health education, early detection, wellness and prevention programs.
Our commitment to improving your health and well-being includes helping you take better care of yourself before needing hospitalization. That’s why we make a substantial donation to the ECU Health Foundation each year to support the Community Benefit Grants Program.
ECU Health’s Community Benefit Grants Program focuses on early detection, wellness and prevention, community health initiatives, and direct health care services. We provide education, health management tools and easier access to local programs for those who need them most.
Each hospital’s grants program aims to meet local needs identified by the Community Health Needs Assessments conducted in partnership with county health departments. The hospital’s grants review committee includes medical professionals and hospital team, as well as representatives from the county health department, local health coalition and community.
Current Focus Areas & Priorities
ECU Health Hospital Entity
Focus Areas
Service Areas
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a campus of ECU Health Medical Center
- Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Healthy Lifestyles (Food Security, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity)
- Substance Misuse
- Mental Health
Beaufort, Hyde
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
- Healthy Living
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Bertie, Martin
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
- Healthy Living
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
- Access to Care (Includes Transportation)
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Duplin, Pink Hill, Mount Olive
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
- Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Edgecombe, Nash
ECU Health Medical Center
- Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Pitt
ECU Health North Hospital
- Access to Care (Includes Transportation)
- Healthy Lifestyles (Food Security, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Prevention/Management)
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
- Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Health
Halifax, Northampton
ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
- Access to Care (Includes Transportation)
- Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
- Healthy Lifestyles (Food Security, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity)
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Hertford, Gates, Northampton
Outer Banks Health Hospital
- Access to Care (Includes Transportation)
- Healthy Lifestyles (Food Security, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Prevention/Management)
- Substance Misuse
- Behavioral Health
Dare, Currituck, Ocracoke Island
How To Receive Funding
Non-profit organizations qualified for tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code and government entities are eligible for funding through an individual hospital’s grant program. A copy of the IRS Letter of Determination must be submitted along with a Letter of Intent via our online grant system only.
Application & Evaluation Process
The ECU Health Foundation determines whether to issue a call for letters of intent each year, usually in November or December. The grant funding cycle begins July 1 of the following year, for a one-year period. The call for letters of intent will be advertised in the local newspaper for each ECU Health hospital.
A grants review committee considers each letter received. If your organization’s request meets the program’s objectives and priorities, you may be invited to submit a full application. The committee will evaluate the application and make a recommendation to the Foundation’s Community Benefit and Appropriations Committee to submit its review to the ECU Health Foundation Board of Trustees. The board will vote on the recommendation and notify your organization of its decision.
If you need additional information or have questions about the Community Benefit Grants Program, please call 252-847-0692.