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.

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Current Focus Areas & Priorities

ECU Health Hospital Entity

Focus Areas

Service Areas

ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a campus of ECU Health Medical Center
Exterior photo of ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.

  • Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
  • Healthy Lifestyles (Food Security, Nutrition Education, Physical Activity)
  • Substance Use/Misuse

Beaufort, Hyde

ECU Health Bertie Hospital
ECU Health Bertie Hospital is shown from across the street.

  • Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
  • Healthy Living (includes Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity)
  • Substance Use/Misuse

Bertie, Martin

ECU Health Chowan Hospital
An aerial photo of ECU Health Chowan Hospital

  • Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
  • Healthy Living (Includes Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity)
  • Substance Use/Misuse

Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington

ECU Health Duplin Hospital
An aerial photo of ECU Health Duplin Hospital.

  • Access to Care/Services (Includes Transportation)
  • Healthy Lifestyles (Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Prevention/Management)
  • Substance Use/Misuse

Duplin, Pink Hill, Mount Olive

ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital is shown from an aerial view.

  • Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

Edgecombe, Nash

ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Medical Center is seen at sunrise from an aerial view.

  • Access to Care/Social Determinants of Health (Includes Food Security and Transportation)
  • Chronic Disease Prevention/Management
  • Behavioral Health
  • Substance Use/Misuse
  • Healthy Lifestyles

Pitt

ECU Health North Hospital
An exterior photo of ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids.

  • Access to Care/Services (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Healthy Lifestyles (Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Prevention/Management)
  • Substance Use/Misuse
  • Maternal/Fetal/Infant Health

Halifax, Northampton

ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
The main entrance of ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital is shown from an aerial view.

  • Access to Care/Services (Includes Transportation)
  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
  • Healthy Lifestyles (Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity)
  • Substance Use/Misuse

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.