Great Smokies Health Foundation (GSHF)
FY2025-27 Community Grant Programs
FY 2025-27 Grantees Check Presentation on September 29, 2025
Community Grants - The Great Smokies Health Foundation received 38 applications for the FY 2025-2027 Community Grant funding, totaling a record amount of more than $529,000 in funding requests. This funding amount exceeds past requests received in any previous year and certainly exceeded the grantmaking budget for the upcoming two-year cycle.
Community Grant Agencies Funded
Blue Ridge Early College
Blue Ridge Health -Jackson
Blue Ridge Health - Swain
Center for Domestic Peace
Child Medical Collaborative
Circles of Jackson County, Inc.
The Community Table
Full Spectrum Farms
Haywood End-of-Life Coalition - Jackson County Grief Group
HERE in Jackson County
HIGHTS, Inc.
Jackson County Emergency Management
Jackson County Department of Public Health
Jackson County Department of Public Health - Cullowhee Community Garden
Jackson County Department of Public Health - Safe Kids Jackson County
Jackson County Fire & Life Safety
Jackson County Public Library
Jackson Neighbors in Need
KIDS Place Children's Advocacy Center
Macon County Care Network
Mountain Discovery Charter School
Rolling Start of NC, Inc.
State of Franklin Health Council, Inc.
Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness
Swain County Health Department - Know Your Numbers
Swain County Health Department - Wrapped In Care
Swain County Schools
Swain/Qualla SAFE, Inc.
Town of Sylva - Sylva Police Department
Uncomplicated Kitchen
United Christian Ministries of Jackson County
Vecinos, Inc.
Blue Ridge Early College
Blue Ridge Health -Jackson
Blue Ridge Health - Swain
Center for Domestic Peace
Child Medical Collaborative
Circles of Jackson County, Inc.
The Community Table
Full Spectrum Farms
Haywood End-of-Life Coalition - Jackson County Grief Group
HERE in Jackson County
HIGHTS, Inc.
Jackson County Emergency Management
Jackson County Department of Public Health
Jackson County Department of Public Health - Cullowhee Community Garden
Jackson County Department of Public Health - Safe Kids Jackson County
Jackson County Fire & Life Safety
Jackson County Public Library
Jackson Neighbors in Need
KIDS Place Children's Advocacy Center
Macon County Care Network
Mountain Discovery Charter School
Rolling Start of NC, Inc.
State of Franklin Health Council, Inc.
Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness
Swain County Health Department - Know Your Numbers
Swain County Health Department - Wrapped In Care
Swain County Schools
Swain/Qualla SAFE, Inc.
Town of Sylva - Sylva Police Department
Uncomplicated Kitchen
United Christian Ministries of Jackson County
Vecinos, Inc.
High Impact Health Initatives Grants
This is a new GSHF funding initiative targeted to integrate with, expand, or initiate school-based mental health services based on specific elements of the State of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) Project AWARE/ACTIVATE model and ultimately develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services.
This is a new GSHF funding initiative targeted to integrate with, expand, or initiate school-based mental health services based on specific elements of the State of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) Project AWARE/ACTIVATE model and ultimately develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services.
Please contact Shelley Carraway, the Foundation's Executive Director, with any questions regarding eligibility, funding priorities, and applications processes.
The mission of the Great Smokies Health Foundation is to improve the health status of the residents of Jackson, Swain, Macon, and Graham counties through investment and collaboration focused on health, wellness, and prevention. Over the past seven years the Foundation has provided thousands in grant funding to over 30 agencies and programs located in their service area.
The mission of the Great Smokies Health Foundation is to improve the health status of the residents of Jackson, Swain, Macon, and Graham counties through investment and collaboration focused on health, wellness, and prevention. Over the past seven years the Foundation has provided thousands in grant funding to over 30 agencies and programs located in their service area.