Project Grant H8055666

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Granville-Vance District Health Department $650,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224).

The award funds expansion of primary care access for uninsured, underinsured, and medically underserved residents of Granville and Vance Counties, North Carolina. Granville-Vance District Health Department will enhance existing services including primary care, child health, family planning, prenatal care, behavioral health, medication-assisted treatment, dental services, laboratory services, care management, immunizations, and health promotion. The recipient operates as a rural district health department serving over 105,000 residents across two counties and functions as a New Access Point co-applicant with Granville Vance Community Health, which will focus on the 27536 ZIP code where 53 percent of residents live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

Vance County faces documented health disparities including high rates of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, low birth weight, and infant mortality. The county is designated as medically underserved and a health professional shortage area for primary care, mental health, and dental services. Current patient data from Granville-Vance District Health Department's Vance County location show 2,829 patients served from June 2023 through May 2024, generating 5,743 visits including 375 primary care encounters. The patient population includes uninsured (34.4 percent), Medicaid (30.6 percent), Medicare (9.9 percent), and privately insured (25.2 percent) individuals.

Performance period runs August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with place of performance in North Carolina.