Public Health Council Of The Upper Valley

Public Health Council Of The Upper Valley, a tax-exempt nonprofit public health coalition based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, serves as a prime recipient of federal rural health grants and as a sub-recipient on state health agency grants, operating a regional oral health network development program across the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont. The organization does not hold federal contracts and competes exclusively in the grant space, with a footprint that includes both direct federal awards and sub-awards flowing through state health agencies.

The organization's federal customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration account for all four awards in the recent portfolio. Public Health Council Of The Upper Valley currently holds a $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant (CFDA 93.912) from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, awarded July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, supporting formalization and launch of an Oral Health Care Network serving Grafton and Sullivan Counties in New Hampshire and Windsor and Orange Counties in Vermont. The network, comprised of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Little Rivers Health Care, and Good Neighbor Health Clinic as collaborative partners, develops integrated oral health delivery infrastructure and expands access to dental services for uninsured and underinsured residents. Network planning activities include development of effective communication and relationship-building mechanisms among participants, creation of a common agenda and strategic implementation plan for coordinated service delivery, and positioning for mutually reinforcing activities. The organization also receives sub-award funding through the Vermont Agency of Human Services, including awards addressing hypertension and cholesterol risk-factor identification in the health service area. Award activity has remained steady at one award per year across 2024, 2025, and 2026, with combined obligations totaling $300,000 across the four-award portfolio. The Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant reaches ultimate completion on June 30, 2027, and represents the organization's only award completion within the next twenty-four months.