Several county and area organizations received grant funding from the Potomac Health Foundation to help improve community health.
According to a release, 25 programs received money from the Howard L. Greenhouse Large Grant program.
The foundation awarded a total of $2,687,748 in grants, ranging from $19,323 to $257,000, according to a release.
“The Howard L. Greenhouse Large Grant Program addresses the Foundation’s mission to improve the health of the community by awarding grants to programs that strengthen access to primary health care for medically underserved residents, reduce the impact of preventable illness and disease, and support innovation around emerging health needs,” stated a release.
Grants are given annually, and programs can receive grant funding for up to three years, according to a release.
A list of grant recipients, from a release:
| YEAR 1 GRANTS |
| Consumer Health Foundation-Regional Primary Care Coalition |
Regional Primary Care Coalition |
$25,000.00 |
| The Doorways |
Patient and Family Access Program |
$38,000.00 |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women/PWC Chapter, Inc. |
Colon Cancer Project |
$98,000.00 |
| Nueva Vida |
Increasing cancer prevention and improving continuity of care to underserved Latinas in PWC |
$125,000.00 |
| Pathway Homes |
Permanent Supportive Housing for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses |
$125,000.00 |
| Project Mend a House |
Preventing Health Complications Through Participation in the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) and the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) |
$40,000.00 |
| YEAR 2 GRANTS |
| Brain Injury Services |
Crest: Collaborative Rehabilitation to Enhance Stroke Treatment |
$168,617.00 |
| Change in Action Inc. |
Behavioral Management for Traumatic Exposure |
$168,261.00 |
| Empowerhouse |
Interpersonal Violence Healthcare Partnership Program |
$76,004.00 |
| George Mason University |
Middle School ACHIEVES (AdvanCing Healthcare Initiatives for undErserVEd Students) |
$257,000.00 |
| George Mason University |
POISED (Precision Outreach Intervention, Screening, Surveillance and Exercise for Falls Prevention in Diabetes) Prince William |
$216,678.28 |
| George Washington Regional Commission/The Farmers Market.co |
Fresh Food Access for Community Health |
$43,089.00 |
| National Capital Poison Center |
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$250,000.00 |
| Northern Virginia Family Service |
Improving Nutrition for Low-Income Families |
$192,246.00 |
| Prince William Area Free Clinic |
PWAFC Navigation |
$48,562.00 |
| SCAN of Northern Virginia |
Safe Babies & Child Abuse Prevention |
$25,000.00 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center |
SNVMC Diabetes Prevention Program |
$62,675.00 |
| Stafford Schools Head Start/VPI/Early Head Start |
Stafford Children’s Insurance Outreach Program |
$19,323.00 |
| The House, Inc. Student Leadership Center |
PROJECT PLAY |
$207,000.00 |
| Young Invincibles |
Healthy Young America -Northern Virginia Campaign |
$100,000.00 |
| YEAR 3 GRANTS |
| American Heart Association |
CPR Anytime |
$109,375 |
| Northern Virginia Family Service |
Prince William HealthLink |
$69,827 |
| Prince William County Public Schools |
Coordinated Mental Health Support for At-Risk Youth |
$86,236 |
| Prince William Soccer Inc. |
The Courage F.U.N. Project |
$68,855 |
| The Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc. |
Medical Case Management |
$68,000 |
