The North Carolina Chapter Grant Program is designed to invest in projects that will further the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The Community Grants Program funds projects up to $50,000, with an average of $20,000 per grant. The process begins with a Letter of Intent which outlines your project.  Instructions for its format and content are in our Request for Proposal brochure. Please read the entire Request for Proposal carefully as it outlines the grant process and gives specific details about our funding priorities.

Letters of Intent are due by June 26, 2009. 

2010 COMMUNITY AWARDS

The goal of the community awards program is to identify and fund community-based programs addressing the health concerns of pregnant women and infants in the state of North Carolina. Awards may be granted up to $3,000. Community Awards can be made to support activities such as: purchase and distribution of March of Dimes health education materials, implementation of March of Dimes community programs (e.g. Stork's Nest® and Becoming a Mom/Comenzando bien®) or a conference for health professionals. To view our product catalog, visit the March of Dimes Web site at www.marchofdimes.com/catalog.

Community Award applications are due September 25, 2009.

For more information, please contact Anna Bess Brown at abrown@marchofdimes.com or 919-424-2146.