ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
North Carolina NC ROOTS Regions 2 & 5 — LOCATe Implementation
The 2026 NC ROOTS LOCATe Implementation RFA for Regions 2 and 5 closed August 31. Award notification is expected in September or October, and Atlas is retaining the page as maternal-health implementation and successor-funding intelligence.
FundingRegional NC ROOTS subaward funding. Trillium's public Region 2 and Region 5 pages do not state the per-award ceiling; applicants should use the controlling RFA details and Q&A for the exact budget limit.
DeadlineClosed August 31, 2026. Award notification is expected in September or October 2026.
Last verifiedSeptember 1, 2026
Required next actionDo not submit to the closed 2026 round. Monitor Trillium Health Resources for September/October award announcements, LOCATe implementation resources and successor NC ROOTS maternal-health opportunities in Regions 2 and 5.
Broad Eligibility
Trillium describes this RFA as an NC ROOTS opportunity to implement the LOCATe tool in eligible birthing hospitals across Regions 2 and 5. The public landing page does not enumerate every direct-applicant category, so organizations should confirm applicant eligibility in the controlling RFA package rather than relying on a generalized applicant list.
Atlas Analysis
The August 31, 2026 NC ROOTS LOCATe application window is closed. Atlas now treats this record as maternal-health implementation and successor-funding intelligence. The initiative remains strategically important because LOCATe can expose rural maternal and neonatal service-capacity gaps that may drive future investment in staffing, transfer protocols, telehealth, specialty access and regional care networks. Award notification is expected in September or October 2026.
Archived Opportunity
The 2026 NC ROOTS Region 2 and Region 5 LOCATe Implementation application window closed on August 31, 2026. Atlas is retaining this page as maternal-health transformation intelligence and as a successor-funding watch rather than presenting the round as open.
Program Purpose
Trillium Health Resources launched this RFA to implement the LOCATe maternal and neonatal level-of-care assessment tool in eligible birthing hospitals. The initiative supports more consistent assessment of care capabilities and can help rural systems identify referral, transfer and service-capacity gaps.
2026 Timeline
Trillium released the RFA on July 30, 2026. Questions were due in early August, the submission deadline was August 31, and award notification is expected in September or October 2026.
Strategic Value
LOCATe implementation is valuable because it gives birthing hospitals and regional partners a structured framework for understanding maternal and neonatal capabilities. That information can inform future investments in staffing, transfer protocols, telehealth, specialist access and regional maternal-care networks.
Atlas Successor Watch
Do not submit to the closed 2026 round. Region 2 and Region 5 hospitals should monitor Trillium for award announcements, implementation resources and any successor NC ROOTS maternal-health opportunities that build on LOCATe findings.
Verified source: Trillium Health Resources NC ROOTS Region 5.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.trilliumhealthresources.orgAtlas last verified this record September 1, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
