Opportunity Overview
The Western Reserve Health Foundation 2026 Health Grants, administered through the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, support work improving the health and well-being of residents of Mahoning County, Ohio. Current 2026-2028 priorities include access to health care, community safety, behavioral health, chronic disease, and maternal, infant and child health. The Foundation also identifies cancer care and pediatric care as specific areas of support.
Funding and Deadline
Funding typically ranges up to $20,000 and may support general operating requests or specific programs and projects. The current 2026 application deadline is October 15, 2026. The Foundation’s current grant materials do not publish an exact submission time or deadline time zone, so Atlas does not infer either.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants generally include organizations recognized by the IRS as public charities, including most 501(c)(3) charitable, scientific, social-service, educational and religious organizations, as well as government entities and public schools. Organizations that are not public charities may apply through a fiscal sponsor. Proposed activities should directly advance the health and well-being of Mahoning County residents.
Allowable Uses and Cost Share
CFMV guidance states that grants may cover programmatic, general operating or capital needs. Requests from individuals, election-campaign activity and retroactive funding for projects completed before the grant award date are generally not eligible. No mandatory match or cost share is stated. However, CFMV notes that it usually does not fund more than half of a project’s total cost, and the Western Reserve Health Foundation identifies leverage of other public and private funding as a characteristic of strong proposals.
Application and Required Materials
Applications are submitted through CFMV’s online grant portal. CFMV states that grant applications must include the organization’s current annual budget, year-to-date income statement and board-member list. If the organization has been audited, it must also include a copy of the management letter from its most recent audited financial statements. Depending on applicant status and the specific application, additional documentation may be required in the portal. Applicant-controlled certifications, financial records and project facts must be supplied by the applicant and must not be fabricated.
Review Priorities and Contacts
Strong proposals use clearly defined success measures, lived or direct experience in planning and implementation, qualitative and quantitative data, cross-sector partners, and strategies that address underlying social and economic barriers to health. Priority is also given to grant seekers connected to the Healthy Community Partnership and aligned with its shared vision and goals. Organizations seeking to connect may contact Robin Perry at rperry@hcpmahoningvalley.org or 330-743-5555. General grant questions may be directed to grants@cfmv.org.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 90/100. This is a strong local opportunity for qualified Mahoning County healthcare, pediatric, behavioral-health, chronic-disease and community-health organizations with a concrete resident-serving project or operating need.
N9+ Fit Score: 72/100, conditional. The Foundation explicitly prioritizes access to hospitals, specialists and medical appointments and separately recognizes pediatric care. Programmatic and capital support can create a plausible pathway for guided remote physical examination or telehealth-enabled pediatric and primary-care access when that technology is genuinely embedded in an applicant-owned care model. Atlas should not force a device purchase or infer clinical need.
Strong Applicant Profile
ONE Health Ohio is a realistic applicant profile because it operates comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral-health services in Mahoning County and already offers telehealth. Other credible profiles include Mahoning County-serving pediatric, behavioral-health and public-health nonprofits. CRM continuity shows that multiple Mahoning County organizations have already been evaluated for this exact 2026 opportunity; Atlas must not repeat outreach to any organization with a prior same-opportunity record.
Verification basis: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley current Grant Opportunities page, Western Reserve Health Foundation 2026-2028 Grant Focus Areas, and the current linked Grantseeker’s Guide, reverified September 11, 2026.