ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 5, 2026
North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA)
The 2026 PATCH-NC application window closed September 4, 2026. Atlas preserves this high-value rural maternity-care program as successor-cycle intelligence because NCCHCA is seeking additional funding to broaden the initiative beyond the initial 10 rural safety-net provider sites.
Required next actionThe September 4, 2026 application deadline has passed. Do not begin or continue new applicant outreach for this cycle. Monitor NCCHCA for additional PATCH-NC funding or a successor round; preserve eligibility evidence, maternity-access data, family-medicine and specialist relationships, telehealth/EHR readiness, and implementation planning so a future application can move quickly.
UpcomingAtlas Opportunity Score 98/100
Verified September 10, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's Rural Health Transformation Program will launch a competitive Rural Health Innovation Fund application process in September 2026 to help rural healthcare providers modernize operations and health IT infrastructure. Eligible project areas include telehealth, AI-enabled clinical decision support, EHR upgrades and cybersecurity.
Required next actionPre-position high-fit rural provider projects now. Inventory telehealth, remote physical examination, RPM, CCM, Hospital-at-Home, virtual-first care, EHR, cybersecurity, interoperability, AI and health IT needs; document measurable rural access or quality gaps and implementation readiness; monitor the NCDHHS Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Opportunities page on and around September 30, 2026; re-verify the controlling RFA before applicant outreach or budget commitments.
ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Trillium Health Resources
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.
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.
ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Trillium Health Resources
The 2026 NC ROOTS I Gave Birth Implementation RFA for Regions 2 and 5 closed August 31. Atlas is retaining it as postpartum-safety intelligence while Trillium prepares September or October award announcements.
Required next actionDo not submit to the closed 2026 round. Monitor Trillium Health Resources for September/October award announcements, I Gave Birth implementation guidance and successor NC ROOTS maternal-health funding in Regions 2 and 5.
ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Trillium Health Resources
The 2026 NC ROOTS Food Is Medicine Program Expansion RFA for Regions 2 and 5 closed August 31. Atlas is retaining it as rural nutrition, chronic-disease and NCCARE360 successor-funding intelligence.
Required next actionDo not submit to the closed 2026 round. Monitor Trillium Health Resources for September/October award announcements and successor NC ROOTS opportunities involving Food Is Medicine, nutrition access, chronic-disease management and NCCARE360-enabled care coordination.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's Primary Care Physicians Initiative offers qualifying physicians in eligible Tier 1 and Tier 2 independent practices up to $100,000 in non-taxable educational loan repayment. Funding is rolling and contingent on availability.
Required next actionConfirm the physician is licensed in North Carolina and practices in an eligible wholly physician-owned independent practice located in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 county. Verify that the practice has at least one provider enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid and accepts Medicaid patients, confirm the physician's qualifying specialty, review the current NC PCPI guidelines and regional application pathway, assemble loan and employment documentation, and submit promptly while funds remain available.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's Loan Repayment Program offers up to $100,000 for qualifying physicians and dentists and up to $60,000 for eligible advanced practice and dental hygiene clinicians serving rural and underserved communities. Funding is rolling while available.
Required next actionVerify both clinician and practice-site eligibility under the current NC LRP guidelines, including qualifying discipline, North Carolina licensure, rural or underserved service requirements and any applicable HPSA criteria. Confirm the site can support the required service commitment, assemble educational loan and employment documentation, and submit the electronic NC LRP application promptly because the temporary funding expansions may change once funds are exhausted.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's High Needs Service Bonus offers qualifying clinicians without educational debt up to $100,000 for physicians and dentists and up to $60,000 for eligible advanced practice and dental hygiene clinicians serving high-need areas. Funding is rolling while available.
Required next actionUse HNSB when an otherwise eligible clinician does not have qualifying educational debt. Verify clinician and practice-site eligibility under the current HNSB guidelines, including rural or underserved location and the current HPSA threshold; confirm the required service commitment and site participation; assemble licensure, employment and site documentation; and submit the electronic application promptly while funding remains available.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina's Nurse Initiative offers qualifying RNs and clinical nurse specialists up to $40,000 in educational loan repayment for service in eligible rural and underserved settings. Applications are rolling while funds remain available.
Required next actionConfirm the clinician is a qualifying registered nurse or clinical nurse specialist providing comprehensive primary care in an eligible outpatient site within a Health Professional Shortage Area, or meets the independent-practice Tier 1/Tier 2 pathway. Review the current NCNI guidelines, verify site eligibility and Medicaid participation where applicable, assemble proof of licensure, employment and qualifying educational debt, and submit through the application link for the clinician's region as soon as possible because funding is limited.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina AP3 RFA A426 offers up to $135,000 per Year 1 award from a projected $1.35 million pool. Applications are due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET, with a local match required.
Required next actionUse the full official RFA to qualify the strongest eligible North Carolina public/nonprofit applicants, prioritizing the 25 identified high-fertility counties and applicants meeting the 5-year youth-program experience requirement. Do not assume a clinical N9+ role: clinical services are out of scope and equipment is capped at $2,000 per item. Applicant conference is September 1, 2026; optional Notice of Intent and Q&A deadline are September 9, 2026; applications are due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
38 days leftVerified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
North Carolina public school units may apply for a new multi-year competency-based education initiative selecting 10 schools for $330,000 each. The program supports planning, educator training, implementation, personalized learning pathways and assessment innovation. Applications are due October 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Required next actionReview the NCDPI Competency-Based Education Initiative Guidance & Planning Document and application materials, identify a school with demonstrated leadership readiness for sustained transformation, build a multi-year planning/implementation/evaluation strategy, and submit the complete application by October 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
North Carolina's FY2026-27 Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund is open for eligible counties and school districts seeking major school construction, addition, repair, or renovation funding. Applications are due October 2, 2026, with statutory grant caps up to $42 million for elementary schools, $52 million for middle schools, and $62 million for high schools.
Required next actionConfirm county eligibility and the FY2026-27 local-match percentage, select the highest-priority allowable school construction or renovation project, document critical deficiencies and project scope, complete the NCDPI application, and submit by October 2, 2026.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 4, 2026
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
North Carolina DHHS is seeking one statewide hub agency to manage six Project C.A.R.E. Family Consultants serving caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias across all 100 counties. Estimated funding available is $665,000, with applications due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Required next actionQualified community-based human-service agencies, government entities and university-based programs should review the full RFA, confirm strong caregiver/dementia-service and statewide hub capacity, plan six Family Consultant positions, complete the application and budget, and submit by October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
North Carolina public school units may apply for $2 million in state-funded after-school robotics grants for high schools, with awards averaging up to $15,000 per participating high school. Applications are open through September 13, 2026.
Required next actionReview the 2026-2027 Robotics RFP Guidance and Planning Document, confirm the exact submission time, identify participating high schools, build an evidence-based after-school robotics plan and budget, and submit through the application path provided to PSU leaders before September 13, 2026.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 55/100
9 days leftVerified September 1, 2026
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
North Carolina public school units with high schools serving grades 9-12 may apply for competitive speech and debate grants. $250,000 is available statewide, with up to $10,000 per participating high school team. Applications are due September 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Required next actionReview the NCDPI Guidance and Planning Document, identify participating high school teams, confirm required Tarheel Forensic League and National Speech and Debate Association participation, prepare the PSU-level application and budget, and submit by September 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
