Plattsburgh, NY – From helping families put healthy meals on the table to creating safe spaces for mental health support, local nonprofits have a new opportunity to make a lasting impact on community wellness.

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital are accepting applications for the 2025 Community Grants program. The program is aimed at funding innovative, grassroots solutions to some of the North Country’s most pressing health challenges. 

Grant applications should support community health needs as defined by the 2022-2024 Community Health Assessment. They should also address regional health and wellness issues within Clinton, Essex and/or Franklin Counties. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations.

The application deadline is Friday, October 10. Interested organizations can get more information and apply online. Funding decisions will be announced in early November.

Last year, the Community Grants program supported:

• A walking program in Champlain.
• A community adaptive cycling clinic.
• Firearm safety awareness with Clinton County.
• Bicycle helmets for the Child Advocacy Center’s Safe & Sound Family Health & Safety Expo.

Anyone with questions can contact Justin Graham, project manager for health, equity and community investment with University of Vermont Health, justin.graham@uvmhealth.org, or Kerry Haley, CFRE, associate vice president of philanthropy with The Foundation, Khaley@cvph.org. 

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
75 Beekman Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

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About Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is a 300-bed level III trauma center trusted by 87,000 people across New York’s North Country. Our staff are committed to delivering care with skill, compassion and respect — supporting patients, families and the communities we call home. As part of a rural academic health system, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital combines high-quality, community-based care with medical innovation and research to bring advanced treatment as close to home as possible. Together, we’re addressing health care’s toughest challenges while working alongside partners and neighbors to improve access, affordability and outcomes for our region.  

About University of Vermont Health

University of Vermont Health is a rural academic health system with more than 100 years of service to small towns and cities across Vermont and northern New York. We are deeply committed to reimagining rural health in ways that will benefit our communities for generations to come and keep exceptional care close to home. Our system includes an academic medical center, two community hospitals, three critical access hospitals, a children’s hospital, a cancer center, a multispecialty medical group, 154 outpatient sites and care beyond the hospital through home health, hospice care, four skilled nursing facilities and other support services. Our care is informed by an essential partnership with University of Vermont’s The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Together, as a health system serving a rural area, we are tackling health care’s biggest challenges — supporting the communities we serve and investing in our employees by addressing housing affordability, quality childcare and professional development needs. To learn more, visit us at www.uvmhealth.org