Tuesday, February 4, 2025–8:55 a.m.
-News Release-
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation’s 2025 Community Impact Grant cycle has opened and the deadline for submitting proposals is Feb. 28.
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation was established in 2021 as a result of the strategic combination of Floyd and Atrium Health. The Foundation currently has assets valued at more than $200 million. Annual investment earnings on the assets are used to support Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center, which in turn, award grants to area agencies to address needs related to health care in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama.
Along with the two hospitals, the Foundation works with the Hospital Authority of Floyd County and the Cedartown-Polk County Hospital Authority to address factors that impact health, such as food, housing and transportation needs, and to increase health access.
“There are so many organizations doing significant, often unsung, work that positively impacts the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors,” said Dan Bevels, president of Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation. “We are in the unique position to be able to aid those efforts and welcome the opportunity to do so.”
Non-profit entities, public charities, and educational institutions with tax-exempt status serving Floyd, Polk, and Chattooga counties in Georgia and Cherokee County, Alabama are eligible to apply for grant funds. Governmental agencies and religious and civic organizations also will be considered if the grant is to be used strictly for charitable purposes. An organization may submit only one proposal per grant cycle.
In 2024, Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center which was used to support 33 community agencies as part of their inaugural Community Impact Grant cycle. To date, the Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation, through the two hospitals, has invested nearly $6 million in the community.
Grants will be announced on May 30, 2025, to applicants whose projects address long-standing challenges, focusing on resolving the root causes of issues rather than immediate needs. The Foundation sets annual funding targets for community investments to identify potential projects that specifically address:
- Mental health, behavioral health or substance abuse, including challenges specifically affecting children and youth
- Access to care and mobility
- Educational opportunities with an emphasis on health and wellness
- Hunger relief
- Housing
To initiate an application and to access a complete list of requirements for applicants, please visit floyd.org/floydpolkfoundation. Questions about the grant cycle, grant process, applications or qualifications should be addressed to Donna Martin, foundation grants and program manager, by email to donna.martin@atriumhealth.org or by phone at 706-509-3287.
