Grants

To further its mission of raising public awareness of trauma and supporting injury prevention programs, the NC ATS offers grants to support well-designed projects that will impact local communities. Grants may not be awarded every year, and grant applications must follow the prescribed guidelines of the NC ATS.

The 2025 grant cycle will open November 15, 2024:

application PDF
grant requirements PDF

2023 Grant Recipients

NC Rural Water Association - Strengthening our Wastewater Resources
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist TSN Program - Toiletries for Trauma
Safe Kids Charlotte-Mecklenburg - Moving the Needle on Moving Safely

Previous Grant Recipients

2022

Rebuilding the Safety & Injury Prevention Network - Granite Quarry Fire Department
Summer Safety Camps - Rowan County School Resource (SRO) Foundation
Fire Extinguisher Training & Education - Salisbury Fire Department/Fire Marshal's Office
Community Training to Control Bleeding - Lumberton Rescue & EMS

2021

Home Safety Toolkit - WFU Baptist Medical Center/Brenner Children's Hospital

2020

Reducing Pediatric Falls in the Home - UNC Trauma Program
Lighting the Way - Charlotte Mecklenburg Safe Communities
Stop the Bleed in Our Schools - Morehead City Fire-EMS

2019

Youth Violence Prevention Summit - Atrium Health

2018

Durham Fall Prevention Expo - Duke Trauma Center
Walk It, Ride It, Learn It! (bicycle safety) - Safe Kids Charlotte Mecklenburg

2017

Implementation of Stop the Bleed - Novant Presbyterian Medical Center

2016

SPLASH Makes Waves with Swim Safety - Nash Healthcare Systems
Kids Home Safety Toolkits - Wake Forest Baptist Health

2015

SwimSafe - Safe Kids Wake County & WakeMed
Safety Grab Bars - Wake Forest Baptist Health

2014

Traveling Injury Prevention Kits - Safe Kids Wake County & WakeMed
Concussion Injury in Sports & Play Interactive Display - Wake Forest Baptist Health
UNC Tar Heal Before the Injury Cart - UNC Hospitals

2013

Safe Teen Driving - Safe Communities Coalition of Pitt County
Parents take Charge! - Carolinas Healthcare Foundation

2012

Save the Rivers (Prescription Medication Collection) - Stokes Emergency Services
Home Oxygen Safety - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

2011

Kids Safety Camp - McDowell County EMS
Child Restraint Education Display - Wake Forest University CIREN Center

2010

Kids Safety Camp - McDowell County EMS
A Tale of Sir Dragon (Bullying Prevention) - Carolinas Center for Injury Prevention
The Prevention of Distracted Driving - Safe Communities Coalition of Pitt County
Strengthening Ties Among Injury & Violence Prevention Partners in NC - North Carolina Public Health Foundation