Greenville Health Authority awards $3.9 million in Healthy Greenville Grants

OBBM Network Editorial Staff

November 12, 2026

At a ceremony on Nov. 10, the Greenville Health Authority (GHA) unveiled its 2026 Healthy Greenville Grants, allocating a total of $3,903,960 to 18 local nonprofits and programs. GHA President Phillip Liston said the awards reflect the authority’s mission to improve health outcomes by expanding access to care in the community.

Key focus areas

The grants target mental‑health resources, nutrition and exercise opportunities, cancer support, substance‑use recovery and services for seniors and people with special needs. Liston emphasized GHA’s ongoing role in funding community‑health‑worker training.

Grant recipients

A Child’s Haven – $100,000 for a new bus fleet to transport low‑income children to therapy.
Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas – $240,000 for the Greenville County Childhood Cancer Safety Net & CARING SCHOOLS project.
Gateway House, Inc. – $75,000 for a replacement shuttle serving adults with serious mental illness.
Girls on the Run Upstate SC – $150,000 to expand its evidence‑based program for girls in grades 3‑8.
Heritage Institute – $60,000 to hire a clinical supervisor for graduate‑student clinicians providing affordable mental‑health care.
Hispanic Alliance – $500,000 for a bilingual Community Health Worker Leadership Pipeline training about 53 Hispanic youth and young adults.
Pendleton Place – $200,000 for the Daily Nutrition, Lasting Health initiative serving youth who have experienced housing instability and trauma.
Project Hope Foundation – $354,000 to expand Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for autistic children and families.
Senior Action – $400,000 to broaden health and wellness services for adults 55+ at six Greenville County locations.
The Turning Point of South Carolina – $300,000 for renovations to a residential recovery house for men with substance‑use disorders.
Triune Mercy Center – $464,960 for its Integrated Health Access Program, coordinating physical and behavioral care for roughly 2,038 homeless and low‑income adults.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville – $400,000 for a mobile teaching kitchen that brings “food as medicine” education to underserved neighborhoods.
Upstate Greenways and Trails Alliance – $200,000 to develop an accessible 6‑mile trail network at Loretta C. Wood Park in Pelzer.
Upstate Warrior Solution – $460,000 for a First Responder Health and Resilience Program serving about 300 police, firefighters, EMS and dispatch personnel.

Since its founding in 2016, GHA has awarded more than $42 million in grants, underscoring its commitment to better health and quality of life throughout the Upstate.