22 groups get Healthy Greenville grants.

• Date: 21 May 2019

The Greenville Health Authority Board of Trustees has awarded 22 grants through its Healthy Greenville program, bringing the total amount of grants to nearly $19.4 million since the program began two years ago. Grant recipients include an opioid-overdose counseling program and initiatives that will provide in-community health outreach, expanded mental health counseling and assistance for veterans.

More than 80% of the grants target underserved populations as part of the Greenville Health Authority's work with community partners to help break generational cycles of disparities, according to a news release.

The grant program includes micro-grants as small as $5,000 for a single year to three-year macro-grants topping $500,000. By 2052, the program is expected to invest more than $136 million into health programs directly benefiting Greenville County. To date, 34 lead agencies have received grants, although the total number of agencies and community groups collaborating on those grants number nearly 120, the release said.

Macro-grant recipients:

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