SAVANNAH, Ga. (Jan. 13, 2026) – United Way of the Coastal Empire announced today that…
SAVANNAH, GA (June 30, 2025) – The Chatham County Hospital Authority (CCHA) Trust invites nonprofit and for-profit organizations providing preventative health care services to the indigent population in Chatham County, Georgia, to apply for funding through a competitive grant-making process.
The purpose of the CCHA Trust Grant is to provide preventative health care services to the indigent population of Chatham County, Georgia.
Focus Areas
- Behavioral and mental health services
- Health screenings
- Dental hygiene care
- Specialty care services (e.g. diabetes)
United Way of the Coastal Empire (UWCE), as a seasoned community grantor, will administer the CCHA Trust Grant. While United Way will facilitate the grant process, CCHA will retain full decision-making authority.
Interested organizations/entities should review eligibility criteria and instructions at uwce.org/ccha-trust-grant and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by 5:00 pm EST on July 25, 2025. The LOI process opens July 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM. Applicants will be notified of awards in November 2025.
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ABOUT THE CHATHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TRUST
The Chatham County Hospital Authority Trust (“Trust”) was established as of November 28, 2017, to provide health care for the indigent residents of Chatham County, Georgia. The Trust will be operated to comply with the relevant provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated (“O.C.G.A.”) Section 31-7-70, et seq., including but not limited to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-75.1 (“Hospital Trust Statute”). The Trust is exempt from federal income tax under the provisions of Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
ABOUT CHATHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
Chatham County Hospital Authority was created as a public body corporate pursuant to provisions of the Hospital Authorities Law of 1941 and established and reconstituted by Chatham County under resolutions of Commissioners of Chatham County, dated October 17, 1952, October 24, 1952, and November 6, 1954.
ABOUT UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE
The mission of United Way of the Coastal Empire is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. United Way is a volunteer-driven organization serving Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, and Long counties that involves hundreds of community leaders, professionals, and other volunteers in every aspect of our business, including fundraising, marketing, and funding decisions, to ensure that donations are truly making a difference. Thanks to the Herschel V. Jenkins Trust Fund and other income, much of the operating expenses of the organization are covered, allowing more donor contributions to go where they’re most needed in service to the community. For more information, please visit www.uwce.org.
