Foundation / Corporation
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC)
12/03/21
04/21/22
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit human service organizations in eligible counties for capacity-building efforts. Applicants must submit a Letter of Intent prior to applying. Funding is intended to assist organizations that provide programs and services for mentally and physically disabled people, youth, the elderly, and those in need. Eligible applicants are located in or serve Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
Grants may be used for projects that are designed to improve outcomes, communications, development, volunteer recruitment, collaborations, and technology. The program is intended to help human service organizations improve their operations, become more collaborative, and secure their future for the betterment of Western North Carolina's disadvantaged citizens.
Grantees may be required to attend one or two convening sessions each year of their grant and participate in evaluations that may extend beyond their three-year grant.
GrantWatch ID#: 150978
This program may award five to seven grants.
$90,000 to $180,000 over three years ($30,000 to $60,000 per year)
The grant period runs for three years.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Submit a letter of intent: https://www.grantinterface.com/Common/LogOn.aspx?eqs=fiaADTHDZeY2-VzJtGbCWw2
Virginia Dollar, Senior Program Officer
dollar@cfwnc.org
828-367-9907
For technical assistance with the online grant system, please contact:
Diane Crisp, Grants Manager
crisp@cfwnc.org
828-367-9904.
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
4 Vanderbilt Park Drive, Suite 300
Asheville, NC 28803
USA: North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties
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