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Grants to North Carolina Nonprofits and Faith-Based Organizations in Eligible Areas for Programs that Benefit Local Residents

Community Enrichment Grant


Agency
Foundation

GrantWatch ID#
167423

Funding Source
Outer Banks Community Foundation Inc
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Geographic Focus
USA: North Carolina: All of Dare County, and all Outer Banks communities, from Corolla to Ocracoke Island (not including mainland Hyde or mainland Currituck)

Important Dates
Deadline: 10/27/23 11:59 PM EST Save

Grant Description
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit and faith-based organizations for programs that address community needs and enrich the quality of life in the funding source's service area. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of education, health, the environment, disaster relief, animal welfare, arts and culture, historic preservation, children and youth, and other human services. Eligible applicants serve the residents of Dare County and the Outer Banks communities.

Community Enrichment Grants are usually awarded to support the direct costs of a charitable project or program (e.g., art supplies, medical equipment, educational materials, vehicles, and program staff).

The foundation also periodically awards program scholarship grants, which are grants to a nonprofit to enable that organization to offer need-based program scholarships (i.e., program fee subsidies) to individuals or families with financial or other hardships. The scholarships/subsidies should offset or reduce the participation fees that the nonprofit would normally charge for an enrichment program such as a day camp, educational offering, and/or after-school program. 

The foundation will also award Community Enrichment Grants to build the capacity of charitable organizations serving the Outer Banks, with a goal of enhancing that nonprofit’s long-term effectiveness, financial stability, and/or program quality—in short, its ability to meet its mission and sustain its programs. Examples might include computer systems, strategic planning, and/or the purchase of facility space.

Priority will be given to projects and organizations that:

  • Involve or benefit a broad segment of the community.
  • Provide an innovative approach to addressing area needs.
  • Either initiate new projects or programs to influence beneficial change, or fill gaps, or address urgent community needs.
  • Attract additional funding from other sources (i.e., matching funds).
  • Promote an organization’s financial sustainability.
  • Promote collaboration and efficiencies amongst multiple organizations.
  • Promote ideas of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.


Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria
Any 501(c)3 organization is eligible to apply for a Community Enrichment Grant, as are other tax-exempt organizations for charitable projects that meet a public need, in accordance with IRS guidelines. Community Enrichment Grants are awarded to projects that directly benefit all or a portion of the foundation's service area. The service area includes all of Dare County, and all Outer Banks communities, from Corolla to Ocracoke Island.

Schools and Government Agencies: Please contact the foundation's staff before starting an application. Occasionally, schools and government agencies may be considered for Community Enrichment Grants, if it is demonstrated that financial support is not available from other sources.

The Outer Banks Community Foundation will consider Community Enrichment Grants to faith-based and religious entities, including churches, for projects that address the needs of the wider community. The foundation will not award Community Enrichment Grants for projects that primarily seek to promote religious beliefs or attempt to recruit new members to a particular religion. The foundation will generally not award grants to churches for projects or assets that would primarily benefit the members of a single congregation or religion.

Ineligible
Community Enrichment Grants are never awarded to individuals.

Community Enrichment Grants are generally not awarded for:
- Regular operating expenses
- Wages for management and/or fundraising for the general organization. (Program staff wages, however, are eligible for inclusion.)
- Employee benefits or overhead.
- Programs or projects that are typically supported by the government or other charities, unless it is demonstrated that funding is not available from other sources.
- Direct or grassroots lobbying.
- Organizations that have a current, outstanding grant with the Community Foundation, unless special circumstances apply.

Pre-Application Information
Community Enrichment Grants are reviewed in cycles. 2023 application deadlines are as follows: April 28th, July 28th, and October 27th.

Contact the Community Foundation staff after reading the online materials, but before starting the application. It’s best to start that process at least one week in advance of the application deadline.

Please be sure that all of your organization’s past grants are fully paid and closed, and that your organization has submitted all required final reports.

These grants are paid on a reimbursement basis for actual costs incurred.

FAQs: https://obcf.org/grants/community-enrichment-grants-faq/

Term of Contract
Grants are typically awarded for a 12-month period, unless an extension is granted, or other special circumstances apply.

Contact Information
Apply online: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=obcf

Outer Banks Community Foundation
Physical: 704 Hwy 64/264 S
Manteo, NC 27954

Mail: PO Box 2299
Manteo, NC 27954

Phone: 252-261-8839
Fax: 252-261-0371

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