The 2025 cycle of the Sustainable Communities: Economic Resilience program, will focus on funding organizations providing support to adults of all ages (post-high school through retirement) that seek employment-focused education or skills-based training to access family-sustaining, stable employment.
Donor Name: Triangle Community Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: Chatham County (NC), Durham County (NC), Orange County (NC), Wake County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This cycle will be focused on barrier removal for individuals pursuing these opportunities—funding for the support they need to make it to their first day on the job.
They will fund nonprofit organizations that are supporting individuals seeking employment-focused education and training while also addressing the many barriers that can arise, such as housing, food insecurity, transportation, health care (including mental health care), child care, and the cost of necessary equipment (uniforms, tools, etc.)
They focused on the following two goals in this grant cycle:
- Increase the number of unemployed or underemployed individuals who are able to access the necessary education or skills-based training to gain a stable, family-sustaining job.
- Remove barriers that are standing in between individuals and these vital positions.
To achieve these goals, they anticipate funding organizations whose work does the following. These are meant to be examples of strategies to achieve these goals, not limitations. they encourage organizations taking innovative or creative approaches to the goals above to apply.
- Provides support for finding and keeping housing.
- Provides support in accessing and affording child care and health care (including mental health care).
- Provides support for accessing and affording transportation, including bus passes, campus or job-site parking passes and car repair.
- Provides support in addressing needs around food insecurity.
- Provides support in accessing needed equipment or tools to begin employment in a desired field.
This support may be in conjunction with an employment-focused degree or short-term credential program.
Funding Information
Grants will be available in the amount of $40,000 spread evenly over two years and will provide general operating support.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) organizations based in the Triangle and serving communities in one or more Triangle counties ((Chatham, Durham, Orange, Wake). Religious organizations and/or those working with a fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate outcomes related to the program goal(s) among the priority populations.
- Applicants must meet the Foundation’s non-discrimination policy.
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
For more information, visit TCF.
