The Golden LEAF Foundation is seeking applications for the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Donor Name: Golden LEAF Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/07/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $250,000
Details:
The N.C. General Assembly appropriated $10 million to Golden LEAF for the food distribution assistance program. This program is funded by federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds through the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Funding Information
Up to $250,000 may be awarded per project.
Eligible Uses of Funds
Funds may be used for the following:
- Grants to nonprofit organizations to assist those organizations in (i) becoming eligible to be partner agencies of a North Carolina food bank or (ii) enhancing or expanding the capacity of current partner agencies of North Carolina food banks.
- Grants to nonprofit organizations to assist those organizations in (i) establishing a school-based weekend food assistance program or (ii) enhancing or expanding the capacity of current school-based weekend food assistance programs.
Golden LEAF Foundation expects that applications will exceed funds available for this program.
- Funds will be used to address a clearly defined gap in existing food assistance networks.
- Outcomes will be clear, measurable, and reportable. (Evaluation may continue after project completion.)
Eligibility Criteria
- Only charitable nonprofit organizations based in North Carolina are eligible to apply for this grant program. A charitable nonprofit organization is an organization that has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt organization formed and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Applicants must be able to meet compliance requirements set by the State of North Carolina through N.C.G.S.143C-6-23, including not appearing on the state Suspension of Funding List, and applicable federal requirements. Funds may only be used to support food distribution programs aligned with the criteria set by Feeding Americas and Feeding the Carolinas, including that food must be distributed without cost and without bias.
- Organizations must have an operating history of at least two full years (not necessarily providing food assistance) or must be formally affiliated with an organization with an operating history of at least two years.
- Churches and Places of Worship Are Not Eligible to Apply
- Churches and other places of worship are not eligible to apply.
- Faith-Based Organizations Are Eligible to Apply.
- Faith-based organizations that have been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt organization formed and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible. Faith-based organizations must be able to provide the documents required by the Pre-Application process, including an IRS Letter of Determination, list of Board of Directors, and financial information. Organizations whose financial statements are consolidated with the financial statements of a church or other place of worship, are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Golden LEAF Foundation.
