The Community Foundation offers Human Services grants up to $20,000 for programs or projects that promise significant help for economically-disadvantaged people in mountain communities.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/03/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Human Services objectives are to:
- Address a timely community need or opportunity not being addressed by other agencies
- Continue, replicate or expand a proven program or project
- Increase cooperation and coordination among program providers
- Build the internal capacity of an organization to be more self-sufficient or efficient
- Purchase equipment that provides an immediate and substantial benefit.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations are eligible to apply for Human Services grants if they:
- have missions or programs focused on serving economically-disadvantaged people;
- are financially sustainable;
- are tax-exempt as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or governmental entities;
- are located in and serving one or more of these WNC counties: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey;
- did not receive a Human Services grant during the most recent Human Services grant cycle.
What they don’t Fund
- general operating expenses (except for costs directly related to the proposed project or program)
- capital support for new buildings or major expansions
- recreational programs and equipment, including playgrounds
- private primary and secondary schools (except for projects or programs that are not directed toward the school’s students or staff and that directly address community needs) and private clubs
- festivals or one-time events such as exhibits, performances or fundraisers
- scholarships
- activities taking place or expenses incurred before grant decisions are made
- sectarian religious purposes
- partisan political purposes
- endowment, deficit funding or debt retirement
- state or national organizations, unless (1) funding is sought for a portion of the program or project that directly benefits WNC, and (2) local people assume leadership of the program or project
For more information, visit CFWNC.
