The North Carolina Community Foundation is seeking grant proposals from nonprofit organizations with programs, projects and general operations that serve eastern North Carolina.
Donor Name: North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF)
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000 to $50,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
Focus Areas
The Endowment defines these focus areas as follows:
- Education benefits students, teachers, school personnel within pre-K, K-12 and 4-year college and university education systems with a goal of escalating school success
- After-school educational programs and other educational extra-curricular activities serving students may be considered with a focus on academic achievement
- The Endowment may consider non-academic educational opportunities for youth that offer leadership development
- Health includes programs and services that yield positive impacts on the health and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities
- Health includes physical health, mental health, and general wellness
- The priority of the program and/or service must be to improve health outcomes directly, not indirectly
- Human Services addresses basic human needs – food, clothing, shelter and safety
- Job skills training and employment assistance may be considered within this category as they serve basic human needs and improve quality of life
- Because of the fund’s preference for benefiting women, domestic violence services are included within this category as serving a basic human need for safety.
Funding Information
Grants typically will range from $25,000 to $50,000 and will not exceed $50,000.
Grant Period
The grant term will be 18-24 months from the time of the award.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be nonprofit organizations that are qualified as tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Nonprofit organizations operating as a 501(c)(3) public charity via a pre-existing relationship with a fiscal sponsor may also apply. The application must include a letter from the sponsoring organization that verifies the relationship, describes the nature of the relationship and includes when the relationship was established
- Proposals must benefit communities in eastern NC. The eligibility area includes 41 eastern NC counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrell, Washington, Wayne and Wilson
- Proposals must have a clear and specific focus on education, health, or human services
- The primary purpose of submitted proposals must fall within one of these focus areas. Proposals that are loosely related to a focus area are not as likely to be successful
- Organizations must offer programs/services without discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief.
Preferences
Within the eligibility criteria, there may be some preference for proposals serving:
- Women, children/youth, or the elderly
- Southeastern North Carolina (Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robeson and Sampson counties)
For more information, visit NCCF.
