Capacity Grant is designed to support and enhance foundational structures within an organization, which will result in more robust ways to address community needs.
Donor Name: Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement
State: Utah
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The capacity grant provides funding to recently established nonprofit organizations to invest in and assist with sound operations, strong governance, and community resilience.
By creating efficiencies in board development, human resource management, marketing and communications, and strategic planning, nonprofit organizations will establish pathways that better enable them to fulfill their mission.
Focus Areas
Applications must align with at least one of the focus areas. While more than one may be selected, organizations are encouraged to consider the feasibility of projects with multiple focuses.
- Board development: Developing board policies and procedures to provide effective oversight and strategic decision-making to govern the organization.
- Human resource management: Implementing strategies and professional development opportunities that foster a more connected and engaged workplace, where employees feel valued and integrated into the organizational culture.
- Marketing and communications: Investing in tools and resources to disseminate information responsively and to execute accessible communication strategies.
- Strategic planning: Collaborating with key stakeholders to establish multi-year priorities and measurable objectives that will direct and further the organization’s work.
Funding Information
Organizations may request between $5,000–$10,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
- Organizations must have been established between 2020–2024, which is determined by the effective date of exemption listed on the IRS determination letter.
- Organizations must have an active status as a domestic nonprofit corporation in the state of Utah through the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
- Organizations must be able to maintain a separation of duties among the following positions (i.e., these roles must be held by different individuals within the organization):
- Executive director
- Program manager/coordinator
- Finance manager/coordinator.
For more information, visit DCCE.
