The Collaboration & Innovation Grant supports both emergent and established collaborations responding to the challenges and opportunities from Helene, especially imagining new possibilities for the WNC region.
Donor Name: Dogwood Health Trust
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/27/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Grant will support:
- Support community-wide networks of people and organizations that are developing and implementing innovative ideas and models within housing, education, economic opportunity, and health and wellness.
- Direct resources to courageous solutions centering the needs of people, organizations and communities that have experienced disinvestment and disconnection.
- Strengthen collaborative efforts and networks that lay the groundwork for coalitions engaged in creative, systemic analysis and action.
- Support leaders within organizations and communities who are working in integrated ways, building coalitions, and resolving complex challenges with creative solutions.
Funding Information
Grants sizes will range from $50,000 to $500,000, with up to 20% of funds available for flexible administrative funding and the balance (80% or more) for collaborative funding.
Grant Period
Grants can be used for 12-24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- A single organization – the Hub Applicant – will apply on behalf of the collaborative. Hub Applicants may be 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charities, fiscal sponsorship organizations, government and governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, or colleges and universities.
- Collaboratives working in the Qualla Boundary and 18 counties of Western North Carolina are eligible to apply
For more information, visit Dogwood Health Trust.
