The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina is now accepting applications for its Cultural Resources Grant.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/10/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Categories
Communication Arts – literature and writing, radio, film, and oral histories.
Funding Information
CFWNC will award small grants of $5,000.
Grant Period
2/year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be tax-exempt as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or public agencies.
- Organizations must be located in the Qualla Boundary or one of the following counties in Western North Carolina: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania or Yancey.
- Organizations must already be established in and serving Western North Carolina.
- Preference will be given to nonprofit organizations. Public agencies may be supported if few nonprofits serve a geographic area and if funds remain available.
- Applications by non-arts organizations that run an arts program will not be considered.
- Organizations are not eligible to apply if they have already received a Cultural Resources General Operating Support Grant in any of these categories: Arts Councils, Craft, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, or WNC History and Places of Cultural Significance.
- For this July 2026 cycle, the organization’s mission must be directly aligned with the Communication Arts category.
Ineligibility
- 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.
- Sectarian religious purposes.
- Partisan political purposes.
- 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.
