The City of Fayetteville is relaunching the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grants for a new round to assist community-based organizations to fund, inspire, and boost community crime reduction activities.
Donor Name: City of Fayetteville
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The micro-grant program is a “low barrier” grant program intended to allow community members to apply and access grant funding.
The micro-grant program provides awards to efforts based on the following themes:
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation
- Community Crime Prevention
- Opportunities for Youth / Parents / Families
- Family Stability
- Addressing Upward Mobility
- Implicit Bias and Diversity
The micro-grant program is a violence prevention and community safety initiative. Therefore, priority will be placed on programming and opportunities that are:
- Inclusive: meaningfully engaging key stakeholders – thoughtfully identifying those needed to create the intended change and including those directly affected by the problem.
- Collaborative: An actual joint effort with partners willing to share ownership and decisionmaking as they pursue an innovation together.
- Resourceful: Using existing resources and assets creatively to make the most of what a community already has.
- Innovative: Leads to a community innovation – a breakthrough in addressing a community need or opportunity that is more effective, equitable, or sustainable than existing approaches.
Funding Information
The City of Fayetteville has allocated $100,000 for two grant cycles.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible:
- Organizations must have an annual operating budget of less than $100,000
- Projects must be connected to reducing violent crime in communities
- Must attend capacity-building workshops.
For more information, visit City of Fayetteville.
