The Twin County Community Foundation (TCCF) is accepting applications 2025 grant program.
Donor Name: Twin County Community Foundation (TCCF)
State: Virginia
County: Carroll County (VA), Grayson County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Twin County Community Foundation offers three (3) different types of funding opportunities. These opportunities include Project-Based, Capacity Building, or Capital Needs applications.
- Project-Based Grants: These grants are awarded to projects or programs that offer services that will be provided within the community. Projects clearly demonstrate a need in the community, have measurable outcomes, provide activities or services to meet the needs and obtain the outcomes, and are existing or new programs within the Twin Counties.
- Capacity Building Grants: Capacity building can be defined as the process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations need to survive, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing world. It is important for organizations to have strong internal and external controls in order to be viable, sustaining, and able to fully meet their missions. A strong organization helps to strengthen the community. Capacity building activities may include the following:
- Training and/or training resources
- Strategic planning
- Use of consultants for organizational assistance
- Investing in new IT capacities.
Priorities
The Twin County Community Foundation (TCCF) provides grant opportunities to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations (or government entities) serving Carroll County, Grayson County and the City of Galax in Virginia. TCCF strives to support organizations seeking to promote and/or improve the health of citizens including but not limited to meeting unmet needs, supporting health education, and programs geared toward improving and/or reducing illness and disease. Priority will be given to projects related to the following:
- Unmet Healthcare needs
- Obesity
- Health and Nutritional Issues
- Mental Health
- Health Education
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- EnvironMental Health.
Funding Information
- Project-Based Grants: At the present time the Foundation has not set limits on the size of grants.
- Capacity Building Grants: Funding limit is $2,000.
- Capital Needs Grants: Funding limit is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Additionally, the Foundation may carry out other charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Board, in making grant decisions, will place the greatest priority on projects that:
- Meet the specific priorities noted above.
- Are accompanied by matching funds from other sources.
- Have little or no administrative overhead expenses as the Board believes these expenses should be provided by the organization through matching funds. Funding may be provided for support or direct staff positions, but little or no support for administrative positions.
- Are not of a recurring nature unless the project and the need(s) it serves requires otherwise.
- The Board recognizes the need for and encourages new projects (i.e., projects not traditionally funded via other sources such as United Way, etc.)
For more information, visit TCCF.
