Growth
Management
• Linking
Lands and Communities
Neighborhood Revitalization
Funding Sources
Click below. Database of potential funding sources (listed
alphabetically)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Appalachian
Regional Commission |
www.arc.gov |
Address:
1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009-1068.
Tel: 202 884-7799 e-mail to crea@arc.gov.
Contact:
Jim Stokoe, Land-of-Sky Regional Council
339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806
Tel: 828-251-6622 e-mail: jim@landofsky.org
Interest Areas: Infrastructure, demonstration projects,
economic development, education, health, community
capacity.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. Funds become available
in October. |
Appalachian
Regional Commission
Appalachian Community Learning Project |
www.arc.gov |
Address:
1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009-1068.
Tel: 202 884-7799 e-mail to crea@arc.gov.
Contact:
Jim Stokoe, Land-of-Sky Regional Council
339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806
Tel: 828-251-6622 e-mail: jim@landofsky.org
Interest Areas: Short term leadership training for
community development teams. Identify community problems
and solutions to fix them.
Grant cycle: Contact LOSRC in April, before ARC
new fiscal year.Grants of $10,000 |
| Asheville
Regional Housing Consortium |
|
Contact:
Sherman Fearing
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
Tel: 828 259-5721
Interest Areas: Affordable housing development,
rehabilitation, single-family, multi-family, downpayment,
closing cost assistance.
Grant cycle: January. Local member governments receive
annual allocation if apply for applicable HOME projects |
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| Mary Reynolds
Babcock Foundation |
www.mrbf.org |
Address:
109 Reynolda Village
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Tel: 336 748-9222
Interest Areas: Community building, organizational
development with emphasis on children, youth and
families, bridging fault lines of race and class.
Investment in human and natural resources over long
term.
Grant cycle: March 1st, August 1st. Contact three
to six months before deadline. |
| Bank of
America |
www.bankofamerica.com |
Address:
1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009-1068.
Tel: 202 884-7799 e-mail to crea@arc.gov.
Contact:
Nations Bank Corporate Center
Charlotte, NC 28255
Tel: 704 388-3183
Interest Areas: Education, health and human services,
community development, arts and culture.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. |
| Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation |
www.bcbsnc.com |
Address:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation
P.O. Box 2291
Durham, NC 27702
Tel: 919-765-4114
Contact: Initially contact Ingrid Jones at above
address
Interest Areas: Access to health services for the
uninsured, health education, cultural enrichment,
initiatives that target children, older adults and
minorities.
Grant cycle: Requests for less than $100,000 are
accepted year-round. Requests for $100,000 or more
are due March 31st and September 30th. |
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| Cannon Foundation |
|
Address:
P.O. Box 548
Concord, NC 28026-0548
Tel: 704 786-8216
Interest Areas: Arts and humanities, education,
environment, health, media and communications, religion
and social services.
Grant cycle: Quarterly January, April, July and
October. |
|
Progress Energy |
www.progress-energy.com/community |
Address:
Western Regional Office
555 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
Tel: 828-258-5024
Interest Areas: Education, economic development,
environment, community development, capital and operating
expenses.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. |
| Community
Foundation of Western North Carolina |
www.cfwnc.org |
Address:
P.O. Box 1888
Asheville, NC 28802
Tel: 828-254-4960
Contact: Kim McGuire at above address
Interest Areas: Arts and humanities, education,
environment, health, social services, community-based
efforts, technical assistance and planning.
Grant cycle: February 1st and September 1st. Grants
average $10,000 |
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| Duke Energy
Foundation |
www.dukepower.com/ecdev/ |
Address:
The Duke Energy Foundation
P.O. Box 1009ECO6Q
Charlotte, NC 28201-1009
No telephone solicitations, use website or mail
Interest Areas: Education, community development
and volunteerism.
Grant cycle: Proposals accepted in June and July. |
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| Eckerd Family
Foundation |
|
Address:
P.O. Box 5165
Clearwater, FL 33758-5165
Tel: 727-446-2996
Contact: Applicants must make initial contact through
letter or phone; those eligible will receive instructions
on how to apply for a grant.
Interest Areas: Children, youth, young adults and
their families. Capital expenses. |
| Environmental
Protection Agency |
www.epa.gov |
Address:
U.S. EPA, OWSER
Outreach and Special Projects Staff
Washington, D.C. 20460
Tel: 202-260-4039 or 800-424-9346
Interest Areas: Assessment demonstration pilots,
revolving loan fund, job training pilots, targeted
brownfield assessment.
Grant cycle: Varying cycles. Contact staff for specific
dates. |
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| Federal
Home Loan Bank of Atlanta |
www.fhlbatl.com |
Contact: Contact
the Bank's Community Investment Services Department
404-888-8026
Interest Areas: Affordable Housing Program (AHP).
Acquisition, new construction or rehabilitation financing,
permanent financing, principal reduction, downpayment
and closing cost assistance, homebuyer counseling
costs for families purchasing. AHP-assisted units.
Grant cycle: March 15th, September 15th. Applicants
must partner with a FHLBA member. |
| First Union
Foundation |
www.firstunion.com |
Address:
First Union National Bank of NC
301 S. College Street
Charlotte, NC 28288-0143
Tel: 704-374-4912
Contact: Initial contact: Robby Russell at above
address
Interest Areas: Arts, education, social services,
environment, health, economic and community development.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. Multi-year funding. |
| A.J. Fletcher
Foundation |
www.ajf.org |
Address:
P.O. Box 12800
Raleigh, NC 27605
Tel: 919-890-6081
Interest Areas: Education, communications, arts,
capacity building, technical assistance, social issues.
Grant cycle: Not accepting unsolicited applications
in FY 2001 year. |
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| Gannett
Foundation |
www.gannettfoundation.org |
Address:
14 O' Henry Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
Tel: 828-252-5611
Interest Areas: Education, neighborhood improvement,
economic development, youth, community problem-solving,
environment, cultural enrichment, and capital expenses.
Grant cycle: February 15th, June 15th, October 15th |
| The Golden
LEAF Foundation |
www.goldenleaf.org |
Address:
800 Tiffany Boulevard, Suite 200
Rocky Mount NC 27804
Tel: 252-442-7474 or 888-684-8404
Interest Areas: Economic support for job creation
and retention, job training and skills development
in target areas, incentives to recruit and retain
teachers in rural counties, and workforce preparation
for jobs in rural communities.
Grant cycle: August 1st |
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| HUD Super
NOFA |
www.hud.gov |
Address:
HUD - North Carolina State Office, Koger Building
2306 West Meadowview Road
Greensboro, NC 27407-3707
Tel: 336-547-4001
Interest Areas: Multiple affordable housing, community
development and services funding programs. Examples
include rural housing and economic development, fair
housing initiatives and housing counseling, Section
202 supportive housing for the elderly, Section 811
supportive housing for the disabled, Youthbuild,
Self-Help Housing, Hope VI Demolition and Revitalization
Programs, etc.
Grant cycle: Varying grant cycles. Super NOFA released
around February. Applications due April and July.
Not all state field offices handle all of the programs
contained in the Super NOFA. Applicants should look
to the Super NOFA for contact numbers for information
on specific programs. |
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| Janirve
Foundation |
|
Address:
One North Pack Square, Suite 416
Asheville, NC 28802
Tel: 828-258-1877
Interest Areas: Youth, child care, social services,
arts, education, health, environment, community development,
capital and building projects.
Grant cycle: March 1st, June 1st, September 1st,
December 1st |
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| The Kresge
Foundation |
www.kresge.org |
Address:
P.O. Box 3151
Troy, MI 48007-3151
Tel: 810-643-9630
Interest Areas: Challenge grants for building construction,
renovation projects and major capital equipment.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. Applications must be submitted
four months prior to quarterly trustee meetings.
Trustee meetings held in March, June, September,
December |
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| Melvin R.
Lane Fund |
www.cfwnc.org |
Contact:
Kim McGuire, CFWNC
P.O. Box 1888
Asheville, NC 28802
Tel: 828-254-4960
Interest Areas: Multi-year funding for collaborative
programs that address organizational development
needs to ensure the programs are effective and
sustainable for the future. Focus includes health
care, affordable housing, social service.
Grant cycle: March 15thContact CFWNC several months
prior to application. Six to eight grants per year
ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 per year for three
years. |
| Lowe's Charitable
Trust and Educational Foundation |
www.lowes.com |
Address:
Tel: 336-658-5544 e-mail: community@lowes.com
Web site: Click here for Lowes Charitable Trust
page
Contact:
Local store manager,
c/o Lowe's Companies, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1111
Wilkesboro,
NC 28656
Tel: 336-658-4192
On-line application
Interest Areas: Projects that enhance the natural
environment. Community improvement initiatives
(i.e. park improvement/preservation). Education
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| National
Trust for Historic Preservation |
www.nthp.org |
Address:
456
King Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Tel: 843-722-8552
Interest Areas: Matching grants for preservation
planning and education efforts, preservation of
historic sites and the recapture of a sense of
place.
Grant cycle: Contact local office for funding
cycles. |
| N.C. Community
Development Initiative |
www.ncinitiative.org |
Address:
P.O.
Box 98148
Raleigh, NC 27624
Tel: 919- 835-6070
Interest Areas: Operating grants for mature
CDCs, special funding opportunity grant, bridge
loan program, loan leveraging program.
Grant cycle: Core operating grants due in June.
Maximum grants is $150,000. Opportunity grant program
funding is considered quarterly. Capital grants
and loans accepted on a rolling basis. |
| N.C. Division
of Community Assistance |
www.dca.commerce.state.nc.us |
Address:
4313
Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4313
Tel: 919-733-2850 or 919-733-5297
Interest Areas: CDBG grant programs for
community revitalization, housing rehabilitation,
infrastructure, housing development, economic development,
capacity building, and urgent needs.
Grant cycle: Varying cycles. Some cycles run every
other year. Check with funding source for schedule.
Most grant categories are competitive. |
N.C. Division
of Forest Resources
Urban Community Forestry Grant Program |
www.dfr.state.nc.us |
Address:
1616
Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Tel: 919-733-2162, ext. 249 or ext. 253
Interest Areas: Citizen involvement and education
in creating and supporting long-term sustained
urban and community forestry programs at the local
level. Funding includes planning, educational programs,
tree planting and care demonstrations.
Grant cycle: June 1st. Funding range $1,000 -
$10,000. |
| N. C. Housing
Finance Agency |
www.nchfa.com |
Address:
P.O.
Box 28066
Raleigh, NC 27611-8066
Tel: 919-877-5700
Interest Areas: Affordable homeownership
programs, supportive housing development program,
rental production program and low income housing
tax credits.
Grant cycle: Varying grant cycles. Contact agency
for specific grants and deadlines in each program
area. |
| N. C. Parks
and Recreation Trust Fund |
www.partf.net |
Contact:
LuAnn
Bryan
852 Merrimon Av.
Asheville, NC 28804
Tel: 828-251-6784
Interest Areas: Acquire land, develop and
renovate facilities for local public, park and
recreation purposes. Indoor and outdoor facilities
are eligible.
Grant cycle: January 31st. Maximum request
$250,000. |
| Jessie Smith
Noyes Foundation, Inc. |
www.noyes.org |
Contact:
LuAnn
Bryan
852 Merrimon Av.
Asheville, NC 28804
Tel: 828-251-6784
Interest Areas: Acquire land, develop and
renovate facilities for local public, park and
recreation purposes. Indoor and outdoor facilities
are eligible.
Grant cycle: January 31st. Maximum request
$250,000. |
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| Kate B.
Reynolds Charitable Trust |
www.kbr.org |
Address:
128
Reynolda Village
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Tel: 800-485-9080
Interest Areas: Health care
needs of the financially poor, replicable models and
regional approaches.
Grant cycle: Health Care: March 15 and September 15, or
first business day. Poor and Needy Division: First
business day of January, May, and August . Application
consultation required. |
| Z. Smith
Reynolds Foundation |
www.zsr.org |
Address:
101
Reynolda Village
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Tel: 800-443-8319
Interest Areas: Environment, social justice, community
development, smart growth, arts, and rural initiatives.
Grant cycle: February 1st and August 1st. |
| Rural Economic
Development Center |
www.ncruralcenter.org |
Address:
4021
Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
Tel: 919-250-4314
Interest Areas: N.C. Microenterprise
loan program, N.C. Capital Access Program, Community
Development Grants Program, Supplemental Infrastructure
Grants, Research and Demonstration Grants, Child
Day Care Loans.
Grant cycle: Open cycles for most opportunities.
Water
and sewer grants must be received by 5:00 p.m.
on the last business day of March and September.
Funding announcements are generally in August and
February. |
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| Sisters
of Mercy of NC Foundation, Inc. |
|
Address:
345
Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
Tel: 828-281-8184
Contact: Initial contact: Trish Mahoney at
above address
Interest Areas: Health care, education,
social services, focus on women, children and the
elderly. Will fund program and capital expenses.
Grant cycle: April 1st , August 1st, and
December 1st. |
| Steele-Reese
Foundation |
|
Contact:
Jane B. Stephenson, Appalachian Director
3121 Grantham
Way
Lexington, KY 40509
Tel: 859-263-5313
Interest Areas: Education, natural resource conservation
and protection, health care, human services, rural
development, children, youth and family services
Grant cycle: Open cycle. |
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| Transylvania
County Home and Community Care Block Grant |
Address:
Transylvania
County
28 E. Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
Tel: 828-884-3100
Contact: Initial contact: Artie Wilson at
above address
Interest Areas: Support for programs that enable
older adults to remain active and independent in
their own homes.
Grant cycle: Contact County in January. |
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| USDA Rural
Housing Services |
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs
|
Contact:
Tom
Barefoot
589 Racoon Road, Suite 202
Waynesville,
NC 28786
Tel: 828-452-0319
Interest Areas: Various funding programs
including: Infrastructure, Housing Rehab, Business/Cooperative
Development, Rural Utilities Service Programs,
Community Facility Programs, Rural Housing Program-Single
Family Housing, Rural Housing Program-Multi-Family
Housing.
Grant cycle: Varying funding deadlines. NOFA's
published at different times, but usually begin
in December. Applications usually due after March,
some are open cycle. Check individual NOFA for
exact dates. |
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| The Wachovia
Foundation, Inc. |
www.wachovia.com |
Address:
P.O. Box 3099
Winston-Salem, NC 27150-1022
Tel: 336-732-6488
Interest Areas: Education, community economic
development, and affordable housing.
Grant cycle: Open cycle. Applications must
be initiated with local or regional bank. |
| D. Michael
Warner Foundation |
www.dmwf.org |
Address:
501
Washington Street, Suite D
Durham, NC 27701
Tel: 919-530-8842
Interest Areas: Improving economic access
for disadvantaged individuals and communities, and
improving race relations in NC.
Grant cycle: February 15th
- August 15th.
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| Western
North Carolina Housing Partnership |
www.regionc.org |
Address:
P.O.
Box 841
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Tel: 828-287-2281
Interest Areas: Mini technical assistance grants
for affordable housing development, improvements,
and preservation. Focus on elderly.
Grant cycle: Open cycle.
Apply in partnership
with Land-of-Sky Regional Council.
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