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Funding Opportunities

Filter and sort active funding sources to find programs that meet your community's needs. This page focuses on opportunities available to local governments, with occasional listings for related programs when a local government is a required partner or when participation may support local recovery efforts.

All information is provided as a starting point; users should verify eligibility, deadlines, and requirements directly with the administering agency.

Organizational Capacity Building Grants

Opportunuty Url:
https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/gran...
Federal / State / Local / Private:
Private
Disaster specific?:
Yes
Disaster declaration required?:
Yes
Current Status:
Coming Soon
One time or recurring opportunity?:
One time
Responsible Organization:
Dogwood Health Trust
Assistance Type:
Grant
Rolling/ Fixed Deadline:
Fixed
Single or Multiple Deadlines?:
Single
Application Deadlines:
  • May 18, 2026
Period of Performance :
12 or 24 months depending on the scope and timeline of proposed work
Who's Eligible?:
  • Nonprofits
  • Units of local government
Additional detail on uses:

Funding must be used for clearly defined internal development efforts. Eligible activities include:

  • Strategic planning and/or other planning efforts
  • Staff, leadership or board development
  • Operational improvements such as HR, finance or IT systems
  • Community engagement or increasing access to programs/services
  • Policy and advocacy efforts
  • Resource or funding development
  • Learning and evaluation
  • Communications and/or marketing

Grants typically range from $15,000 to $50,000 and can be used over 12 or 24 months, depending on the scope and timeline of the proposed work.

Who is eligible to apply: Strategically aligned 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charities that serve the Qualla Boundary and/or 18 counties of Western North Carolina; fiscally sponsored organizations; government and non-governmental organizations; faith-based organizations; colleges and universities.

Eligible organizations should have an annual operating budget of at least $60,000. In general, Dogwood does not fund more than 25% of an organization’s annual operating budget each year.

Award Minimum:
$15,000
Award Maximum:
$50,000
Resources, Pro Tips, Trainings
Pro Tip:
Additional application details will be available by March 23, 2026. Open from April 20 to May 18, 2026
Trainings
Funding Resources