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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.

WNC Prepared and Resilient Communities Grant Program

Opportunuty Url:
https://www.nccommunityfoundation.o...
Federal / State / Local / Private:
Private
Disaster specific?:
Yes
Current Status:
Open
One time or recurring opportunity?:
One time
Responsible Organization:
North Carolina Community Foundation
Contact info:
grants@nccommunityfoundation.org
Application Criteria:
Promising applications will show:
  • A deep understanding of a community or communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.
  • A clear articulation of the preparedness and resilience needs facing the local community in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
  • A demonstration of how the proposed activities will build preparedness or resilience of the community rather than solely the applicant organization itself.
Applications focused on recovery efforts are not eligible for this grant program.
Partnership required?:
Yes
Rolling/ Fixed Deadline:
Fixed
Single or Multiple Deadlines?:
Single
Application Deadlines:
  • December 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Period of Performance :
Grant recipients have one year from the date of the grant to spend funds awarded.
Who's Eligible?:
  • City
  • County
  • Nonprofits
  • Units of local government
Additional detail on uses:
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
  • 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organizations registered with the IRS
  • Organizations with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) public charity nonprofit organization registered with the IRS
  • Local governments (including public schools)
  • Faith-based organizations may apply for funding to support social outreach and charitable service programs that benefit the community at large. Review our FAQs for additional details.
Organizations must offer programs and services without discrimination based on age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief. To qualify for funding, preparedness and resilience efforts must be focused on one or more of the following western North Carolina communities impacted by Hurricane Helene: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Qualla Boundary, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, Yancey. Preference will be given to applicants addressing preparedness and resilience in the most severely impacted counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey.
Prohibited Uses:
Grants are not awarded for the following:
  • Annual fund or capital campaigns
  • Political purposes or lobbying
  • Activities that are restricted to members of a particular faith community or promote religious doctrine
  • General operating support for religious entities
  • Loans
  • Reimbursements (this program does not support reimbursement of costs incurred prior to the deadline for submission of your application. Requests may only include costs that will occur in the future, after the submission deadline of the application.)
  • For the direct benefit of named individuals
  • Re-granting by the applicant organization
Award Mechanism:
Competitive
Award Maximum:
$100,000
Total funding available:
$6,000,000
Resources, Pro Tips, Trainings
Pro Tip:
Organizations that received a grant from the NCCF Disaster Relief Fund in February 2026 may apply, but final grant reports for that program or project must be submitted by the due date Feb. 19, 2027, to be considered for an award from this round of funding.
Trainings
Training
NCCF Disaster Relief Fund Information Session 1
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 • 2:00 PM
Agency: NC Community Foundation
Register
Training
NCCF Disaster Relief Fund Information Session 2
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 • 12:00 PM
Agency: NC Community Foundation
Register
Training
NCCF Disaster Relief Fund Information Session 3
Wed, Dec 2, 2026 • 10:00 AM
Agency: NC Community Foundation
Register
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