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North Carolina grants for State governments

Explore 17 grant opportunities

State-Level Systemic Change
$100,000
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 30, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in North Carolina working to create systemic change in areas such as democracy, environment, public education, and social and economic justice, particularly for historically marginalized communities.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Grant
$400,000
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 15, 2026

Date Added

Jun 3, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in southeastern North Carolina that focus on improving community health and wellness through various initiatives.

Health
Nonprofits
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Grant
Contact for amount
North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 28, 2025

This grant provides funding to support community development and economic diversification initiatives for agricultural populations and communities in North Carolina affected by the decline of the tobacco industry.

Community Development
County governments
Rural Infrastructure Program
Contact for amount
North Carolina Department of Commerce
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 6, 2025

This program provides financial support to local governments in rural North Carolina for infrastructure projects that create jobs and stimulate economic growth.

Infrastructure
City or township governments
North Carolina Land and Water Fund
Contact for amount
North Carolina Land and Water Fund
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 5, 2025

This funding opportunity supports state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina to conserve, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources for the benefit of communities and the environment.

Environment
State governments
Golden LEAF Foundation Open Grant Program
$500,000
Golden LEAF Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 3, 2024

This grant provides funding to governmental entities and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina for projects that promote economic development, job creation, and workforce training, particularly in rural and tobacco-dependent communities.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Arts Community Development Grants
$10,000
The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 3, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit arts organizations in New Hanover County to enhance community arts experiences through operational and programming initiatives.

Arts
City or township governments
Edgecombe County Recreation Mini-Grant Program
$10,000
Edgecombe County
Local

Application Deadline

Oct 18, 2024

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This funding opportunity provides up to $3,000 to established organizations in Edgecombe County that offer recreational services to enhance limited recreational opportunities for local residents.

Recreation
State governments
Projects Pool Grants
$10,000
Arts Culture Catawba
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Catawba County to support innovative arts projects that engage the community and enhance local cultural offerings.

Arts
City or township governments
Artist Support Grant Program
$1,200
Arts of the Albemarle
Local

Application Deadline

Oct 11, 2024

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This program provides financial support to individual artists and small collectives in North Carolina to enhance their artistic skills and business operations, enabling them to reach new audiences.

Arts
County governments
Volunteer Rescue-EMS Fund
$25,000
North Carolina Department of Insurance
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 24, 2024

This funding opportunity assists recognized rescue and EMS organizations in North Carolina with purchasing equipment and making capital improvements to enhance their emergency response capabilities.

Safety
Nonprofits
Increasing Access to Child Care for Families Experiencing Homelessness
$250,000
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 24, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that help families experiencing homelessness access quality child care and educational programs.

Education
Nonprofits
Statewide Service Organizations
$30,000
North Carolina Arts Council
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 17, 2024

This funding opportunity supports North Carolina-based organizations that provide essential leadership and services to the arts community through activities like workshops, conferences, and resource publications, requiring a matching contribution from the applicants.

Arts
Nonprofits
Community Climate Action Grant Program
$267,750
Orange County North Carolina
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 12, 2024

This program provides funding to public entities, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses in Orange County, North Carolina, to implement innovative projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance climate resilience for local communities.

Environment
County governments
Open Grant Program
$500,000
Golden LEAF Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 20, 2024

Date Added

Jun 11, 2024

The Golden LEAF Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Open Grants Program. Donor Name: Golden LEAF Foundation State: North Carolina County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 06/20/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Priority Areas This program is for economic development projects aligned with the Golden LEAF priority areas. Job Creation and Economic Investment Workforce Preparedness Agriculture The Golden LEAF Foundation is committed to using the funds entrusted to it for projects that show the most potential for strengthening North Carolina’s economy, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities. Funding Information The Golden LEAF Board has indicated that most awards in the Open Grants Program will be for $200,000 or less. For projects that have certain characteristics, Golden LEAF will make awards of up to $500,000 from this program. Competitive Projects Competitive applications for projects include requests for funds to: Develop and implement a new workforce training program to meet demand from local employers Implement a career pathway at a high school for a high demand field Extend water, sewer, or road infrastructure to a site to enable industrial development that will create full-time jobs Support the development of new crops, expand markets for agriculture products, or provide training for farmers. Characteristics of Open Grants Projects Eligible for Funding of More Than $200,000 Golden LEAF expects that most grants in the Open Grants Program will be for $200,000 or less, and grants of more than $200,000 will be infrequent. To determine which projects will be eligible for consideration for an award of more than $200,000, Golden LEAF requires that the project include one or more of these characteristics: The applicant can clearly demonstrate and explain how the applicant would be able to achieve additional outcomes as a direct result of receiving more than $200,000 in funding, and the additional outcomes are commensurate with the additional funding. The project results from a planning process involving multiple organizations and members of the community that the project will serve, e.g., employers, and those organizations and individuals continue to be engaged in and will provide support to the project. The additional funding will build on a history of success and allow the applicant to scale a project to significantly increase the outcomes the project can achieve. The project is collaborative and includes some features that make the collaboration particularly compelling, such as the following characteristics: The collaboration is uncommon and includes innovative approaches. Golden LEAF funding will enable or encourage the collaboration. The project is regional, i.e., involves organizations in more than one county. A Golden LEAF award would leverage significant funding from other organizations, i.e., Golden LEAF is a small but important part of a larger project. The applicant has limited resources and has made efforts to secure funding from other sources. Implementing the project in phases would compromise its outcomes. Eligibility Criteria  Eligible applicants are governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit Golden LEAF Foundation.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
North Carolina’s Youth
$500,000
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jul 9, 2024

Date Added

May 29, 2024

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is seeking applications to expand access to mental and behavioral health services and resources for youth through models that are effective in the short term (1-3 years), and which leverage a trained workforce that goes beyond specialty trained behavioral health care clinical and professional roles. Donor Name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation State: North Carolina County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 07/09/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: 3 Years Details: The trained workforce may include a variety of health and other professionals who regularly work with or on behalf of youth and are trained to identify, understand, and respond to the signs/symptoms of distress, trauma, mental health changes, or substance use and provide initial support and connection to resources for youth. Approaches should be effective at engaging communities that have significant barriers in access to care and may operate in communities, schools, health systems, faith-based settings, or other settings. Funding may support, among other things, strengthening organizational capacity or infrastructure, connecting care across settings, increasing access to training opportunities, and/or increasing access to culturally and linguistically relevant resources and materials for youth mental and behavioral health. Funding Information To support a variety of approaches, proposals can range from $75,000 to $500,000 per year, for up to three years. Grant Period Grant start date By November 1, 2024. Grant end date By November 30, 2027. Eligibility Criteria  Organization Size There are no limitations or minimum requirements with regard to an entities’ operating budget. Organizations of all sizes are eligible to apply. Organization Type Nonprofit: An organization that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a). Fiscally sponsored program: A group or project with a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization acting as a fiscal sponsor. Please note that the fiscal sponsor is considered the grantee and is responsible for all legal aspects of the project including reporting and financial management. Government entity or public instrumentality: This can include schools, tribal governments, etc. Coalitions: Applications involving more than one group or organization are welcome; however, one organization will be the recipient of the grant and must meet any of the criteria above. If a coalition applicant is invited for a finalist conversation, all coalition partners are expected to participate in the interview. Letters of support are not required for application submission. Organizations and coalitions of any size are eligible to apply if the other eligibility criteria have been met. For more information, visit BCBSNCF.

Education
Nonprofits
Economic Catalyst Program
Contact for amount
Golden LEAF Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 6, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state, regional, and local economic development organizations to create full-time jobs in economically distressed areas of North Carolina.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits