Deadline: 28-Jan-22
The Outer Banks Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Community Enrichment Grants Program to qualifying nonprofit organizations to help meet local needs and enrich the quality of life for the people of the Outer Banks.
Focus Areas
Eligible programs include:
- Arts and/or culture
- Animal welfare
- Children and/or youth
- Disaster relief and/or mitigation
- Education
- The environment
- Health
- Historic preservation and/or interpretation
- Other human services
What Do they Fund?
Community Enrichment Grants are awarded to projects that directly benefit all or a portion of their service area. Their service area includes all of Dare County, and all Outer Banks communities, from Corolla to Ocracoke Island. They currently do not award Community Enrichment Grants for projects targeting mainland Hyde or mainland Currituck.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any 501(c)3 organization is eligible to apply for a Community Enrichment Grant, as are other tax-exempt organizations for charitable projects that meet a public need, in accordance with IRS guidelines.
- Schools and Government Agencies: Occasionally, schools and government agencies may be considered for Community Enrichment Grants, if it is demonstrated that financial support is not available from other sources.
- Individuals: Community Enrichment Grants are never awarded to individuals.
- Faith-Based and Religious Entities: The Outer Banks Community Foundation will consider Community Enrichment Grants to faith-based and religious entities, including churches, for projects that address the needs of the wider community. They will not award Community Enrichment Grants for projects that primarily seek to promote religious beliefs or attempt to recruit new members to a particular religion. They will generally not award grants to churches for projects or assets that would primarily benefit the members of a single congregation or religion.
- The Outer Banks Community Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, or disability.
For more information, visit https://obcf.org/grants/community-enrichment-grants-guidelines/