Type: Foundation

Due Date: June 27, 2025

Link: https://dogwoodhealthtrust.org/grantmaking/

Match Required: No Cost Sharing

Overview: Investing in Collaborations and Possibilities in a Post-Helene Environment
Open from May 19 to June 27, 2025

People and organizations in our region have a long history of working collaboratively and creatively to improve the health and wellbeing of Western North Carolina communities and to advance opportunity and access.

In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, Dogwood is committed to a sustained and coordinated response that ensures resources reach the people, organizations and communities most affected.

This grant opportunity will support both emergent and established collaborations responding to the challenges and opportunities from Helene, especially imagining new possibilities for the WNC region.

It will:

• Support community-wide networks of people and organizations that are developing and implementing innovative ideas and models within housing, education, economic opportunity, and health and wellness.
• Direct resources to courageous solutions centering the needs of people, organizations and communities that have experienced disinvestment and disconnection.
• Strengthen collaborative efforts and networks that lay the groundwork for coalitions engaged in creative, systemic analysis and action.
• Support leaders within organizations and communities who are working in integrated ways, building coalitions, and resolving complex challenges with creative solutions.

Grants sizes will range from $50,000 to $500,000, with up to 20% of funds available for flexible administrative funding and the balance (80% or more) for collaborative funding. Grants can be used for 12-24 months.

Who is eligible to apply: A single organization – the Hub Applicant – will apply on behalf of the collaborative. Hub Applicants may be 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charities, fiscal sponsorship organizations, government and governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, or colleges and universities.