ACF Technical Assistance Grants

ACF Technical Assistance Grants is sponsored by Appalachian Community Fund. These grants are designed to strengthen grassroots organizations in Central Appalachia by supporting specific technical assistance needs, enhancing skills in areas such as leadership, fundraising, and community organizing. ACF prioritizes projects that address systemic issues and promote social, economic, and environmental justice.

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Appalachian Community Fund Technical Assistance Grants ACF believes that building organizational capacity and skills is essential for carrying out effective social justice work.

Designed to meet specific technical assistance needs of grassroots organizations working for social change in Appalachia, this program awards grants to help build organizational capacity and train board or staff members in key skills such as: Leadership development, Fundraising and planned giving, Board responsibilities and roles, Long range planning, Financial management, Legal issues, e.g. non-profit incorporation, Community organizing, Informing community/media about work, Training fees, materials, and travel, The Technical Assistance grants have no deadlines, please allow three weeks to a month to process the application.

Work in the Appalachian counties of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and/or West Virginia.

For organizations based outside the region, the proposal must include a specific work plan for the Appalachian portion of the work, Have their 501(c)(3) tax exempt status or a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization, Be community-led, community-driven, and community-based, Strive for change at a systemic level, instead of or in addition to one person at a time, Demonstrate an understanding of forms of oppression, especially racism, Have strong local community leadership representative of and accountable to the organization’s constituency info@appalachiancommunityfund.

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