Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) Grants

Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) Grants is sponsored by Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Offers grants to nonprofits addressing community needs, including hurricane relief and capacity building in western North Carolina.

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We recommend that all applicants review the NEW applicant tutorial videos before entering the online grant system due to an update to the Applicant Dashboard. Foothills Conservancy of NC’s (FCNC) mission is to permanently protect land and water resources. “While it might be challenging to wrap one’s mind around permanence, that is what we have to plan for,” said Executive Director Andrew Kota.

“Part of that planning begins with intelligent, well-qualified investment management to make wise use of the land trust’s financial assets". Photo courtesy of FCNC. Please note that your e-mail address will be your user ID.

It should be an email address that anyone accessing the online application can remember. Keep in mind that your email user ID is specific to your organization. Make sure you have read the Grant Program description before starting your application.

As you begin the online application process, you will include information about your organization. Using your user ID and password, you will always have access to your information and will be able to update it at your convenience.

Once you have registered, you can access the application form for the grant program you are applying to by clicking on the word “ Apply ” at the top of the page, then " Apply " to the right of the appropriate grant program. As you begin the application, we recommend choosing the “Question List” at the top right of the application. This provides guidance for each question as well as instructions related to the attachments.

You can then develop responses to the application questions and compile the attachments. You can save your application at any point and come back later to finish it. Note that there are character count limits (count characters, spaces, and punctuation) for each question that you answer.

Questions about the online application system?