Grants Help Desk

Grants Help Desk is sponsored by Dogwood Health Trust. Offers free grant writing advice to eligible nonprofits and municipalities in Western North Carolina.

Grants Help Desk - Dogwood Health Trust Grant writing Advice for Dogwood Grantees Seeking Other Funding Sources Many Dogwood grantees are looking for advice and support for securing additional funding beyond their Dogwood grant(s). In 2025, Dogwood created a Grants Help Desk to offer grant writing advice free of charge to eligible nonprofits and municipalities in Western North Carolina. What is the Grants Help Desk?

The Grants Help Desk provides technical support to eligible organizations that have questions about a funding opportunity to which they are considering applying, or questions that may arise during the grant development process. The goal is to help make grant applications more competitive and to improve the chances of securing funding outside of Dogwood. This support is provided by Innovative Funding Partners (IFP).

With an overall 85% success rate of securing funding, IFP’s highly qualified team has extensive experience assisting organizations with all stages of the grant life cycle.

Types of support could include: Assessing the eligibility/competitiveness of a particular project for a specific grant opportunity Answering questions that arise during the grant development process (such as those related to the narrative, budget, forms, attachments and submission to the funding agency/organization) Navigating the complexities of state, federal and private foundation grant applications Guidance on grant management and post-award compliance Types of support do not include: Drafting the full narrative Creation of a project budget Creation of a project logic model or work plan Reviewing the entirety of a proposal and making recommendations on how to improve it Conducting a comprehensive search of funders who may be a good match for a project This service may not be used for assistance with grant applications for Dogwood Health Trust.

If you have questions about Dogwood Health Trust grants, please email [email protected] . What Organizations Are Eligible to Use the Grants Help Desk?

Nonprofit or municipal government organizations that: Received grant funding from Dogwood anytime 2023 – present and are in and serving within the Qualla Boundary and/or the 18 counties of Western North Carolina (Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey) Have not received grant funding from Dogwood Health Trust that is located in one of the 12 counties most impacted by Hurricane Helene (Buncombe, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, Madison, Polk, Burke, Haywood, and Transylvania) and is seeking funding for hurricane relief and recovery efforts.

Have not received support from the Grants Help Desk within the last 30 days How Do Organizations Request a Consultation? Grants Help Desk is now open until Dec. 15, 2026.

To request assistance, simply submit the Intake & Eligibility form below. You will be contacted within two business days. There are a limited number of Grants Help Desk appointments available each month.

When a Grants Help Desk request is received, an internal review is conducted to determine its eligibility and appointment availability. Not all organizations that request Grants Help Desk assistance are approved . Consultations are offered to eligible organizations on a first-come-first-served basis.

To ensure fair access to this resource, we limit organizations to one consultation per month and reserve the right to cancel bookings that appear to violate eligibility requirements. The Grants Help Desk is open and available. Request an appointment by completing our Intake & Eligibility Form here: