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Discover active funding opportunities in Buncombe County Grants for Nonprofits. 34,000+ grants are available for a wide range of missions and programs with additional grants in Mecklenburg County, Wake County, and Guilford County
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$20.6M
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The Laura Jane Musser Fund was established by the estate of Laura Jane Musser of Little Falls, Minnesota to continue the personal philanthropy, which she practiced in her lifetime.
Environmental Initiative Program
The Laura Jane Musser Fund assists public or not-for-profit entities to initiate or implement projects that enhance the ecological integrity of publicly owned open spaces, while encouraging compatible human activities. The Fund’s goal is to promote public use of open space that improves a community’s quality of life and public health, while also ensuring the protection of healthy, viable and sustainable ecosystems by protecting or restoring habitat for a diversity of plant and animal species.
Projects must..
Projects during any one grant period will be eligible for either:
Environmental Initiative - Implementation Grant Program
Implementation grant applications must demonstrate clear evidence of local community active participation and support.
Projects will be eligible for either planning or implementation funds during any one grant period.
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Purpose
The purpose of the Early Childhood Education and Development Fund is to ensure that every child in Buncombe County has an equal opportunity to thrive during their first 2,000 days, including access to quality early childhood education. The Fund was established in response to a well-documented local shortage of quality early childhood education programs, barriers that families face in accessing existing programs, including affordability, and a well-documented shortage of qualified teachers and staff in classrooms and centers.
Funding
Grants may be awarded up to the total amount of $4,054,185, the anticipated budget for the Early Childhood Education and Development Fund for FY2027 (subject to budget adoption). On October 30, 2018, the Board of Commissioners for Buncombe County voted to create the Early Childhood Education and Development fund for the purpose of annually investing $3.6 million beginning in the FY2020 budget with an annual increase of 2% in future years.
Funding is earmarked to support early care and education for children birth through kindergarten. This includes the following categories:
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Sign up to see the full listHow common are grants in this category?
Uncommon — grants in this category are less prevalent than in others.
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Buncombe County grants for Nonprofits?
Most grants are due in the first quarter.
What's the typical amount funded for North Carolina?
Grants are most commonly $105,304.
What's the total number of grants in Buncombe County Grants for Nonprofits year over year?
In 2024, funders in North Carolina awarded a total of 30,682 grants.
Among all the Buncombe County Grants for Nonprofits given out in North Carolina, the most popular focus areas that receive funding are Education, Human Services, and Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations.
1. Education
2. Human Services
3. Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
How is funding for Buncombe County Grants for Nonprofits changing over time?
Funding has increased by -59.66%.
How does grant funding vary by county?
Wake County, Durham County, and Mecklenburg County receive the most funding.
| County | Total Grant Funding in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wake County | $523,334,147 |
| Durham County | $449,485,529 |
| Mecklenburg County | $411,354,125 |
| Orange County | $320,436,895 |
| Guilford County | $223,719,210 |