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Realizing Empowerment Amongst our Communities Today in North Carolina (REACT NC): Request for Grant Proposals

 

Overview

Funded by the Learning by Giving Foundation, the Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change course at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students have formed REACT NC. The group will accept proposals from and award grants to community organizations across North Carolina to create positive change in areas of need. After careful consideration of each applicant’s proposal, REACT NC will distribute $10,000 to better North Carolina communities through grants of $2,000 - $5,000.

Focus Areas

We seek proposals for community development projects addressing one or more of the following areas:

• Food Security: sustainable access to and availability of safe, healthy, and nutritious food
• Economic Development: implementation of resources to provide for a community’s basic needs  such as housing and employment
• Education: instruction, learning environment, mentorship, completion of educational programs, and other initiatives.

Preference will be given to proposals that:

• Benefit youth and/or populations living in poverty.
• Are environmentally friendly.
• Demonstrate collaboration between organizations.

Application Timeline

Applications are closed at this time.

Eligibility and Criteria

Your organization must:

• Be a 501(c)3 non-profit organization or comparable tax-exempt organization
• Serve a community within the state of North Carolina
• Demonstrate a need for your project within the state of North Carolina
• Propose a project that focuses on food security, economic development, and/or education
• Include a budget and budget justification for the project

Grants/Funding:

• Grant requests should be no less than $2,000 and no more than $5,000
• Funding used for administrative costs cannot exceed 10% of the total awarded grant
• Funding may be used for new or existing projects

Applications will be judged on the following criteria:

• The project’s description and the demonstrated need for this project within a community in North Carolina
• Adherence to the eligibility requirements and deadlines
• Feasibility of the project on the basis of budget, time, practicality, sustainability and impact.

Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change (HBHE 699-Spring)

Philanthropy as a Tool for Social Change is a three credit hour service-learning course offered through the Carolina Center for Public Service’s Public Service Scholars program and The SUNSHINE LADY Foundation's Learning By Giving Program. Through this course, students learn about and experience the process of awarding grants to local agencies. Students function as a committee and are responsible for researching the needs of North Carolina, designing grant award criteria, drafting and distributing a request for proposals, reviewing submissions, and awarding $10,000 to select community organizations. NOTE: this service-learning class is not approved to meet the Experiential Education (EE) requirement, nor is it a grant writing class.