Community Assistance Grants

The Community Assistance Grants provided by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation support a wide range of community needs, including education, health, and the environment. These grants offer unrestricted funding to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits that have been operating for at least three years in Fauquier, Rappahannock, and northern Culpeper counties. Organizations are encouraged to submit collaborative proposals that address immediate community challenges and demonstrate effective management and a history of accomplishments.

Northern Piedmont Community Foundation provides grant support in many areas of community life including, but not limited to, education, the arts, community health, alleviation of poverty, youth and the environment.
Grants are allocated for program services as well as general operating support. This grant award provides unrestricted funding to help organizations with on-going or emergent needs. By emergent, we mean that the grant awards may fund a specific program or project in which needs are immediate in nature and address or alleviate hardship. We encourage collaborative proposals that build and develop community resources and partnerships.
Generally speaking, most successful funding requests do one or more of the following:
help sustain successful existing programs;scale-up existing programs in the number/areas served;make quality improvements to existing programs;start new programs; ormake purchases for needed equipment, supplies, or training
Priority consideration will be given to nonprofits demonstrating strong management and a proven track record of accomplishments.

Eligibility

Only organizations with a501(c)(3) status for 3 or more years are eligible to apply. The Community Assistance Grant program invites proposals for projects from 501 (c)(3) nonprofits that have been in operation for at least three years, and who deliver services within Fauquier, Rappahannock and northern Culpeper counties.

Ineligibility

What we generally don't fund: Organizations not tax-­­exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue CodePrivate non-­­operating foundationsIndividualsFundraising events (such as tickets, raffles, auctions or tournaments), annual fundraising appeals, or agency celebrationsPolitical, fraternal or religious activitiesEndowmentExisting obligations, debts/liabilities or costs that the agency has already incurredScholarly researchScholarships, camper (participation) fees, fellowships or travelNational or international organizations, unless the grant directly benefits Fauquier, Northern Culpeper or Rappahannock countiesProjects normally the responsibility of governmentOrganizations that were awarded discretionary funding from the Foundation the preceding yearPrivate, primary or secondary schools or academiesCapital campaign requests