FCH: Responsive Grant Program: Capacity Building Grant

FCH: Responsive Grant Program: Capacity Building Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Foundation for Community Health Inc.
Amount: Up to US $30,000
Last Updated: August 24, 2025

Summary

The FCH Responsive Grant Program offers Capacity Building Grants up to $30,000 to support nonprofits in enhancing their operational infrastructure, scaling, and stabilizing initiatives. Focused on improving community health and equity, the program prioritizes smaller organizations with budgets under $500K. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations and municipal agencies that serve the Foundation for Community Health's 17-town region in northwest Connecticut. Applications are accepted annually through two grant cycles.

Overview

Our Focus Areas It takes many strategies to address the living conditions affecting health, well-being, and equity. We aim to use our resources strategically and equitably, allocating more of our resources towards parts of our community that have the most need. We work so that all aspects of our community support the conditions required for health, well-being, and equity. Capacity Building Grant We define organizational health as the ability of an organization to function effectively, cope adequately, change appropriately, and grow from within. Our objectives are to increase the stability, effectiveness, and resilience of nonprofits, to meet mission and community need, and to increase the capacity of smaller agencies. Through this grant program, the foundation will accept requests up to $30,000 for needs related to: Operational infrastructure Scaling a program or initiative Stabilizing a program or initiative FCH accepts applications to the Capacity Building Grant program, through two grant cycles. Organizations requesting $30,000 can apply once annually to either grant cycle. Organizations requesting under $30,000 annually are welcome to apply to either or both grant cycles.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We fund:Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 organizations OR initiatives with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor who serve one or multiple towns within FCH’s community that have alignment with the foundation’s funding interests. State and municipal agencies are also eligible to apply.Organizations or initiatives consistent with the mission, vision, values, and funding priorities of the foundation.Foundation for Community Health serves a rural 17-town region where northwest Connecticut and the Greater Harlem Valley meet.Organizations or projects need to benefit residents in our geographic area

Ineligibility

Proposals from organizations that do not meet the eligibility criteria or have received funding through FCH’s Multi-Year General Operating Support Program will not be considered for funding through this program.We do not fund:Organizations or projects that do not benefit residents in our geographic area Individuals, Endowments, Private Foundations, Service Clubs or Membership Organizations Fundraising events, including direct mail campaigns Debt retirement, operating deficits, or after-the-fact support Programs by faith-based institutions that have a spiritual and/or theological component Organizations or projects that unlawfully discriminate with regard to employees, volunteers, delivery of programs or services, or clients served based on age, sex, religion/creed, race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, military or veterans’ status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other basis