Northern Piedmont Community Foundation: Emergency Response Fund Grant

Northern Piedmont Community Foundation: Emergency Response Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Northern Piedmont Community Foundation
Last Updated: November 28, 2025

Summary

The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation's Emergency Response Fund Grant supports local organizations in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Rappahannock counties to address urgent needs during crises like COVID-19. Established in 2020, the fund has already distributed over $600,000 to nonprofits providing essential services such as childcare and PPE. The fund aims to enhance community resilience by offering flexible resources and fostering partnerships to meet emerging challenges effectively.

Overview

Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Emergency Response Fund In early 2020, NPCF set up an Emergency Response Fund to facilitate rapid-response community giving during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ERF distributed over $600,000 to local nonprofits as they went above and beyond to meet new needs, such as providing free childcare to first responders and equipping local classrooms with PPE. Today, the Emergency Response Fund remains in place, but now with the intent to facilitate the same kind of rapid response in the event of future local emergencies such as natural disasters or other public health crises. NPCF is extremely grateful to our community of donors, whose generosity and foresight were critical to the evolution of the fund. About the Fund Hosted by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, the fund provides flexible resources to organizations in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison and Rappahannock counties helping to alleviate the effects of public health crises, natural disasters, and other unforeseeable crises. The Fund will operate in partnership with local governments, schools, other foundations and the private sector to address current and emerging needs and strategically fill gaps in support. Natural disasters, pandemics, and other community crises result in loss of income and limited access to food, supplies and education. Public emergencies tend to be disproportionate in their impacts. We are deeply aware that the needs for some in our community will be critical. We also understand that, in our region, we are all interconnected. These connections, in a time of crisis, create risk but also diverse opportunity. We must be prepared to invest in each other to provide support for others and alleviate the community-wide effects.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation invites proposals for projects that strengthen the fabric of the counties we serve and reflect the diverse interests of our donors. Such wide ranging programs include those that: improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities, particularly in the areas of basic human needs;address disparities and increase opportunities for historically underserved people and communities; preserve and increase access to our unique community assets; meaningfully engages the voices, perspectives and expertise of the people and communities that represent their program participants; promote broad-based participation in arts and cultural activities; improve a student’s readiness to learn, and ability to succeed in school and other educational endeavors; enhance wellness through community-based organizations; and encourage environmental preservation and support.

Ineligibility

Organizations not tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue CodeOrganizations that discriminate with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, religious affiliation, or presence of a disabilityIndividuals (except scholarships)Fundraising events (such as tickets, raffles, auctions or tournaments), annual fundraising appeals, or agency celebrationsPolitical activitiesReligious organizations when funds would be used in whole or in part to further the organizations religious purposesExisting obligations, debts/liabilities or costs that the agency has already incurredNational or international organizations, that cannot demonstrate an established local presence benefiting Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, or Rappahannock CountiesProjects normally the responsibility of governmentPrivate primary or secondary schools or academiesCapital campaigns or other requests in which NPCF’s funds will not be expended within 12 months after award