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In 2024, the majority of our grant investments will be made through our Strategic Priority Grant Opportunities in the first half of the year. Your great work is what makes improved health and wellbeing possible in Western North Carolina, and we don’t want our grant application and reporting requirements to take away from that. We’re streamlining our processes, and we look forward to combining these streamlined processes with more face-to-face time with you, our partners, so that we can all stay focused on what really matters: our work together.
Maintain momentum and investments in opportunities that prioritize leverage, partnership and collaboration for:
Invest in learning opportunities to:
Early Childhood
K-12
Post-Secondary
Workforce Development
Entrepreneurship
Economic Ecosystems
Broadband (second half of 2024)
Substance Use Disorder
Accessible Health Ecosystems
Equity in the Essentials
Health Workforce
The Strategic Priority Grant applications opened on November 13, 2023. Organizations invited to submit a full application will receive an invitation to apply via email by mid-February with a submission deadline of mid-March. Award decisions will be announced by early July.
If you have questions or are unsure if you should start the application process, please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Dogwood makes grants within our Strategic Priority areas and for initiatives that cross multiple priorities. Click the icons below to learn specifics about what we’re funding currently.
Dogwood Health Trust exists to dramatically improve the health and well-being of all people and communities in the 18 counties and Qualla Boundary of Western North Carolina. Working with our community, grantees, partners, researchers and scholars, we collaborate to create a Western North Carolina where every generation can live, learn, earn and thrive, with dignity and opportunity for all – no exceptions.
Dogwood is a reflection of our region – the grit, the resilience and the innovation of our collective history, upon which we build our hopes for the future. In our relationships and our work, we seek first to listen and to understand. We strive to operate with trust and openness, demonstrating transparency and candor throughout our processes and
interactions.
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Asheville, NC 28803
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Support programs and networks that reduce deaths, treat addiction, and prevent first use
Help reduce disparities based on race, location, education and income factors
Invest in integrated heath care with seamless connections to supportive services
Support communities that promote healthy living and resiliency and help mitigate the impact of trauma, isolation and stress on individuals and families, especially those experiencing poverty
Support a well-funded, sustainable, competitive entrepreneur and small business ecosystem throughout the region
Help build a regional economic ecosystem that supports increased creation/retention of jobs and business ownership
Help build a skilled workforce with the knowledge and technical abilities to excel in a wide range of industry employment opportunities that provide a competitive, sustainable wage
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive, county-by-county data set that paints a full picture of work readiness, economic development and entrepreneurial needs and opportunities specific to Western North Carolina
Work in tandem with Economic Opportunity Strategic Priority to invest in career readiness at the community college and university levels
Support K-12 learning experiences with the resources and sustainability to provide an excellent academic and social-emotional education, so that all students graduate ready for college or career
Invest in an improved early childhood education ecosystem with the resources and sustainability to provide developmentally appropriate, affordable and accessible education and care to support ages birth to five, so that all children in WNC enter kindergarten ready to learn
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive set of publicly available data that provides a regularly updated, county-by-county picture of access, workforce and student outcomes in early childhood education and K-12 education specific to Western North Carolina
Loans, guarantees, and other financial tools to leverage funding opportunities
Increase affordable housing for lowest-income individuals and families
Support age-appropriate resources in affordable and workforce units, rental and owned
Invest in housing with sustainable supports for physical and mental health and wellbeing
Support healthy and safe revitalizations that work against displacement and gentrification, preserve home ownership and create generational wealth.
