Competitive Grant Programs: Capacity Building Grants
Overview
The Cape Cod Foundation offers two Capacity-Building Programs to support strong Cape Cod nonprofits that are at a point of critical change or growth: 1-Year Targeted Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grant Program and Multi-year Comprehensive Nonprofit Capacity- Building Grant Program. These programs are part of the Foundation’s ongoing goal to deepen our partnerships with nonprofit organizations by matching substantial funding with other critical support to achieve greater outcomes.
1 Year Targeted Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grant Program
Not Accepting Applications
TIMELINE
Application will be available after May 1. LOI is due on June 6.
REQUESTS
$15,000-$25,000
DESCRIPTION
Targeted Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grants support:
- Equipment, software, trainings, consulting, and/or staff expenses that are essential to the implementation of a grantee’s capacity building project(s). Applicants may work with any consultant of their choosing.
- Executive Director or designated representative participation in peer learning network meetings with a cohort of other grantees via attendance at (1) 1.5-hour grantee award launch meeting and quarterly 2-hour peer learning network meetings. Peer learning networks aim to increase relationships, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among organizations.
- Executive Director or designated representative participation in activities to support The Cape Cod Foundation to evaluate the impact of the program. This will include but is not limited to: pre/post surveys, an annual report, and/or virtual or phone check-in(s)
KEY DATES
- Grant Guidelines and Application Released: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Virtual Information Session: Tuesday, May 14, 2024. REGISTER
- LOI Due: Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Announcement of Organizations Invited to Apply for Full RFP: Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Full Request for Proposal (RFP) Due: Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Grant Award Notification: Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Launch Meeting with Grantees: TBD after Labor Day
- Bi-Monthly Peer Learning Meetings: October 2024 – June 2025
- Grantee and Alumni Mixer: TBD
- Grant Conclusion: July 2025
Multi-Year Comprehensive Nonprofit Capacity-Building Grant Program
STATUS
Not Currently Accepting Applications
REQUESTS
$40,000
DESCRIPTION
Multi-Year Comprehensive Capacity-Building Grants grantees will receive $10,000 for immediate general operating support and $30,000 for capacity building project implementation over the course of the two-year program. Grantees will participate in cohort-based peer-learning programming, assess their capacity building needs, and then plan and implement a capacity building project to address those needs. The Foundation has partnered with industry expert TSNE to conduct a capacity building assessment with each nonprofit and to provide the Foundation with technical assistance throughout program design and implementation. The exact project each nonprofit undertakes will be based on the organizational assessment and developed by each grantee based on individual input and needs. This program is part of the Foundation’s ongoing goal to deepen our partnerships with nonprofit organizations by matching substantial funding with other critical support to achieve greater outcomes.
TIMELINE
This pilot program launched in Winter 2021 via an invitation-only application process. The Foundation will reassess launching the program again after the pilot is complete.
Together, we have invested more than $100 million in grants and scholarships in the Cape Cod Community. For good.
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