{"id":1366,"date":"2023-05-20T02:20:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T02:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/?page_id=1366"},"modified":"2025-06-05T19:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:47:20","slug":"capacity-building-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fchealth.org\/what-we-fund\/current-opportunities\/capacity-building-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacity Building Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.\r\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Through the Capacity Building Grant Program, FCH will accept requests for needs related to organizational capacity. All grants approved through this program are unrestricted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our approach focuses on holistic organizational development, recognizing that true impact requires agencies to evolve their structures, processes, and capabilities continuously. By investing in an organization’s health\u2014spanning areas like governance, strategic planning, infrastructure, and human resources\u2014we aim to increase nonprofits’ long-term stability, resilience, and capacity to meet community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on our nonprofit partner feedback, FCH now accepts applications to the Capacity Building Grant Program through one annual grant cycle. Organizations can request up to $30,000. The application is open and available at the beginning of each year. The deadline is April 30 with decisions made no later than May 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eligibility<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 organizations OR initiatives with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor who serve one or multiple towns within <\/mark>FCH’s community<\/mark><\/a> <\/mark>that have alignment with the foundation\u2019s funding interests. Proposals from organizations that do not meet this criterion or have current funding through FCH\u2019s Multi-Year General Operating Support Program will not be considered for funding through this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Review Criteria<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Applications will be reviewed using the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n