The North Carolina Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for projects funded from its Statewide Women’s Fund, according to Jennifer Tolle Whiteside, NCCF president and CEO.

Funds are available for nonprofit organizations that sponsor programming that supports women and/or families, with particular emphasis on women’s health and leadership issues. Programs must serve areas within the NCCF’s 67-county service area. (To find counties served by NCCF, visit nccommunityfoundation.org.)

Applications will be accepted online only at nccommunityfoundation.org. The application period begins July 18 and closes at noon on Sept. 9. Information and training tools about using the online application are also available on NCCF’s website. Specific applicant criteria are also available online under Programs/Women/Statewide Women’s Fund.

This year the fund will award a total of $11,000. Grant amounts typically range from $1,000 to $3,000. Grant recipients will be informed of the grants committee's decisions no later than October 2014. Those with questions about the application process can email Leslie Ann Jackson, NCCF director of grants and scholarships, at lajackson@nccommunityfoundation.org.

The grants committee of the statewide Women’s Fund is comprised of representatives of the NCCF’s local women’s giving networks and other female community leaders from across North Carolina. NCCF supports nine regionally based giving programs across the state, including the Bertie-Hertford Women’s Fund; Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina (Camden, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties); the Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund; the Women’s Giving Network of Wake County; Triangle Art of Giving in conjunction with the Triangle Community Foundation; the Women Givers of Nash-Rocky Mount; the Women’s Impact Network in New Hanover County; the Cary Women’s Giving Network; and Moore Women – A Giving Circle.

About NCCF

The NCCF is the single statewide community foundation serving North Carolina and has made nearly $74 million in grants since its inception in 1988. With more than $171 million in assets, the NCCF sustains 1,200 plus funds and endowments established to provide long-term support of a broad range of community needs, nonprofit organizations, institutions and scholarships. The NCCF partners with 60 affiliate foundations to provide local resource allocation and community assistance in 67 counties across the state. An important component of the NCCF’s mission is to ensure that rural philanthropy has a voice at local, regional and national levels. For more information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org and Facebook and follow us on Twitter @NCCF.