The Impact Partner Grant provides funding to organizations that help underrepresented innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses start, stay, and grow in Raleigh.
Donor Name: City of Raleigh
State: North Carolina
City: Raleigh
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2022
Grant Size: $15,000-$20,000
Details:
Calling all impact-oriented companies, social enterprises, non-profits, universities, and innovators that seek to strengthen Raleigh’s thriving innovation ecosystem. The City of Raleigh’s new Office of Strategy and Innovation (aka Office of Yes, And!) is proud to revive the highly successful Impact Partner Grants. Impact Partner Grants provide funding to organizations that help underrepresented innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses start, stay, and grow in Raleigh. The grants are a crucial to the Office of Strategy & Innovation’s vision to foster inclusive innovation and achieve the seemingly impossible.
The goals for the Impact Partner Grant are to:
- Support business initiatives that align with the City of Raleigh’s Strategic Plan
- Promote collaboration among stakeholders serving the City of Raleigh
- Connect businesses with additional resources and funding opportunities to support growth
Funding Information
- Each organization may request $15,000-$20,000. The requested funding cannot be more than 25% of the organization’s annual budget.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible sectors targeted by the program include:
- Technology and Internet of Things (iOT)
- Consumer Packaged Goods and Products
- Design and Creative Industries
- Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
- Social Impact and Social Innovation
- Education
- Workforce Development
- Manufacturing and Distribution
- Transportation and Logistics
- Retail and retail-related services
- Government
- Non-Profit Corporations
They are particularly interested in organizations that support underrepresented business owners or stakeholders. This includes marginalized groups across race, gender, sexual orientation, income, abilities, or other categories by which people have been historically excluded.
For more information, visit City of Raleigh.