Funding Opportunities and How to Apply

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JRE Supports Organizations Through Funding, Capacity Building, Learning, and Connection

We support organizations and efforts in Wake County and across North Carolina in several ways, including:

  • Grant opportunities with clear information about their purpose, eligibility, timelines, and application steps.
  • Capacity-building support through learning opportunities, coaching, and connections to people and resources.

When an opportunity opens, this page will include the funding range, eligibility, timeline, application steps, decision-making process, and a contact person for questions.

What We Look For

We consider work based in Wake County as well as broader efforts across North Carolina that strengthen the systems, policies, movements, and conditions shaping children’s lives. We look beyond organizational size, formal infrastructure, and professional grant-writing capacity.

We look for organizations and efforts that:

Center racial equity and justice

Center racial equity and justice in their work, leadership, and organizational practices.

Support children’s social-emotional health

Support children’s social-emotional health or address the systems and conditions that shape it.

Work locally or across North Carolina

Work in Wake County or advance broader change across North Carolina that benefits children and families in Wake County.

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Questions About Funding or Capacity Building?

Review our Funding Philosophy, How We Work, and FAQ to learn more about what we support and how our approach works.

Contact Linh Pham with questions about grants, capacity building, or alignment with JRE’s strategy.

Contact Linh Pham

No Open Funding Opportunities at This Time

JRE does not currently have an open funding opportunity. We will update this page when new opportunities become available.

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