Greater Fayette Community Foundation – Rural Community Health Fund
Funding Type
Grant
Grantor Agency
Greater Fayette Community Foundation
Grant Range
Up to $25,000
# of Awards Available
Programmatic Area
Capacity Building
Programmatic Area
Community Development
Programmatic Area
Health
Deadline
2026-06-30
Match Required?
Eligible Entities
Applicants must have a physical address, or provide programming, services, or support to residents, in one of the following counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and/or Williamson. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing, collaboratives with a 501(c)(3) lead organization, resident-led or grassroots initiatives.
Focus Area
The Rural Community Health Fund (RCHF) is designed to invest in the people and places of rural central Texas. The ultimate goal is to uplift vulnerable and marginalized rural communities, nurturing the capacity needed to create conditions where all residents can thrive and achieve wellness. RCHF prioritizes five strategies to advance health equity and well-being, with grants available to support each one:
1) Engage and Empower Residents: Grants to bring residents together to build relationships, learn new skills, and lead projects that improve health and wellbeing. Funds can support building social networks, learning project management, recruiting volunteers, working together on projects, and collecting stories of impact. Residents will be supported to take action on issues important to their neighborhoods and communities.
2) Build Community Leadership Capacity: Grants to support emerging community leaders and help experienced leaders mentor new ones. Community leadership requires different skills and values than organizational leadership. Funding will support activities, workshops, training, and hands-on learning to strengthen leadership within the community.
3) Strategic Innovations for Rural Communities: Grants to support identifying and testing new ideas, practices, or changes to how services and resources are delivered, aimed at improving community health and wellbeing. Funding is for new approaches, not existing programs, unless major changes are made to strengthen their impact. Innovations may include creating or introducing new ways to help residents improve their health and wellbeing.
4) Nonprofit Organizational Capacity Building or New Nonprofit Formation: Grants to help rural or historically marginalized leaders build stronger organizations or start new 501(c)(3) nonprofits focused on health and wellness. Start-up funding can include first-year compensation for new leaders. Existing and new nonprofits can request funds for board development, strategic planning, financial literacy, fundraising, succession planning, program development, financial audits, or other organizational needs. Funds cannot be used to buy equipment.
5) Participatory Grantmaking Funds for Resident-Led Networks: Grants for resident-led networks to create a funding pool that activates and empowers residents through start-up funding for projects aimed at improving community health and wellbeing. Residents control how the funds are distributed. Note: Funds to secure technical assistance for implementing participatory grantmaking may also be requested.
Contact
jlmanning@greaterfayette.com
Link to Opportunity
https://greaterfayette.com/rchf/
Application Platform
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