As a part of its annual budget, Forsyth County provides funding for non-profit agencies to provide community services to Forsyth County residents. This funding, called "Community Grants," is for a period of one year.

The limited budget for Community Grants is limited to the following County Policies and Goals:

• Safety - Create a community that is safe.
• Health - Create a community that is healthy.
• Education - Create a community with educational opportunities for everyone.
• Cultural - Create a community that enhances the knowledge, beliefs and customs of everyone.
• Economic Opportunities - Create a community with economic opportunities for everyone.

View the Community Grants Policy for details.

Funding for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Applications opens Monday, October 14, 2024 at 8am and close Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5pm.

Please see below for the anticipated Community Grants funding timeline: 

• October 14, 2024 – November 18, 2024: Open Application Period
• November – January: County Staff Review and Board Consideration
• April/May – Grants approved during Board of Commissioners meeting
• June 6, 2025 - June 27, 2025: Possible Adoption of Budget Ordinance
• July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026: Term of service for all approved programs

Community Grant applications will be submitted online in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 using the County Community Portal. Forsyth County is no longer accepting paper applications.

Application Portal

To help you prepare your applications and understand the recent changes to the Community Grants program, please watch the recorded Information Session held Tuesday, October 8th at 1:00 PM.

Information Session PowerPoint

For additional information or assistance, please contact:

Iesha Carter
Budget and Management Analyst
carteri2@forsyth.cc
Office: (336) 703-2686

FY 2024-2025 Fund Distribution

Organization	Amount Awarded
ABC of North Carolina Child Development Center	$25,000
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County	$100,000
Children's Law Center Advocates for Children	$50,000
Crisis Control Ministry	$25,000
Eliza's Helping Hands	$15,000
Experiment in Self-Reliance	$50,000
Experiment in Self-Reliance	$40,000
​HARRYS Veterans	​$75,000
​Kaleideum FY2024	​$275,000
Memorial Industrial CDC	​$5,000
Neighborhood's Hands	$100,000
Old Salem	$125,000
RiverRun International Film Festival	$15,000
Union Community Development Corporation	$100,000
Center for Creative Economy	$25,000
Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership	$20,000
Kernersville Chamber of Commerce	$5,200
Piedmont Triad Film Commission	$30,000
Senior Services	$385,000
Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston Salem	$35,000
The Shepherd's Center of Kernersville	$24,000
Family Services	$100,000
Miracles in Sight	$50,000
MUSE Winston-Salem	$50,000
YMCA of Northwest North Carolina	$50,000
Horizons Residential Care Center	$50,000
Total	$1,849,200