Sustainable Communities: Economic Resilience
Forecasted
Sustainable Communities: Economic Resilience supports nonprofits removing barriers to employment-focused education and training so unemployed and underemployed adults can access family-sustaining jobs.
Funder: Triangle Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 per award, distributed evenly over two years as general operating support
Summary: Supports nonprofits removing barriers to employment-focused education and training so unemployed and underemployed adults can access stable, family-sustaining jobs.
Key Information: Applicants must be based in the Triangle and serve Chatham, Durham, Orange, or Wake County.
Description
Triangle Community Foundation’s Sustainable Communities: Economic Resilience program supports organizations helping adults access employment-focused education or skills-based training. The program’s goals are to increase access to training for unemployed and underemployed individuals and remove obstacles to stable, family-sustaining employment. The 2025 cycle focused on the support adults need to reach their first day on the job, serving people from post-high school through retirement.
Supported approaches include assistance with housing, food insecurity, transportation, child care, health care—including mental health care—and necessary uniforms, tools, or equipment. This support may accompany an employment-focused degree or short-term credential program. The Foundation encourages innovative and creative approaches to these goals. The program sits within its broader Sustainable Communities impact area, which supports economically and environmentally resilient communities.
