Wake County Seeks Feedback on Community Capital Grant Process; $7 million expected for FY26

Jun 9, 2025

County staff outlined plans to run the Community Capital competitive process again, proposing roughly $7 million in funding (largely ABC-board proceeds), two application tracks (Impact Fund for smaller organizations and Community Capital for larger projects) and a mid-July RFP release with applications due in September.

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Jason Horton of the county manager’s office briefed the Board of Commissioners July 9 on plans to launch the FY26 community capital competitive process and asked commissioners for feedback on the application criteria and priority areas. Horton said staff are not asking the board to appropriate funds at this meeting but requested direction on process details so staff can issue the request for proposals.

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