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Gateway Wellness Foundation recently announced its partnership with the Dogwood Health Trust to provide an initial Disaster Relief Grant Opportunity to support Hurricane Helene emergency response efforts. 

Gateway Wellness Foundation is providing emergency relief to those affected by Hurricane Helene in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations in Burke, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford counties. 

Funds may be used to provide direct assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Helene and/or support the applicant organization in recovering from or responding to Hurricane Helene. 

Grant funds are intended to cover the costs of providing emergency relief services to individuals or eligible organizations affected by the storm. 

Grants will be accepted and awarded on a rolling basis. The foundation asks that applicants submit only one request for funding at this time.

The recommended maximum grant request is $25,000. Requests in the $5,000-$10,000 range are more likely to be fully funded. 

 

Organizations applying for a grant must be:

 

• A community-based nonprofit designated by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, a faith-based organization, or a public agency serving individuals and families that were affected by Hurricane Helene.  
• Serving the following counties: Burke, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford.

 

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Click this link to access the online application form: 

 

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/1db2f1f56b524cc891f5a0fe4b50470a

 

The form must be completed in one sitting – it does not allow the user to save a partially completed application and return later to finish it. The foundation encourages applicants to prepare their application offline and return to the form when they are ready to submit.

 

A list of the grant application questions can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cIe10jIsWjdxf1C7HlEsl278FG6-rkzD/edit

 

If you have any questions or if connectivity is an issue, please contact Sarah Morse:

 

Email: s.morse@gatewaywf.org

Office: (828) 237-9274

Mobile: (828) 429-2128

74 N. Garden Street, Marion, NC 28752

 

Gateway’s Disaster Relief Grant Opportunity webpage: https://gatewaywellnessfoundation.org/hurricane-relief-efforts-grant.

 

Submitted by Sarah Morse