Resourceful Communities Small Grants
About the Creating New Economies Fund
CNEF is Resourceful Communities' small grant program for grassroots, locally-driven projects that strengthen rural North Carolina communities by advancing the triple bottom line.
Information about our small grants program
The 2026 Creating New Economies Fund Grant Cycle is closed.
Stay tuned for more details and application instructions for our 2027 cycle, which will open in January 2027.
Click here to view the Creating New Economies Fund’s 2025 list of grantees.
Triple Bottom Line
Our core funding philosophy revolves around the Triple Bottom Line. Rather than treating community challenges as isolated issues, we prioritize projects that work at the intersection of three key areas: advancing social justice, protecting the environment, and building economic resilience.
Here are a few examples of what this work can look like in action:
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Tools and forms to assist CNEF applicants
Sample application
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Triple bottom line
Need help understanding the triple bottom line (CNEF Application Question #6), a requirement for all funded projects? Click here for more information.
Sample budget
Working with a fiscal agent?
If your organization is not a nonprofit and you are working with a fiscal agent, click here to learn more about fiscal agents.
For past CNEF grantees
2025 CNEF Grant Report Form
All 2025 CNEF grantees can submit their final grant reports using the following reporting form.
2025 Faith and Food Coalition Report Form
All 2025 Faith and Food Coalition grantees can submit their final grant reports using the following reporting form.
Contact us to learn more or email rcp-grants@legacyworksgroup.com with questions.
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Monica McCann
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Dave Walker
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