Balance of State ESG Information
The ESG application cycle occurs on an annual basis. The application is administered by the State and is overseen by Kim Crawford in the DHHS Division of Aging and Adult Services.
The ESG application includes two parts: a community application completed by the Regional Committee and a project application completed by each agency that is seeking funding.
This page is for Balance of State-specific information. General information about the ESG application can be found here.
Current ESG Application
The 2017 ESG application is expected to be released by the State ESG Office in August.
NCCEH staff will post resources for BoS applications as they become available. The application forms and instructions will be posted on our main ESG webpage.
Resources for Completing the 2017 Regional Application
| Description | Related Questions in ESG Regional Application | Document |
| FY17 ESG Funds per Regional Committee | Lists the available ESG funding for each Regional Committee | view pdf |
Designing a Local Funding Process
In order to assist Regional Committees as they design and implement a local funding process, BoS staff have assembled some general resources about designing effective competitions. While these resources are written for foundations to use, many of the same strategies may be employed by communities to help create a local ESG funding competition.
| Topic Covered | Resource |
| How to design and implement grant competitions to further program goals | Link to Online Resource |
| Questons to ask when researching a nonprofit's organization and operations | Link to Online Resource |
| Sample tool to use to assist in researching nonprofit capacity | Link to Online Resource |
| How to create and communicate grant guidelines for funding competitions | |
| Explanation of why grant guidelines are helpful in a funding competition | |
| Overview of grant making basics |
Previous ESG Applications
Balance of State materials from previous ESG applications have been archived for reference.