Fwd: 👉 Co-ops: Apply for Up to $50K in Funding
Justin Franks
From: Alison Powers <apo...@capitalimpact.org>
Date: Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Fwd: 👉 Co-ops: Apply for Up to $50K in Funding
To: Cokie Nanka <cna...@capitalimpact.org>, Mary Alex Blanton <mbla...@ncb.coop>
Dear Co-op Partners,
The 2026 Co-op Innovation Award is officially launched (email below). Please help us spread the word to co-ops and co-op support organizations in your network. Below is an email/newsletter blurb you can send out, along with a few social media posts you can use to promote the grant to your networks. Thanks so much in advance, we really appreciate your partnership. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Capital Impact Partners is excited to partner with National Cooperative Bank to launch the 12th Annual Co-op Innovation Award again this year! Through the award, we aim to support organizations that use the cooperative model to foster economic opportunities and address issues facing their communities. You can apply for grants of up to $50,000 until June 12th, 2026. The application, FAQs, informational webinar sign-up, and information on past awardees are available at https://www.capitalimpact.org/programs/co-op-innovation-awards/.
Social Media Posts
The 2026 Co-op Innovation Award is now open!
In partnership with @National Cooperative Bank, @Capital Impact Partners is offering grants of up to $50,000 to support organizations and businesses using the cooperative model to expand economic opportunity and address community challenges.
Apply by June 12 at 12 p.m. ET: https://www.capitalimpact.org/programs/co-op-innovation-awards/
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Have a cooperative model that’s ready to grow?
The Co-op Innovation Award provides up to $50,000 in funding to help scale innovative, community-driven solutions. Priority is given to co-ops serving communities where the majority of members are people with low incomes.
See if you’re eligible: https://www.capitalimpact.org/programs/co-op-innovation-awards/
Thanks!
Alison
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Date: Tue, May 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Subject: 👉 Co-ops: Apply for Up to $50K in Funding
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| Alison Powers |
| Director, Economic Opportunities |
Capital Impact Partners |
| 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 203 Arlington, VA 22202 |
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