Renewing Our Communities Account Grantees

Nonprofit Capacity Building Grantees

The OneStar Foundation, in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), awarded nonprofit capacity building grants to 40 faith- and community-based organizations (FCBOs) in Texas using funds from the Renewing Our Communities Account (ROCA).

Through a competitive grant process, the OneStar Foundation selected 40 small- and medium-sized FCBOs to receive grants of up to $25,000 each. The grantees will use these funds to focus on capacity-building activities that strengthen their organizational capacity, contributing to their long-term sustainability and ability to effectively fulfill their missions.

List of nonprofit capacity building grantees:
  • American Indians in Texas - Spanish Colonial Missions I American Indians in Texas - Spanish Colonial Missions
  • Austin Area Interreligious Ministries I AAIM Capacity Building & Network
  • Austin Disaster Relief Network I Austin Disaster Relief Network - Project Greater Austin
  • Austin Free-Net I Austin Connects: Community Technology Service Mapping Project
  • Austin Voices for Education and Youth I Our Voice, Our Vision, Our Schools
  • Avenida Guadalupe Association I Avenida Community Renewal Project
  • Bethel Community Development Corporation, Inc. I Faith Connections
  • Bible Way Fellowship Baptist Church I CCCTX OneSource New Life Mentoring
  • Camp Fire USA Tejas Council I Greater Waco After School Network
  • Casa Marianella I Community Coordination Project
  • Christian Assistance Network of Greater Fort Hood I The Heritage House
  • The City of Refuge of Houston, Inc. I CORRESCUE
  • Coalition of Texans with Disabilities I CDS Expansion to San Antonio
  • Community Leadership Institute – Capacity Building Training 
  • Community Partnership for the Homeless (Green Doors) – The Healing Homes Project at
  • Pecan Springs Commons
  • Concho Valley RSVP – RSVP Capacity Building Strategies
  • Connecting Caring Communities – Abilene Community Renewal
  • Corpus Christi Literacy Council – Together we Can!
  • Dallas Leadership Foundation – Joint Collaborative Community Capacity Building
  • El Paso Diabetes Association – FACES
  • Faithkeepers – Austin Unemployment Group
  • Friends of Partners in Prevention – Fortifying Our Community Fabric
  • Granny's Place, Inc. – OneStar2010
  • Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries – Community Collaboration
  • Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health – Capacity Building
  • H.O.P.E. – Collaboration Has No Boundaries
  • Inman Christian Center – Inman Christian Center
  • Literacy Coalition of Central Texas – Institute for Volunteer Management
  • Marianist Province of the U.S. (Tecaboca) – Leadership Experiences Asset Program
  • New Beginnings Children's Home at Canaan Land Ranch, Inc. – New Beginnings Results Based Accountability Child Abuse Case Management Project
  • Opening Doors for Women in Need – Opening Doors for Women in Need Inc. - Crime Prevention
  • Partners in Ministry – Capacity Building through Development & Fundraising
  • Reclamation Station – Impact Van Zandt
  • Relief Nursery of Central Texas – Relief Nursery of Central Texas
  • Ride On Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.) – R.O.C.K. Partners and Builds
  • Sister Communities Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Drug Free Communities
  • Skillful Living Center, Inc. – Strengthening Skillful Living Center, Inc. Texas Style
  • South Texas Youth Development Council – Family and Community Asset Building Partnership
  • SWIFT – Schulenburg Weimar in Focus Together (SWIFT) Community Garden
  • Ventana del Soul – Ventana del Sol

Local Government Grantees

On July 12, 2010, OneStar Foundation launched the second of two Requests for Applications (RFA) for the ROCA. The purpose of this second grant program is to strengthen the capacity of local government offices that provide outreach to FCBOs and to assist nonprofit organizations in addressing social issues present in their communities.

Through a competitive grants process, OneStar selected an additional six local government agencies to receive grants of up to $40,000 for one year. Grantees will use program funds to 1) conduct outreach and networking activities to reach new nonprofits and facilitate partnerships, 2) provide free capacity building training to nonprofit organizations and 3) grantees will also use program funds to build their own capacity to partner with nonprofits.

List of local government grantees:
  • County of El Paso – El Paso
  • Bexar County Mental Health, Mental Retardation Services – San Antonio
  • City of Dallas – Dallas
  • Harris County – Houston
  • Matagorda County Judge – Bay City
  • DETCOG – Jasper