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City of Doral’s Community Based Organization (CBO) Grant Program – Florida

The City of Doral is pleased to announce Community Based Organization (CBO) Grant Program for Non-profit Organizations.

Donor Name: City of Doral Government Center

State: Florida

City: Doral

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/11/2022

Size of the Grant: $5,000

Details: 

Program Goal

“To provide beneficiaries with opportunities to plan, develop and implement sustainable projects that will serve the needs of the Doral community.”
Benefits of the Program shall have direct or indirect impact on the Doral community.

Programs may include those activities of an organization that may have a direct impact on the residents.

Projects for grant funding need to achieve measurable outcomes in terms of serving the residents of Doral.

Grant Categories

  • Community Development
    • City of Doral is committed to supporting and improving our local communities. They make grants to organizations and programs that provide:
  • Education
    • City of Doral is committed to supporting programs that:
      • Promote academic achievement for Doral students
      • Facilitate access to higher education for Doral residents
      • Academic and community outreach to Pre-K – 12th Grade
      • Post-secondary educational opportunities
  • Health/Human Services
    • City of Doral is committed to supporting social and human service organizations whose work benefits Doral residents. These organizations may be involved in a variety of areas, including:
      • Child care opportunities
      • Health services and education
      • Basic needs assistance
      • Social and human care organizations involved in a variety of issues including child care, day care, health services and education, social services, and basic needs assistance
  • Arts and Culture
    • This category is intended to increase opportunities, particularly to residents who do not routinely have access to diverse types of art activities. Projects in this category must involve artists who reside in Doral.
    • The Office of the City Manager may consider a program/project in this category that involves artists from outside the immediate community, but event/activity must be conducted within Doral.
    • Programs/projects in this category to be conducted outside of the City Doral do not qualify through a CBO Grant Program.

Funding Information

Maximum amount of request is limited to $5,000 per non-for-profit organization/per fiscal year, unless greater amount is approved for a specific organization by a Council motion.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Only Doral based organizations will be considered for CBO grant awards. Must be an active Florida-based non-for-profit organization. The organization must be registered as a not-for-profit corporation with the State of Florida and be in good standing.
  • Organizations must have a broad community support and address specific community needs, and must be able to demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability.
  • The applicant must be either a not-for-profit U.S. based charitable 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) corporation in accordance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines with a valid Tax ID #.
  • Must have up-to-date City of Doral municipal and Miami-Dade County Occupational License and/or Certificate of Use.
  • The organization must certify that (i) their combined fundraising and administrative costs constitute no more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the organization’s total revenues, as evidenced in the audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 for the previous fiscal year; and (ii) that all of the funds received from the City shall be used for the specific project and not for general overhead expenses of the organization.
  • Notwithstanding the foregoing, organizations with annual gross receipts less than $500,000 and total assets less than $1,250,000 at the end of the applicable fiscal year, and who qualify to complete IRS Form 990-EZ, may submit and unaudited financial statement.
  • Applicants are eligible to receive only one (1) CBO Grant award per fiscal year (October 1 through September 30).
  • Applicants will only use the funds for the benefit of Doral residents.
  • Applicants will not use any portion of the grant to pay for outstanding debt.
  • Applicants will sign the Application Form verifying, under penalty of perjury, that their submitted statements and financial documents are: true and submitted to the applicable corresponding agency (e.g. Internal Revenue Service).
  • Requests that have received previous awards may receive lower priority in the scoring process.
  • If the request is to hold an event, it must take place within the City of Doral, as stipulated in this document.

For more information, visit Community Based Organization (CBO) Grant Program.

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