The City of Forest Grove Community Impact Grant (Impact Grant) is issuing a new three-year grant opportunity designed to provide funding to a nonprofit organization for a project or program that makes a sustained, targeted impact in a priority area of community concern.
Donor Name: City of Forest Grove
State: Oregon
City: Forest Grove
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The grant is funded from Metro Community Enhancement Program (CEP) funds paid to the City of Forest Grove based on a fee collected on each ton of solid waste collected at the Forest Grove Transfer Station.
The Community Impact Grant is a competitive grant that will be awarded to an organization for a three-year period. Organizations may apply for up to $120,000 in funds to be distributed over a three-year period (maximum $40,000 per year). Nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for Community Impact Grant funds with proposals for projects or programs that emphasize direct services, innovation and creativity, measurable outcomes, financial sustainability, collaboration with community partners, and other criteria.
Metro Goals for Project or Program
- Improve the appearance or environmental quality of the community.
- Reduce the amount or toxicity of waste.
- Increase reuse and recycling opportunities.
- Result in rehabilitation or upgrade of real or personal property owned or operated by a nonprofit organization having 501(c)(3) status.
- Result in the preservation or enhancement of wildlife, riparian zones, wetlands, forest lands, and marine areas, and/or improve the public awareness and the opportunities to enjoy them.
- Result in improvement to, or an increase in, recreational areas and programs.
- Result in improvement in safety.
- Benefit youth, seniors, low-income persons or underserved populations.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be a qualified nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
- Only one grant application per 3-year grant cycle will be considered for each organization.
- Organizations may be named as partners in an application and still be eligible for their own application submittal.
- Organizations may combine the Impact Grant with non-CEP grand funds and other revenue sources.
- Projects or programs must be within the City’s Urban Growth Boundary (UBG) or benefit citizens within the UGB to be eligible for funding.
- Projects or programs must meet at least one or eight Metro-approved goals.
- Project or program must not be used to replace any other readily available source of federal, state, local, or regional funds.
- Projects must not promote or inhibit religion or discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or sexual orientation.
For more information, visit City of Forest Grove.
