The Community Services Agency Partnership Grant provides funding to qualified non-profit organizations that meet federal and state tax exemption requirements and have been established for at least three years.
Donor Name: Seminole County
State: Florida
County: Seminole County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/29/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the CSA Partnership Grant program is to further the County’s mission to deliver excellent public service that enhances quality of life and addresses community’s needs, now and in the future.
Eligibility Criteria
Only the applications meeting the following criteria will be considered:
- The nonprofit agency is chartered or otherwise authorized to do business in the State of Florida for charitable purposes and exempted from the Federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) for a minimum of three years
- The purposes for which the nonprofit agency is organized provides benefits to Seminole County residents
- The services or activities to be provided by the nonprofit agency, and funded with County funds, shall address community needs. Agencies providing services identified in the Community Needs Assessment will receive priority funding
- The nonprofit agency shall have a governing board whose members serve without compensation and have no conflict of interest between their regular occupations and the services provided by the nonprofit
- The nonprofit agency has bylaws or policies which describe the manner in which business is conducted, including management, audit, and fiscal policies and procedures, polices on nepotism, and policies on management of potential conflict of interest
- The nonprofit has at least one year’s experience providing the service or activity for which the funds are requested or can otherwise demonstrate to the satisfaction of the County sufficient expertise to successfully carry out the service or activity
- The nonprofit must be licensed and accredited in accordance with applicable requirements of Federal, State and County laws
- The nonprofit agency may not use a funding agency or other third-party arrangement to meet program requirements for eligibility
- Awarded funding cannot make up more than twenty-five (25) percent of an agency expenditures based on the prior year’s IRS 990 form. If the request exceeds twenty-five (25) percent, agency may still be funded, however, maximum award will not exceed the twenty-five (25) percent
- Nonprofit must provide the previous year’s fundraising plan and a statement on future fundraising efforts
- Only one application per agency will be considered
- Grants will be made only to nonprofit agencies whose programs and activities benefit the residents of Seminole County
- Capital improvement, construction projects, property or home purchases are ineligible.
- Projects that receive federal funding supporting homeless services such as Rapid Re-Housing or homeless shelters are ineligible
- Administrative expenses are ineligible
- Administrative expenses are defined as costs associated with overall program management, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation
- Costs include purchase of equipment, insurance, office supplies, leasing/utilities, supervision of program staff and administrative staff salaries, etc.
For more information, visit Seminole County.
