Social service agencies that provide homeless services and/or homeless prevention services can apply to take advantage of up to $50,000 in Social Action Funding grants from the City of St. Petersburg.
Donor Name: City of St. Petersburg
State: Florida
City: St. Petersburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/06/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000-$50,000
Details:
The purpose of Social Action Funding is to provide financial support for social service programs that positively impact the lives of residents who are homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless in the City of St. Petersburg.
Priority is given to agencies that provide services for:
- Homeless families with minor or dependent children (ages 0-17 years)
- Unaccompanied youth and those aging out of foster care
- Individuals who are most vulnerable
- Chronically homeless individuals and veterans
- Victims of domestic violence
Funding Information
- Funding requests by the Agency must be for a minimum of $10,000.
- Funding requests by the Agency must not exceed a maximum of $50,000, except that an Agency may submit additional applications for up to $50,000 each for programs providing any of the following critical services: storage units for personal items belonging to homeless individuals, call center to assist persons with prevention of homelessness or to assist those who are already homeless, and discretionary funds for street outreach to homeless individuals and families.
Eligibility Criteria
- All organizations applying to the City for funding shall comply with the following:
- Agencies that provide HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES and/or HOMELESS SERVICES.
- Programs must use a “housing first” and low barrier approach. Priority for funding will be given to programs which provide services to families and unaccompanied youth; programs which provide services to homeless individuals who are most vulnerable; programs providing services to chronically homeless individuals and veterans; programs which provide services to persons experiencing domestic violence; as well as homeless prevention/diversion services.
- There will be no bonus points for MATCH and SOLE SOURCE.
- All agencies must enter client data into the Pinellas Homeless Management Information System. (Notedomestic violence providers are the ONLY exceptions to this requirement).
- Services provided must be available to all residents in the City of St. Petersburg.
- The mission of organizations shall be to advance the health, economic, or social well-being of persons in need and who are homeless or are at-risk of becoming homeless.
- Agencies must make all program and financial information available and must permit on-site visits by staff and Committee members, if requested to do so.
- Agencies and their respective programs must be non-profit and incorporated under the State of Florida and have an IRS 501(c)(3) designation or be a governmental agency at time of submission of application.
- Agencies that engage in fundraising activities within the City of St. Petersburg must have a current State of Florida, Division of Consumer Services, State Solicitation of Contributions License.
- Agencies must be established for a minimum of one (1) year prior to date of application.
- Agencies must have a financial audit and submit the full audit report of the most recent completed fiscal year with their application, including the management letter. Preferably the Audit should be performed
- annually by an independent third party, in accordance with government auditing standards, from a licensed CPA firm with experience in conducting audits of non-profits. Please note, the audit can be no more than three years old at the time of submitting the grant application.
- If approved for funding, program must be operational by October 1, 2022.
- Programs must not be restrictive with regard to race, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation/gender identity.
- Applicants must provide proof of general liability insurance-minimum of $500,000 per occurrence. Policy must be in effect at time of application.
- Faith-based organizations may apply for funding for programs that provide services in a secular manner. Worship, religious instruction, proselytizing and similar activities must be voluntary, privately funded, and separate in time or location from the program funded with Social Action Funding dollars.
For more information, visit City of St. Petersburg.
