Grant applications are now available for non-profit organizations to apply for annual funding from the City and Borough of Sitka General Fund for FY23.
Donor Name: City and Borough of Sitka
State: Alaska
City: Sitka
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $45,000
Details:
Funding Information
$45,000 is available for disbursement.
Criteria
- During the annual budget process, the Assembly will establish the amount that will be made available for distribution as grants to Sitka registered non-profit organizations.
- Depending on level of funding available, the Assembly may choose to limit the category of grants it will approve, the total amount it will provide per award, or set other restrictions or special conditions it deems appropriate.
- Advertising for non-profit organizations grants shall begin after ratification of the next fiscal year budget.
- All timely received and completed applications shall be reviewed and scored by the Assembly.
- Applicants must be current with all CBS liabilities when the application is filed in order for the application to be considered, including sales taxes, property taxes, utility payments, lease payments, loan payments, promissory notes, etc. To ensure compliance, applicants must complete and submit the CBS Liabilities Form with the Grant Application. This form needs to be signed off by the tax, utility and miscellaneous billing departments indicating that the applicant is current in all obligations owed to the CBS.
- Applications for annual grants will be considered and awarded at a special meeting of the Assembly in September. An application for a special emergency grant will be considered at the first regular Assembly meeting held two weeks after receipt of the application. Applicants will not be given the opportunity to promote their individual grant applications during the Assembly meeting. For an applicant to receive funding, a majority of the Assembly needs to recommend some level of funding.
- Grant monies shall not be used to pay for any tax debt (federal, state, or municipal).
- Non-profit organizations that have received CBS funds as part of the General Fund Budget are ineligible to receive monies from this General Fund Non-profit Organization Grant program.
- Non-profit organizations may only receive one General Fund Non-profit Organization grant during the same fiscal year, either an annual grant or a special emergency grant.
- Grant monies not awarded or used during the fiscal year will rollover as non-profit grant funds for the next fiscal year. Any rollover monies will be counted towards the total grant funds to be appropriated for the next fiscal year toward any of the grant categories.
- Grant monies not spent during the awarded fiscal year must be returned to the CBS.
- Grant monies may not be reallocated for another project not specific to what the organization originally applied for without Municipal Administrator approval.
For more information, visit City and Borough of Sitka.
