The City of Cupertino currently provides funding to local non-profit organizations in the areas of social services, fine arts, and other programs for the general public.
Donor Name: City of Cupertino
State: California
City: Cupertino
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $999.99 – $20,000.00
Details:
Funding Information
Applications in each category will be evaluated using a tiered structure based on the dollar amount requested for award as follows:
- < $999.99
- $1,000.00 – $4,999.99
- $5,000.00 – $9,999.99
- $10,000.00 – $20,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Community Funding Grant, grant requests must:
- Be made or sponsored by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with experienced members capable of implementing and managing the program/project/event
- Identify how the funds will be used to benefit the Cupertino community.
- Be awarded only once per project
- For specific needs, not ongoing, operational costs.
- Have more than 75% of the requested funds allocated for direct service costs versus administrative costs.
- Be complete and submitted by the application deadline.
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation criteria for grant requests include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Impact on and benefit to the Cupertino community
- Number of Cupertino residents served vs. number of non-Cupertino residents served
- Cost per Cupertino resident served vs. cost per non-Cupertino resident served
- Availability of the program/project/event to the entire Cupertino community
- Community need for the program/project/event
- Alignment with City mission and values
- The uniqueness of the program/project/event
- Lack of duplication in service
- Level of collaboration if a duplicated service
- Qualifications and experience of the organization and its members
- Reasonable cost
- Demonstrated effort to secure funding from other sources and/or establish partnerships with other community or city organizations
- Clarity, completeness, and accuracy of the grant application
- Past performance and compliance with requirements if a recurring applicant
- Applications will be sorted into two categories:
- New applicant
- Past recipients
Restrictions/Guidelines
- An organization that is applying for multiple grants shall only submit one application
- Proceeds generated from the funded activity may only be used for the conducted activity
- If requested, recipients must provide full financial statements for the organization
- Admission to or participation in the event must be “free of charge” for Cupertino residents unless stated in the application and approved by Parks & Recreation Commission
- If an applicant makes a grant request directly to a member of the City Council, whether individually or as a group, the Council shall refer the applicant to the Parks and Recreation Department for a Grant application to be reviewed in accordance with this policy
- Grant recipients shall acknowledge the City contribution in formal promotional materials and efforts related to the funded activity. Any use of the City logo must be approved by the City’s Communications Officer
For more information, visit Community Funding Grant Program.
