The Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA), a Department of the City of Gainesville, is offering this Community Partnership Program to assist local community organizations with up to $5,000 of matching grant funds to enable special programming within the GCRA District.
Donor Name: City of Gainesville
State: Florida
City: Gainesville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Details:
Special events can raise awareness, encourage economic development, and a sense of community. This Program can work in concert with the City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Special Event Additional Support (SEAS) grant program to assist with renting indoor space at PRCA locations throughout the GCRA District.
The Community Partnership Grant Program is a Community Enhancements and Housing initiative identified within the GCRA 10-Year Reinvestment Plan. The goal of programs within this initiative is to benefit community members by maintaining the culture and population of an area. This Program also directly addresses goal three of the City of Gainesville’s Strategic Plan – A Great Place to Live and Experience by supporting programs and activities for diverse cultures and ages.
Eligibility Criteria
- Preference for funding is to registered 501(c)(3) or other not-for-profit organizations.
- For-Profit events are not eligible for the Program.
- The proposed special event must not conflict with the City’s goals, core programs, and services.
- Program funding may be used for special event-related expenses such as advertising, entertainment, equipment rental, rental of facilities, and/or security. Other funding uses may be granted if deemed during the application review and approval process to be in the Program’s spirit.
- The Applicant is encouraged to provide insurance documentation as part of the Application.
- The event must be free and open to the public.
- The event shall not have a predominantly religious or political purpose.
- The event shall not involve or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- The event shall not promote the use of alcohol, tobacco products, illegal drugs or activities, gambling, or a sexually oriented business; or involve obscene or sexually explicit materials or content.
- If selected, Applicant must match award dollar for dollar, and other grant funding sources are NOT allowed to be used to match. Details of this information will be required to be supplied to the GCRA on the Community Grant Program Budget Form. Allowable matches are:
- Cash
- Volunteer hours at $25.00 per hour
- Donated or in-kind services or supplies (with receipt from donor)
- Upon receipt of the complete Application and the approval of the Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area Advisory Board, based upon the demonstrated need of the Applicant, the City, at its sole discretion, may disburse up to 20% of the awarded grant funds prior to the occurrence of the event. The Applicant accepts that if an initial disbursement is done and the event does not occur, the City of Gainesville will be repaid within one month or it may, at its discretion, put the debt out to a debt collection agency.
For more information, visit Community Partnership Grant.
