The City of Temecula has allocated $100,000 in its Operating Budget for its annual Community Service Funding Grant program.
Donor Name: City of Temecula
State: California
City: Temecula
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2023
Details:
The purpose of this Policy and Application is to establish processing and evaluation criteria for funding requests received from community-based organizations that provide community service programs to Temecula residents. Each fiscal year, the City of Temecula may allocate funds toward the Community Service Funding Grant Program (“Community Service Funding”) to serve as a funding resource to nonprofit organizations that provide programs or services which benefit Temecula residents.
This policy provides a statement of guidelines and criteria for distributing Community Service Funding grants. Community Service Funding is intended to augment the efforts of nonprofit organizations to benefit residents, neighborhoods and communities in Temecula. It is the City’s policy to have a program that can channel requests through an application review, thereby ensuring that all requests are evaluated consistently to enter into agreements for specific measurable services and to ensure that recipients are held accountable for providing the agreed upon services within the specified time frame.
Funding Philosophy
- Requests for funding received from organizations will be considered during a specified period. Due to limited resources, not all requests can be funded. It is not the City’s intention to fund each request received but rather to evaluate each proposal and provide funding to those organizations which most effectively serve the needs and improves the well-being of the residents of Temecula.
- Special consideration is given to proposals that replace or enhance services the City is responsible for providing. The City also puts a higher priority on Projects/Programs that have broad community appeal.
- The City Council encourages a goal of self-sufficiency for all local organizations. The City Council supports providing grants to organizations that have demonstrated their effectiveness in raising funds and volunteer services for their programs within the community. The Council discourages an over-reliance on City financial assistance to maintain such programs on an ongoing basis. Therefore, all organizations requesting funds from the City should continue efforts to develop stable private funding sources.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding:
Organizations must be:
- Tax exempt
- A Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) status form
- Providing a project/program/service that benefits the general community of Temecula residents
Organizations cannot include as part of the funding request:
- Salaries
- Scholarships to high school or college students
- Debt
For more information, visit City of Temecula.
