The City of Stockton (City) is issuing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Community Support Grant Program to provide grants to eligible organizations that can provide approved programs and activities that respond to various COVID-19 related community impacts.
Donor Name: City of Stockton
State: California
City: Stockton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 – $500,000
Details:
The goal of this program is to fund the delivery of services that help meet current unmet needs rooted in or escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this program subawardees will enter into a subrecipient agreement with the City to deliver various approved programs and activities. Funding for this program is made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
During the pandemic the City partnered with several organizations and nonprofits to provide services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to rapidly increase organizational capacity, respond to community needs, be creative, problem solve, and be nimble. Examples include the issuance of 49 grants through the September 2020 Community Support NOFA, a youth homeless shelter at the Children’s Home of Stockton (CATALYST), food distribution support, and many more.
The funding for many of these critical programs is expiring. This Community Support Grant Program NOFA will allow the City to award funds for existing successful programs, the development of new programs, and to create opportunities to partner with local organizations and non-profits.
Focus Areas
The following are suggested, approved, and/or existing focus categories:
- Housing, Homeless, Shelter Programs and Services, including but not limited to:
- Shelters
- Renovations, improvement, technology upgrades and expanded operations
- Shelters
- Food Distribution and Delivery
- Renovations, improvements, mobile farmers markets, nutrition education
- Youth Programs, including but not limited to:
- Providing programs/services that support youth, including but not limited to sports, education, hygiene, fitness, nutrition, and mental health
- Small Business Support, including but not limited to:
- Providing programs/services that support small businesses and entrepreneurs
- Workforce development programs
- Place-based activation and event
- Providing programs/services that support small businesses and entrepreneurs
- Other programs that meet ARPA guidelines, including but not limited to:
- Programs that demonstrate capacity to serve low-income households and drive equitable recovery to the pandemic.
Funding Information
The City intends to issue grant awards from $50,000 – $500,000 to approved applicants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community-Based and Business-Oriented Non-Profit Organizations that fill an existing community need
- Organizations that have shown demonstrated success in responding to a community need.
Eligible Program Costs
Program costs are limited by ARPA funding parameters. The City anticipates the following are eligible program costs:
- Office space and communal workspace costs such as rent and utilities
- Supplies such as printing, small office equipment, etc.
- Staffing costs, including consultants
- Marketing and training costs
- Program delivery costs.
For more information, visit City of Stockton.
