The Community Challenge Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance that is complemented by a partially-matched community contribution, including in-kind donations, volunteer labor, and other sources.
Donor Name: City and County of San Francisco
State: California
County: San Francisco County/City (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000- $175,000
Details:
The Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG) has provided funding to community groups, schools, and nonprofit organizations to make improvements in their communities. The program is an important tool for building a stronger and more vibrant San Francisco by empowering groups to lead improvements in their neighborhoods and communities.
Project Categories
Organizations are eligible to receive funding for the following types of projects:
- Greening or Urban Agriculture: Including gardens, sidewalk gardens, median enhancements, planting, decorative planters/boxes and landscaping
- Shared Spaces or Parklets: Including mini-parks, plazas, dog parks and trail restoration
- Street Maintenance: Including sidewalk sweeping, litter/graffiti abatement and power washing
- Public Art: Including murals, mosaics, sculptures, and new media art
- Activation Initiatives or Stewardship on prior CCG funded projects
- Neighborhood amenities: Including lighting, seating/benches, bike racks, neighborhood branding, community activation initiatives
Note: The examples provided above are generally representative of eligible project categories/examples, but not an exhaustive list.
Funding Information
The minimum funded grant amount awarded from the CCG’s grant budget is $15,000. The maximum grant amount awarded from the CCG’s grant budget is $175,000. Grant awardees must provide a 35% match of cash, volunteer labor (valued at $25.00/hour), donated materials and/or supplies, or services.
Eligible Expenses
General Labor/Professional services costs. Please note that certain types of professional services are eligible on a limited basis as described in the limitations section below.
- Equipment, supplies and materials, as they directly relate to the proposed project.
- Community outreach and engagement, as they directly relate to the proposed project.
- Permit fees, as they directly relate to the proposed project.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations, community groups, merchant associations, community benefit district organizations and schools are eligible to apply for funding. Groups applying for the grant must be a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, or identify a 501(C)(3) to serve as their fiscal sponsor. The applicant or its fiscal sponsor must be an approved and compliant City Supplier to enter into a grant contract with the City & County of San Francisco.
For more information, visit Community Challenge Grant Program.
