City of Rancho Mirage’s Special Assistance Funds (SAF) Program – California

The City of Rancho Mirage is seeking applications for its Special Assistance Funds (SAF) Program.

Donor Name: City of Rancho Mirage

State: California

City: Rancho Mirage

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022

Size of the Grant: $10,000

Details:

The City Council of the City of Rancho Mirage has determined that a special assistance fund shall be set aside each fiscal year for the purposes of allocation to community groups and organizations that provide special activities, programs, or services to the citizens of the community.

Program Objectives
The overall objectives of the City of Rancho Mirage special assistance funding program are:

• Protection and improvement of the living environment for the residents of Rancho Mirage;
• Assistance to low and moderate-income households and special population groups such as the elderly, in meeting basic needs; and,
• Enabling residents to increase or improve his/her capacity to deal with problems over the long-term without continuing public assistance.

First Priority

First priority for funding will be given to programs, projects, or services that address basic living conditions of the citizens of Rancho Mirage, which include:

• Shelter
  • Emergency housing facilities for the homeless.
  • Removal of architectural barriers to allow accessibility to the existing housing stock for very low, low, and moderate-income physically handicapped residents of the City.
• Food
  • Provision of food and other typical household necessities to specially targeted population groups, such as:
    • The housebound, either by permanent physical handicap, temporary illness, and age or other causes of immobility.
    • Very low, low, and moderate-income.

Second Priority

Second priority for funding will be given to programs, projects or services that improve an individual’s or household’s health, basic living conditions and capacity to be self-sufficient, which include:

• Health Care and Related Transportation
  • Provision of health care services and related transportation to obtain such services. Health care includes treatment for cancer, HIV/AIDS, mental health, abuse, substance abuse, counseling, and other health care services.
  • n-home care programs for the chronically or terminally ill.
  • Hospice care for the terminally ill.
• Seniors
  • Programs for nutrition, recreation, rental assistance, utilities, transportation and related services.
  • In-home bound care programs and services.
  • The housebound, either by permanent physical handicap, temporary illness, and age or other causes of mobility.
• Children and Youth-Employment-Related and Other Services
  • Childcare services enable an unemployed, under-employed or low or moderate-income parent(s) to improve his/her/their economic status.
  • Transportation related to current employment, including transportation to educational institutions.
  • Recreational programs.

Third Priority

The third priority for funding consideration will be given to programs, projects or services that improve the livability of the community but are not, of necessity, related to basic living conditions, which include:

• Arts & Cultural
  • An activity, program, project, or service that is cultural in nature (i.e. arts, fine arts, museum, theatre).
• Miscellaneous
  • Advocacy, animals, educational programs or services (not related to employment or job training), energy conservation, and other programs or services deemed necessary to support community groups and organizations.

Funding Information

Maximum Amount Nonprofit May Request:

• Food & Shelter – $10,000
• Healthcare/Seniors/Children – $ 5,000
• Arts & Cultural/Miscellaneous – $ 5,000

Evaluation Criteria

In order to award funding for an activity, program, project, or service, the following evaluation criteria shall be applied and satisfied:

• The program, project, or service must be consistent with the General Plan and other adopted plans or policies of the City of Rancho Mirage.
• There is a documented need for the program, project, or service by the residents of the City of Rancho Mirage.
• The program, project, or service is the most effective and efficient way of meeting this need.
• The benefits of the program, project, or service clearly outweigh any adverse impacts.

For more information, visit City of Rancho.