The Community Foundation of North Florida is pleased to announce the Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow (HTST), a small grant program to benefit nonprofit organizations in the Big Bend region.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of North Florida
State: Florida
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The Community Foundation of North Florida’s (CFNF) mission is to enhance the quality of life in the North Florida community through the promotion and support of charitable giving. The vision is to serve as an illuminator of community needs while connecting donors to charitable causes they care most to support.
This grant opportunity is designed to provide immediate support to nonprofit organizations that are addressing community needs with programs or services that have the potential for long-term community impact.
Priority Considerations
Nonprofits are able to demonstrate the following:
- Programs or services that can be scaled or replicated.
- Collaborative partnerships with other nonprofits to provide more efficient approaches to addressing community needs in the funding priority areas.
- How this grant can help build capacity.
- Clear benchmarks for measuring success.
- Currently providing programs or services that are easily accessible in the communities being served.
- Ability to demonstrate how the grant will be leveraged to obtain or build upon other funding.
Funding Information
The small grant program will provide ten $5,000 grants and place priority on applications from nonprofits providing programs or services in the areas of Education and Social & Human Services (specifically, Basic Needs). These two funding priority areas were selected by the CFNF Board of Directors after reviewing the results of a community needs assessment survey. CFNF asked survey respondents to rank the community’s most pressing needs in seven areas historically supported by its donors. Those areas are Arts & Culture, Social & Human Services, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, and Social Services. Survey respondents included donors, nonprofits in the 11-county footprint who have received a grant from CFNF within the past 25 years, and community stakeholders who participated in the strategic planning process.
Geographical Areas
Nonprofits located in the geographic service area of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla counties are eligible to apply.
Eligibility Requirements
- Provide direct services to residents in one or more of the counties.
- Have at least two years of operating history in one or more of these counties.
- Have active programs or services that are designed to address community needs in the priority areas of Education and Social & Human Services (specifically, Basic Needs).
- Have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or have a fiscal sponsor with tax exempt status, or are a 509(a)(1) or(2) organization with a letter of determination.
For more information, visit CFNF.
