The Santa Barbara Foundation is seeking applications for its Small Capacity Building Grant Program.
Donor Name: Santa Barbara Foundation
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Small Capacity Building Grant Program awards grants with a short review period aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity and effectiveness of Santa Barbara County nonprofits. The Foundation believes organizations are more effective when they are equipped with thoughtful strategy, strong leadership, sound operations, and compelling communication. It is their hope that this funding helps organizations strengthen these fundamentals in support of their mission and better programmatic outcomes. The Foundation may also considers funding small capital expenditures.
Types of Support
The Santa Barbara Foundation has established the following guidelines for its Small Capacity Building grants in the following areas.
- Defined projects such as program design and piloting as well as strategic marketing, communications or development plans.
- NOTE: While staff time, consulting services, and other costs related to the proposed project are welcome, these small grants are not intended to support staff positions. (e.g. hiring a development director)
- Small capital items and equipment that specifically allow your staff to serve clients and fulfill its mission
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Organizational development and capacity building (i.e. campaign feasibility studies, strategic planning, succession planning, program evaluation, exploratory strategic alliances, emergency/business continuity planning)
- Staff, board, or volunteer training and development as well as collaborative learning opportunities
NOTE: Due to COVID-19 we are considering proposals that take into account the pandemic and its impact on your agency achieving its mission.
Funding Information
- The maximum award for Small Capacity Building Grant is $5,000.
- The grant period is up to one year from the award date.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be certified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or use a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) tax status. Applications that do not contain a valid EIN (tax ID) number will not be considered.
- The foundation accepts applications from public entities such as schools, universities, and libraries through an affiliate or supporting 501(c)(3) organization.
- An agency acting as the fiscal sponsor on behalf of a community collaborative may be eligible to submit proposals on behalf of its own agency needs as well as the needs of the collaborative.
- A fiscal sponsor may submit one application on behalf of their organization and one application acting as a fiscal sponsor per grant program in a calendar year.
- Small Capacity Grants are available for organizations serving all regions of Santa Barbara County.
For more information, visit Small Capacity Building Grant Program.
