Cocoa City Council approved the Summer for the Kids Grant Program which will award up to $70,000 to help fund summer programs and services for school-age children living in the Cocoa community.
Donor Name: City of Cocoa
State: Florida
City: Cocoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to support summer programs and activities for the City of Cocoa’s school-age children.
In light of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cocoa City Council recognizes the additional challenges the economically-disadvantaged members of their community face. Upon a review of charitable and public sector avenues of community aid and support that are provided to Cocoa’s school-age children, Council has decided that the needs of the City’s economically disadvantaged school-age children must be supported over the summer months. To help ensure that Cocoa’s school-age children are provided the opportunity to attend summer camp programs and other summer activities during the summer break, City Council has approved the Summer for the Kids competitive grant program, which will provide funds to organizations that offer summer camp programs or other summer activities to these children. This grant is funded utilizing a portion of the City of Cocoa’s COVID relief funds paid to the City through the COVID State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Funding Information
- There will be a total of $70,000 to be allocated and expended by the City for all grant recipients as part of the Summer for the Kids grant program.
- There is no minimum request amount for any request under this program. However, requests cannot exceed $10,000, to assure that funds are given to as many eligible, qualified programs as possible.
Eligibility Criteria
Only 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organizations, or a school or similar educational institution is eligible to participate in the Summer for the Kids grant program. Applicants must describe the summer camp program or other summer activity being offered to Cocoa’s school-age children. Funding must be exclusively allocated towards services for children from households earning less than $40,626 each year.
For more information, visit City of Cocoa.
