The Targeted Community Investment Grant (TCIG) application period, managed by the City’s Criminal Justice & Public Safety Department, is now open!
Donor Name: City of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The City of Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety cluster (CJPS) seeks to fund community-based violence prevention programs and activities, under the Targeted Community Investment Grant Program, that will help improve public safety and build a stronger sense of community in neighborhoods that are most vulnerable to gun violence. Community members, non-profit organizations, places of worship, and businesses in the city who have ideas on how to make their communities more vibrant and safer places to live, work, and play are encouraged to apply. Additionally, special consideration will be given to applicants who focus on developing collaborative efforts that strive to reduce and prevent gun violence among youth and young adults at the highest risk of violence between the ages of 16 to 34.
Program Goals and Objectives
- The goal of the Targeted Community Investment Grant Program is to provide individuals and community-based organizations in Philadelphia with resources to implement a violence prevention (or reduction) program or activity that promotes safety, opportunity, and/or community engagement in neighborhoods most vulnerable to gun violence.
- The primary objective of this grant program is to implement violence prevention (or reduction) programs or activities in areas of the city with high rates of gun violence that offer greater support to the people and communities most at risk of gun violence. Possible programs or activities could include a focus on addressing trauma, building resiliency, mediating conflict, or promoting social or economic empowerment.
Other potential programs or activities could include:
- Group/youth programs or activities focused on at-risk populations
- Outreach events/resource fairs to increase access to employment opportunities
- Arts and crafts/neighborhood beautification projects to reduce blight
- Educational events and workshops
- Activities to mobilize the community to stop gun violence.
Funding Priorities
Special consideration will be given to applicants who propose implementing violence prevention programs or activities in areas most impacted by gun violence. Special consideration will also be given to applicants who propose projects that address the needs of youth who are at a high risk of gun violence (between the ages of 16-24) and/or young adults (between the ages of 25-34), and demonstrate a strong collaboration with young people, community and/or a variety of community partners and organizations.
Funding Information
Organizations in Philadelphia engaged in violence prevention or intervention work can apply for grants from $1,500 – $50,000. Special consideration is given to applications that address the needs of young people ages 16-24 and young adults between 25-34, as well as those that demonstrate youth, community, and/or multi-organizational collaboration.
Project Period
Projects must take place between June 1, 2024 -September 15, 2024.
Uses of funds
Funds must be used to support direct program services to those indirectly or directly affected by gun violence. Funds must not be used to supplement (replace or redirect) any Federal, State, and/or local funding currently provided for the program. Applicants currently receiving program funding from the City must clearly state in the application how these funds will be used to enhance and/or expand current programming in an innovative manner.
Funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to:
- Additional staffing support
- Operational costs such as transportation
- Supplies and materials
- Field trips
- Food
- Equipment (Equipment purchases must be less than $750 per item. Items over $750 should be leased/rented for the project period
- Stipends for youth participants in programming
- Indirect/administrative costs (Only 10% of the award amount can be allocated to indirect/administrative costs, not including fiduciary fees.)
- Insurance
- Printing of flyers/advertising
- Administrative staff for the duration of the program period (July 1 – September 15, 2023)
- Background checks (FBI Background Check, Child Abuse Clearance).
Applicant Eligibility
- The applicant may be an individual or an organization with strong ties to the community and based in the city serving Philadelphia residents. Neighborhood and cultural organizations, local businesses, youth-serving clubs or organizations, accredited educational institutions, or places of worship may apply if they are located in the neighborhood or serve the residents of the neighborhood in which they are applying for funding. If applying as an individual, you must also live in the neighborhood in which you are seeking to implement programming or demonstrate strong ties to the neighborhood and residents that you plan to assist.
- All project leaders must reside within Philadelphia.
- The applicant must submit a complete grant application that includes a description of the program or activity to be funded, along with an explanation of how it will help prevent gun violence in the community, a budget that clearly shows how the funds will be used, and how the success of the project will be measured.
- Any program or activity funded under this grant must take place in the City of Philadelphia and serve Philadelphia residents.
- Only one application can be submitted per individual or organization per grant cycle, and applicants are not eligible to receive funding more than twice in one fiscal year.
- If awarded a grant under this opportunity, the successful applicant must agree to comply with the rules and regulations established by the City of Philadelphia and Public Health Management Corporation ( PHMC), which is the fiscal agent the City has selected to oversee the financial management of each grant award.
- Applicants are not required to be a non-profit or charitable organization recognized as a 501(c)(3) to apply. Individuals may apply directly, although applying as an individual will necessitate securing a fiscal sponsor for the duration of the program/cohort. In cases where an individual is unable to obtain a fiscal sponsor, PHMC will facilitate the provision of an intermediary for this purpose.
For more information, visit City of Philadelphia.
