The 2025-26 Arroyo Grande Community Service Grant Program is intended to provide monetary grants to eligible community non-profit organizations.
Donor Name: City of Arroyo Grande
State: California
City: Arroyo Grande
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The City recognizes the value of such groups, which provide specialized social service, educational, cultural, beautification and recreation programs and projects benefiting its citizens. Grants awarded will be in minimum amounts of not less than $250.
Funding Information
- Funding is limited to $75,000 for Grant Year 2025-26.
- Grants awarded will be in minimum amounts of not less than $250.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for grant monies under the City’s 2025-26 Community Service Grant Program, a community organization must satisfy the following standards:
- Operate as a non-profit 501(c)(3);
- Serve the Arroyo Grande community;
- Use funds provided to directly provide a social service, educational, cultural, beautification or recreation program or project to Arroyo Grande residents and/or businesses;
- Not restrict participants based upon race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, or age; and
- Not use grant monies specifically for religious activities.
Evaluation Criteria
Following the application deadline, the appointed Community Service Grant Committee will review and consider proposals from community groups. All proposals will be evaluated to ascertain which non-profit organizations best meet the needs that the City seeks to satisfy. Factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The non-profit organization’s responsiveness in clearly stating the benefits to be derived by the resident of the City of Arroyo Grande, if grant funds are awarded;
- The number of City of Arroyo Grande residents by age group served by the non-profit organization; geographic area(s) and total number of clients served by the non-profit organization;
- The non-profit organization’s history of providing community services to the residents of the City of Arroyo Grande; and
- The non-profit organization’s financial need for grant funds to service the City of Arroyo Grande residents.
For more information, visit City of Arroyo Grande.
