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.
Donor Name: Santa Barbara Foundation
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Types of Support
The Santa Barbara Foundation has established the following guidelines for its Small Capacity Building grants in the following areas.
- Organizational development and capacity building (i.e. campaign feasibility studies, strategic planning, succession planning, program evaluation, exploratory strategic alliances/collaborations, emergency/business continuity planning)
- Staff, board, or volunteer training and development as well as collaborative learning opportunities
- Small capital items and equipment that specifically allow your staff to serve clients and fulfill its mission
- Defined projects such as program design/piloting as well as strategic marketing, communications or development plans.
Funding Information
The maximum award for Small Capacity Building Grant is $6,000. The grant period is up to one year from the award date. A final report is required and due within 13 months of the grant award, preferably no later than 30 days following the project completion.
Eligibility Requirements
- 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.
- 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.
Grant Limitations
Small Capacity Building Grants are NOT made for:
- Multiple projects within a single application
- General operating support (staff salaries, rent, utilities, etc.)
- Program expansion or support for existing programs
- Fundraising events
- Endowment funds
- Reimbursement of expenses already expended
- One-time events, including recurring annual events (other than collaborative learning opportunities)
- Tuition requests for Leading From Within programs (The foundation directly supports scholarship opportunities through its partnership with Leading From Within.)
For more information, visit SBF.
