The City of Fairfax is pleased to announce the Nonprofit Grants Program.
Donor Name: City of Fairfax
State: Virginia
City: Fairfax
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Fairfax offers two grant options for human services nonprofits:
- Standard Nonprofit Grant: This competitive program funds nonprofits seeking to develop, expand, or enhance services for city residents in the areas of prevention, crisis intervention, long-term support, and human services.
- Mini-Grant: The Mini-Grants program provides funding through a competitive process for eligible nonprofits focused on capacity building or small-scale projects. The application requires basic details about the organization’s mission, project, budget, and two performance measures.
The four areas of need established for the nonprofit grant program are:
- Prevention and Self-Sufficiency
- Services focused on assisting individuals and families in becoming and/or remaining independent and stable; and providing tools, skills, strategies and resources to individuals and families. Examples include but are not limited to rental assistance, employment services, childcare services.
- Crisis Intervention and Diversion
- Services provided to individuals and families in crisis to overcome immediate problems and reduce or prevent the need for more restrictive and expensive higher-level services. Examples include, but not limited to, homelessness prevention activities.
- Long Term Support
- Services that focus on assisting individuals who have continuing, long-term support needs to remain healthy, safe, and independent in the community. Examples include, but not limited to, older adults services, group home services, behavioral and mental health services.
- Improved Quality of Human Services
- Services and opportunities provided to individuals, organizations, and communities that enhance the quality, accessibility, accountability, and coordination of services provided by community organizations. Examples include, but not limited to education, training and development programs, youth programs and services, after school programs, legal aid programs.
Funding Information
- Standard Nonprofit Grant
- Organizations may apply for a $10,001-$50,000 grant. For FY25, $275,000 is allocated.
- Mini-Grant
- Organizations may apply for a $5,000-$10,000 grant. For FY25, $25,000 is allocated.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must meet the following baseline criteria to be eligible for a nonprofit grant program:
- Be a nonprofit certified as a 501(c)3 by the Internal Revenue Service at the time of submission of the application.
- The organization is located within the City of Fairfax and/or provides services to City of Fairfax residents. Any funding allocated through this grant process must be utilized to assist city residents.
- Show proof of financial stability by providing the last three (3) years of IRS 990 forms and other financial documentation.
- Be in good standing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission at the time of submission and throughout the course of funding.
- Have a mission that is consistent with serving the City’s areas of need.
- Subject to limited expectations, Virginia law prohibits localities from appropriating public funds to organizations controlled in whole or in part by churches to include other houses of worship such as temples, mosques, synagogues, etc., or 1.) it is not in whole or in part by a church (or other house of worship) or sectarian society; and 2.) the programs of such organizations do not discriminate based on, and are not otherwise contingent upon the religious affiliation of participants or those eligible to receive assistance. Furthermore, City grants may not be used for any religious purpose or activity including, but not limited to, religious worship, instruction, or proselytization.
- To be considered for funding, applicants must also demonstrate the following criteria:
- Present a documented, data-driven need for the organization’s program or service.
- Show demonstrated outcomes for the program or service.
- Show that the program or service provide a direct benefit to City residents.
- Demonstrate that the program or service enhances the quality of life for City of Fairfax residents.
- Demonstrate that the organization has the administrative resources to administer funds and to implement and oversee the program or service.
- Show that funding requested is realistic given the service level, and that the organization does not rely predominately on City grant funds.
- Show documented efforts by the organization to secure funding from other sources.
- Agree to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the City and adhere to reporting requirements.
- Submit a detailed budget outlining the breakdown of costs (both direct and indirect) connected to the organization’s proposal for use of the nonprofit grant if awarded.
For more information, visit City of Fairfax.
