The Community Partnerships Grant Program is designed to improve the quality of life for citizens of Ventura by supporting creative approaches to community needs and problems.
Donor Name: City of Ventura
State: California
City: Ventura
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Community Partnerships Grant Program (CPGP), first developed in 1998, is intended to financially support 501(c)(3) social service organizations that provide services to Ventura residents. The program’s total award funding is $140,000 for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years, which will be awarded on a competitive basis with individual, project-based grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 for each year of the two-year grant cycle.
Applying organizations must be a County of Ventura-based 501(c)(3) and able to demonstrate services provided to City of Ventura residents.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026.
CPGP Project Area Examples
Examples of target project areas for this grant funding include, but are not limited to:
- At-Risk Populations
- Disability (Developmental or Physical)
- Domestic Violence
- Health
- Employment Training
- Legal Assistance
- Literacy
- Mental Health
- Neighborhood Cleanup or Improvements.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must:
- Be located in Ventura County and able to demonstrate services provided to City of Ventura residents.
- Provide proof of 501(c)(3) status.
- Be in compliance with all City codes, laws, and ordinances.
- Certify, by means of signature on the application, that they are not delinquent in repaying the City any debt, whether the debt arises from a tax, bill, loan, lease, or other financial obligation. Organizations with a delinquent indebtedness to the City are ineligible to receive funding through this grant.
- Be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and operate so as not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.
- Have satisfied the requirements of any previously awarded Community Partnerships Grant from the City of Ventura, including completion of mid-cycle and final reports.
- Maintain ongoing liability insurance with a minimum of $2 million aggregate, and $1 million per occurrence general liability coverage.
For more information, visit City of Ventura.
