Applications are now being accepted for the Community Foundation Tampa Bay Competitive Grant.
Donor Name: Community Foundation Tampa Bay
State: Florida
County: Citrus County (FL), Citrus County (FL), Hernando County (FL), Hernando County (FL), Hillsborough County (FL), Hillsborough County (FL), Pasco County (FL), Pasco County (FL), Pinellas County (FL), Pinellas County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/07/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
- Economic Opportunity
- High quality adult education, training, and skill building that leads to employment and promotes personal and financial prosperity.
- Career readiness and employment
- Entrepreneurship
- Work based learning experiences such as, internships, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training
- Postsecondary training and education
- High quality adult education, training, and skill building that leads to employment and promotes personal and financial prosperity.
- Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability
- Supporting a thriving environment that is resilient and sustainable for generations to come.
- Conservation
- Environmental education
- Environmental justice
- Environmental resiliency and disaster recovery
- Land preservation
- Protection of natural resources
- Supporting a thriving environment that is resilient and sustainable for generations to come.
- Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
- Access to resources that address an individual’s health and wellbeing including basic needs such as food, shelter, safety, physical, and mental health services. This focus area has three separate categories: basic needs, mental health and trauma services, and health and wellness.
- Basic Needs
- Clothing and other essential needs
- Emergency and transitional housing
- Feeding programs
- Safety, security, and legal services
- Transportation assistance
- Mental Health and Trauma Services
- Mental health services
- Substance misuse rehabilitation
- Trauma informed care
- Health and Wellness
- Community based medical clinics
- Diagnostic screening such as vision and hearing
- Educational and awareness programs
- Promoting healthy minds and bodies
- Quality Child and Youth Education
- Access to high-quality, affordable, personalized learning opportunities, from birth through high school.
- Career exploration
- Child and youth development
- Digital inclusion and digital literacy
- Early literacy programs
- Land preservation
- Kindergarten readiness
- Social emotional learning
- Access to high-quality, affordable, personalized learning opportunities, from birth through high school.
- Vibrant and Engaged Communities
- Vibrant spaces and inclusive programming for residents to enjoy, thrive, engage, and work.
- Access to arts and culture for those with disabilities
- Arts and culture projects that addresses complex social issues
- Art programming in low-income communities
- Creating community spaces including gardens and parks
- Development of community art
- Facilitating community collaborations and conservations.
- Vibrant spaces and inclusive programming for residents to enjoy, thrive, engage, and work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Be up-to-date with Internal Revenue Service 990 tax form filings and have filed for at least one fiscal year
- Be serving Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, or Citrus counties
- Be able to apply under the organization’s own tax exempt EIN
- Be in compliance with all requirements of previous funds awarded through Community Foundation Tampa Bay including reporting requirements.
For more information, visit CFTB.
