The Community Impact Summer Enhancement Grant Program supports organizations that offer dynamic and engaging summer programs or projects designed to uplift young people academically, socially, emotionally, and civically.
Donor Name: City of St. Petersburg
State: Florida
City: St. Petersburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The grant supports organizations serving youth across the city, particularly those reaching underserved communities. Funding awards may be used to enhance career exploration, civic and environmental engagement, enhancing academic skills, and recreational activities.
These programs are especially impactful for underserved communities, helping to close opportunity gaps and reduce learning loss. Youth who participate in summer enrichment programs are more likely to stay engaged in school, develop leadership skills, and build confidence.
Areas of Focus
- Career Exploration: Programs/Projects in this category will assist youth in selecting and preparing for a career through activities including but not limited to
- Career counseling
- Job fairs
- Internships
- Shadowing
- Civic and Environmental Engagement: Programs/Projects in this category will help youth participate in civic engagement and caring for the environment through activities including but not limited to
- Volunteering
- Community Cleanups
- Civic Education
- Enhancing Academic Skills: Programs/Projects in this category will enhance youth’s academic skills through activities like
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Recreational Activities: Programs/Projects in this category will provide opportunities for youth to participate in recreation activities including but not limited to
- Physical activities
- Team building activities.
Funding Information
The City intends to award up to $150,000 in grant funding to support local non-profits and businesses registered with the state of Florida delivering youth programs or summer initiatives.
Eligible Expenses
- Direct costs. Tangible program/project materials and supplies (including staff uniforms), program/project marketing and communication materials, cost/purchase of equipment or admission necessary for program/project delivery, transportation of program/project participants (e.g. busses for students), one-time fees for guest speakers, and food expenses (breakfast, lunch, and snacks for participants).
- Remaining Operating Expenses- all expenses not entered in other categories and specifically identified with the program/project.
- Remaining Program/Project Expenses- all expenses not entered in other categories that are specifically identified with the project/program.
- Stipends/Incentives for program/project participants – gift cards are permitted to be provided as an incentive for program/project participants; however, no other form of financial incentives (including but not limited to cash gifts) are permitted.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, an applicant agency must:
- Be an entity registered to do business within the state of Florida or a non-profit corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida and have an IRS 501 (c)(3) designation at the time of submission of application.
- Have been operational for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the application date and have previous experience implementing programs or services within the City of St. Petersburg.
- Be in good standing in regard to compliance with existing or past City grants, awards, or programs with no outstanding City debts or liens.
- Must not have applied to or received funding from another City grant program for similar programs within this fiscal year (from October 1, 2024, through the current date).
- Agree to the terms and conditions contained in the Community Impact Summer Enhancement Grant agreement. No exceptions to the terms and conditions of the agreement will be permitted.
For more information, visit City of St. Petersburg.
