Community Partnership Grant Program Information Session Franklin - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Partnership Grant Program Information Session Franklin County Government Office Tower October 2, 4 and 9, 2019 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Marilyn Brown, President John O’Grady Kevin L. Boyce

What is a Community Partnership Program Grant? • A formerly solicited grant program aligned around the Commissioners’ Core Principles.

Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ Core Principles: • Community Safety, Security and Effective Justice. • Job Creation, Strategic Economic Development, and Fiscal Security. • Supportive Health and Human Services. • Good Stewardship of Natural Resources, Environmental Sustainability, and Civic Engagement.

Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ Core Principles: • Select a single Core Principle. • Only one is required.

Rise Together: A Blueprint for Reducing Poverty in Franklin County • All applicants should demonstrate how their project connects to Rise Together.

Application Instructions • If concerned about online application timing out, complete in Microsoft Word first, then cut and paste into the online application. • Answer all questions fully. • Stay within space provided.

Timeline • Applications are due no later than November 1, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. • Applicants will be notified mid to late December. • Contracts extend from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Who Can Apply? • Open Funding Cycle: no invitation needed. • All nonprofit entities with a 501(c)(3) designation or governmental entities in Franklin County are eligible to apply for funding. • Organization must be operating for at least three years.

Who Is Not Eligible? • The Board of Commissioners will not accept applications for arts related projects. • All Board of Commissioners’ arts funding shall be awarded in partnership with GCAC. • All organizations requesting funding for arts related projects are encouraged to contact the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) at 614-224-2606

Funding Restrictions • Capital projects WILL NOT be considered for funding. • NO building purchases. • NO FOOD may be purchased with these funds. • NO VEHICLES may be purchased or leased .

What is the Maximum Application Request? • Maximum request is $500,000. • The average grant award is expected to be between $100,000 to $150,000.

LEGAL NOTICE: Prop oposal submis issio ion does n not constitute a a funding c commitment on be n beha half of the Fra ranklin C Cou ounty Boa oard rd of of Commis issio ioners.

Sustainability • Please demonstrate how your project will be sustained after County funding has ended. • County funding is not intended to extend for several years.

Questions? • For Technical Assistance, please direct questions to the United Way of Central Ohio. • For application questions, please email DaynaMcCrary@FranklinCountyOhio.gov with “Application Question” in the subject line. • For the benefit of all applicants, questions received via email will be posted weekly on the website.

Thank you for attending!