The City of Santa Fe, in collaboration with the Children and Youth Commission, is announcing a request for application (RFA) for funds to support organizations in Santa Fe serving children and youth from birth to 21 years old.
Donor Name: City of Santa Fe
State: New Mexico
City: Santa Fe
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The City of Santa Fe wishes to ensure that these essential services—including primary health care, access to basic material goods and services like food and shelter, and mental health counseling and related crisis services—are readily available to children and youth in Santa Fe.
Funding Category
During the fall of 2022, the Children and Youth Commission completed a Strategic Plan for the 2023-2026 funding cycle. The following priorities and their corresponding outcomes were identified:
- Safety and Basic Needs
- Children and youth are safe and have their basic needs met
- Early Childhood and Supplemental Education
- Children 0-4 meet developmental milestone and are ready for kindergarten
- Children and youth succeed in school and graduate
- Youth Wellness
- Youth are mentally and physically healthy
- Youth are re-engaged in traditional or non-traditional academic pathways
Funding Information
Funding for the Children and Youth Commission Fund comes from 4% of the City’s share of the state gross receipts tax and is administered to fund local nonprofits at approximately $1.1 million annually (funding amount varies due to GRT fluctuations). Funding award amounts for the grant year will be capped at $100,000.00 per year or $300,000.00 for the total over three years. The funding amounts will be between $40,000 and $100,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants shall be limited to non-profit organizations that have been granted and currently hold tax exempt status under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to applicants whose programs are covered by a fiscal agent that meets these requirements. Submitted applications should propose programs that promote the healthy development of children and youth ages birth to twenty-one (21).
For more information, visit City of Santa Fe.