The Volunteer Florida Foundation’s Rural Community Assets Fund (RCAF) strengthens the power and capacity of community organizations to further their missions by recruiting, equipping and mobilizing volunteers who serve Floridians in rural communities.
Donor Name: Volunteer Florida Foundation
State: Florida
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Funding Information
The Volunteer Florida Foundation will distribute up to a total of $100,000, contingent upon availability of funds, for organizational and training support for grantees participating in the 2023-2024 Rural Community Assets Fund grant program. Applicants may request between $5,000 and $10,000. The applicant must provide a one hundred percent (100%) cash or in-kind match (or combination), to be verified during the contract period.
Grant Period
The grant period is 12 months from contract execution.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a public or private 501c(3) nonprofit organization, including faith-based and other community organizations; institutions of higher education; government entities (e.g., states, cities, counties, school systems, etc.); or Indian Tribes. If another entity serves as the project’s fiscal agent, it must be an established IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that agrees to accept donations on behalf of a group that does not have IRS exemption.
- The applicant must be a Florida-based organization.
- The applicant must establish or have a service location in, or volunteers deployed to an eligible rural area.
- RCAF funds may only be used to support individuals residing in eligible rural areas.
- Proposed budget line items relevant to volunteer engagement work completed outside of the eligible rural area may be included if they directly contribute to the achievement of grant performance measures in the eligible rural area chosen by the grantee.
- Geographic locations eligible for RCAF funding must be part of one of the designated “Rural Areas of Opportunity (RAO)” as authorized by the Governor and outlined in F.S. 288.0656:
- Baker, Jackson, Bradford, Jefferson, Calhoun, Lafayette, Columbia, Levy, DeSoto, Liberty, Dixie, Madison, Franklin, Okeechobee, Gadsden, Putnam, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Glades, Taylor, Gulf, Union, Hamilton, Wakulla, Hardee, Washington, Hendry, Highlands, Holmes.
For more information, visit VFF.