The Community Foundation Tampa Bay is accepting applications for its 2024 Competitive Grants.
Donor Name: Community Foundation Tampa Bay
State: Florida
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/25/2023
Details:
Focus Areas for Competitive Grants
Through and with the donors, the foundation funds organizations and projects across the nonprofit spectrum. With the discretionary grants, they target five areas of focus. This helps them better concentrate the impact.
- Economic Opportunity
- High quality adult education, training, and skill building that leads to employment and promotes personal and financial prosperity.
- Eligible programs in this focus area may include, but are not limited to:
- Career readiness and employment
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial literacy
- On-the-Job training and apprenticeship
- Post-Secondary training and education
- Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability
- Supporting a thriving environment that is resilient and sustainable for generations to come.
- Eligible programs in this focus area may include, but are not limited to:
- Conservation
- Environmental education
- Environmental justice
- Environmental resiliency and disaster recovery
- Improving green spaces
- Land preservation
- Protection of natural resources
- 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.
- Eligible programs in this focus area may include, but are not limited to:
- Addressing the stigma of mental health challenges
- Drug and alcohol counseling
- Emergency and transitional housing
- Feeding programs
- Promoting healthy minds and bodies
- Trauma informed care
- Quality Child and Youth Education
- Access to high-quality, affordable, personalized learning opportunities, from birth through high school
- Eligible programs in this focus area may include, but are not limited to:
- Career exploration
- Child and youth development
- Digital inclusion and digital literacy
- Early literacy programs
- Enrichment programs
- Kindergarten readiness
- Social emotional learning
- Vibrant and Engaged Communities
- Vibrant spaces and inclusive programming for residents to enjoy, thrive, engage, and work.
- Eligible programs in this focus area may include, but are not limited to:
- 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 conversations.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the annual competitive grant competition organizations must meet the following eligibly 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.
