Community grants are for a group of community members to facilitate ongoing activities for up to one year. Objectives for all grant activities include:

1) To improve the well-being of children under five.

2) To focus on building relationships in the community.

3) To encourage families to speak up for themselves, their children, or their community.

Applications for amounts up to $5,000 will be considered. Applications are available in English, and Spanish.

Who can apply? Groups of at least 3 non-related community members that live in Sacramento County. Groups can be informal groups not limited to: small groups of neighbors; community members with a shared interest, such as parents of twins, a shared cultural background, or other interest; community or neighborhood associations; and parent groups. Group cannot represent a business, non-profit organization or a school.

How do I apply?

Step 1: Review the Community Grant Instructions (English)

Revise las Instrucciones en Español para las subvenciones comunitarias (Spanish)

Step 2: Contact a CBI Staff member prior to the CBI application deadline; this is a grant eligibility requirement. CBI staff is available to discuss your project idea, answer questions and offer technical assistance. Contact Julie Beyers, 876 6529 or Myel Jenkins, 876 5879.

Contact with CBI Staff-Grant Eligibility Deadlines:

• Friday, September 24, 2010 for the October 1, 2010 Grant Deadline
• Friday, February 25, 2011 for the March 4, 2011 Grant Deadline

Step 3: As a group develop your project idea. Decide when your project will take place, where you will hold it, who can volunteer to help run it and, how you would tell your community about your project. Fill out the application as a group. You are invited to share a draft application with CBI staff two weeks before the grant deadline for feedback.

CBI Application (English) Word | PDF

Solicitud de subvenciones comunitaria en Español (Spanish) Word | PDF

Step 4: Review the grant application checklist, have the three community members sign the application and submit the application on the deadline to the First 5 Sacramento offices by 5:00 p.m. Please note, applications are only accepted by mail or hand-delivered; no faxes or electronic versions will be accepted.

Step 5: CBI staff will notify your group approximately eight to ten weeks after the grant deadline on the funding recommendation. Please read page six of the Community Grant Instructions for more information.

These are larger, ongoing projects for 12 to 24 months. Applications for amounts up to $30,000 will be considered.

Who can apply?

1. Applicants must have previously received a First 5 Sacramento community grant to be eligible to apply. This grant requires experienced grantees that are ready to shift their involvement to the next level and continue the momentum of their social capital efforts, increase their activities and involve more families.
   
   
2. Applicants must be grantees who have been in good standing by: completing a successful Community Building Initiative grant, and submitting monthly reports and invoices in a timely manner. Current grantees in good standing with projects for six months or longer may also apply.
   
   
3. Applicants live in Sacramento County and address the objectives for the grants, benefit children five and under, and build connections in the community.

How do I apply?

Step 1: Review the Phase 2 Application.

Step 2: Attend the Mandatory Application Workshop on Wednesday, September 8th from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at First 5 Sacramento. You must RSVP with First 5 staff (916) 876-5879 by noon on Friday, September 3rd to attend the workshop.

Step 3: Contact CBI staff to walk through your Phase 2 ideas before submitting your application at least one week prior to the deadline. Contact: Myel Jenkins, (916) 876-5879 or Julie Beyers, (916) 876-6529.

• Friday, October 22, 2010 for the Friday, October 29, 2010 Grant Deadline

Step 4: Develop your idea with a group of five community members; make sure that your group includes at least one original member from the Community Grant and the representative who attended the Mandatory Conference. Approach community groups to collaborate with and develop a community service project that benefits children zero to five. Complete the application and provide a detailed description of your project with full explanations of your activities and the community service project. You are invited to share the draft application with CBI staff at least two weeks prior to the grant deadline for feedback.

• Friday, October 15, 2010 for Friday, October 29, 2010 Grant Deadline

When are the Phase 2 Community Grant applications due?

Friday, October 29, 2010

By 5:00 p.m. to the First 5 Sacramento office

Only mailed or hand-delivered applications with original signatures will be accepted

2750 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 330

Sacramento, CA 95833