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FY 2021-22 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Grant Funding Policies and Guidelines
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT FUNDING
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
FY 2021-22
I. CRITERIA FOR SUPPORT – CURRENT STANDARDS:
A. Purpose Statement for City of Georgetown funding to the nonprofit sector
The City of Georgetown values partnerships with organizations that are committed to addressing
our community’s greatest public challenges.
The purpose of City funding to the nonprofit sector is to cultivate and sustain partnerships with
501(c)3 organizations that strengthen the City’s key priorities in the following areas:
• Public Safety;
• Transportation;
• Housing;
• Parks & Recreation;
• Veteran Services; and,
• Safety Net.
B. Key Priority Areas Defined
Public Safety.
• While the City is Georgetown’s Public Safety leader (Fire & Police), public safety also
encompasses a broad scope of work that makes this community safe for all.
Eligible organizations and programs may include those that contribute to safe
neighborhoods such out of school time, youth empowerment, and neighborhood
community centers.
Transportation.
• Eligible organizations include those that assist in meeting the transportation needs of
Georgetown residents unable to access private transportation such as homebound seniors
and youth under the age of 16 years.
Housing.
• Eligible organizations include those that offer emergency shelter, transitional or temporary
housing, and affordable housing.
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Parks & Recreation.
• Eligible organizations include those that provide affordable, accessible activities that
enhance Georgetown residents’ health and well-being, including sports, fitness, and other
recreational programs.
Veteran’s Services
• Support veteran programs and services within the community.
Safety Net.
• The City recognizes its responsibility to support efforts to address this community’s most
pressing basic needs. Examples of basic needs include food insecurity, emergency financial
assistance, mental/behavioral health care, substance abuse, domestic/family violence, and
health care, including, but not limited to, dental and vision. Safety Net priorities will be
based on ongoing analysis of unmet existing needs and emerging needs in this community,
and may change over time.
II. IMPLEMENTATION POLICIES:
A. Appropriation of funds for Strategic Partnerships for Community Services does not
encumber subsequent councils to continue appropriations for such funding, and does not
imply that subsequent councils may provide such funding. Organizations receiving Strategic
Partnerships for Community Services grants from the city are encouraged to identify
additional and alternative sources of funding.
B. When evaluating applications for Strategic Partnerships for Community Services grant
funding, the Council shall consider the portion of funding each organization receives from
the City, with the objective of encouraging reliance on funding sources other than the City.
III. POLICY FOR ESTABLISHING FUNDING AMOUNTS
A. Expenditure targets per the City of Georgetown’s Fiscal and Budgetary Policy approved by
the City Council on December 13, 2016:
The City has targeted funding for these programs to be $5.00 per capita, which may be adjusted
to offset the effects of general inflation based upon CPI. If previous funding levels are higher than
the targeted amount, and to avoid significant reductions in levels of funding, the City Council shall
seek to attain this target chiefly through population growth. These funds will be allocated and
paid according to the City Council’s grant funding policies and guidelines for Strategic Partnerships
for Community Services that were approved by the City Council on April 14, 2015.
The proposed funding level for 2021/22 is $400,049, which is the same as in the previous
year.
B. The Minimum Grant that may be applied for is $10,000.
C. The Maximum Grant that may be applied for is $50,000.