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CITY OF VENTURA
Ventura
Social Services Task Force (VSSTF) Granting Program - 2012 (click to
download)
Program Goal
The
VSSTF Granting Program is a complimentary program to the City of Ventura
Community Partnerships Granting Program (CPGP). The CPGP was developed
in 1998 to provide financial support to non-profit social service
organizations that benefit Ventura residents. In 2007 the Ventura City
Council earmarked $50,000 specifically to support “activities associated
with the 10-Year Strategy to END HOMELESSNESS in Ventura County”. The FY
2011 City budget eliminated ‘homelessness’ as an eligible activity for
CPGP applicants, and increased the VSSTF Granting Program budget from
$50,000 to $70,000. The VSSTF granting program is specifically designed
to support organizations that implement activities associated with the
22 recommendations located in the 10-Year Strategy to END HOMELESSNESS
in Ventura County. Categories are:
Outreach
Emergency Shelter
Transitional Housing – including non-traditional models
Permanent Affordable Housing
Case
management and other supportive services
Administrative support for VSSTF
Timeline
Applications are due May
31, 2012 at 5:00pm Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli Street, Room 218.
Questions about the granting program may be referred to Peter Brown,
Community Services Manager – 658.4707 or pbrown@cityofventura.net.
Requirements:
The
program is open to Ventura County qualifying nonprofit organizations
that provide services to the residents of Ventura. All organizations
will be required to provide proof of their tax-exempt status under
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The
Program’s total award funding is $70,000 per year which will be awarded
on a competitive basis through a simplified application process. The
maximum grant award per project is $15,000.
Applicants must submit an application, a proposal narrative, proof of
non-profit status, organizational chart, list of governing body, and
current fiscal year budget, which shall include an audited financial
statement.
Grant
recipient organizations must submit a mid-year and final report to be
eligible for future funding.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of 3 or 5 persons as appointed
by the VSSTF membership - including one city staff person.
Funding will be allocated based on how closely the organizational
mission statement aligns with city priorities, the number of City of
Ventura clients served, community need/impact, organizational and fiscal
capacity, and alignment with the 10-Year Strategy to END HOMELESSNESS.
Appeals can be made in writing to Jeffrey Lambert, City of Ventura
Community Development Director
Eligibility Requirements
Organizations must provide services in one of the following categories:
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Outreach
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Emergency Shelter
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Transitional Housing – including non-traditional models
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Permanent Affordable Housing
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Case
management and other support services
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Administrative support for VSSTF
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Provide proof it is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This shall include a list of
its governing body as well as provide a written organizational chart
of personnel.
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Comply with all city codes, laws and ordinances
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Comply with the Americans for Disabilities Act of 1990, Title 42,
U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and any similar state laws and regulations.
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Have
satisfied the requirements of any previously awarded grants from the
City of Ventura including completion of a final report.
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Maintain an ongoing liability insurance policy with a minimum of $2
million aggregate, $1 million per occurrence general liability
coverage.
Proposal Narrative Requirements:
Please
address the evaluation criteria below on a separate page. The proposal
narrative is limited to TWO PAGES only. Double-spaced, 11 font size.
Mission Statement & Alignment with 10-Year Strategy– 15 points
Include organizational mission statement.
Describe how the organizational mission statement aligns with the
10-Year Strategy to END HOMELESSNESS and the eligibility category for
which you are applying.
Project alignment with 10-Year Strategy to END HOMELESSNESS - 20 points
Identify what recommendation(s) within the 10-Year Strategy the project
will impact/align with. What are the project outcome measures?
Community Need/Impact – 20 points
Please
provide data that indicates that the service to be provided by the
organization is vital and is not being duplicated by other
organizations.
Alignment with the Ventura Safe and Clean Public Places Initiative – 20
points
Provide assertive community street outreach services to chronically
homeless service resistant clients, and/or seek to reinforce “hand-up”
rather than “hand-out” philanthropic giving.
Number
of Residents Served – 10 points
Identify how many City of Ventura clients utilize or are served annually
by the proposed project.
Organizational and Fiscal Capacity – 15 points
Describe your administrative and governance structure, including numbers
of staff and volunteers. Describe your planning and fundraising process
and the status of any long range planning.
Restrictions and
Limitations
Organizations may either apply for funding through the Community
Partnerships Granting Program or the Ventura Social Services Task Force
Program but not both.
Grant
funds may not be used as direct monetary assistance to a client, payment
of any debt, debt interest or deficit reduction; commercial enterprises;
fines and penalties; building or remodeling of facilities, furniture or
fixtures; lobbying any public agency or office; out-of-state travel;
hospitality or food costs; placement of grant funds into trust,
endowment or contingency funds; expenses for projects that have already
been completed.
Grant
funds may not be utilized by religious organizations for religious or
proselytizing purposes.
General Application Instructions
Application is available on-line at VSSTF.org
All
applications must be typewritten in 11- point font or larger.
Six
(6) hard copies of application packet.
Do not
use any staples, folders or notebooks in your application (paper clips
are acceptable).
All
materials must be single-sided only.
Do not
include a cover letter.
Submit
one original of the following:
Application with signature
Proposal Narrative
Audited Financial Statement
Proof
that organization is a non-profit
List
of governing body
Organizational chart |
