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Non-Profit Matching Mini-Grant Program

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Program Intent

A new pilot program (subject to funding availability/City Commission budget approval) will launch in September 2024, to support non-profit program providing services in Newtown for the benefit of Newtown residents. The Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (NCRAAB) Non-Profit Matching Grant Program serves to provide assistance to organizations and agencies whose projects directly serve the citizens of the Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency (NCRA) district and support the strategies that improve the quality of life as identified in the NCRA Redevelopment Plan. The program is intended to provide an opportunity for organizations to make unsolicited requests for NCRAAB funding and does not include those projects or initiatives directly implemented by the NCRAAB.

Redevelopment is the undertaking of activities in a community redevelopment district for the elimination and prevention of slum and blighted conditions. The NCRAAB recognizes that community redevelopment has many facets and that all aspects cannot, and should not, be undertaken solely by one agency. It should be a collaboration of many agencies working together in the implementation of the NCRA Plan. 

  • Funds are anticipated to be available October 1, 2024.
  • Funding Awards available from $3,000 up to $50,000. The total pilot program funds available is $50,000.
  • 50% Match Requirement. 
  • The Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (NCRAAB) may award multiple grants or a single grant award with available funding. 
  • Program categories include Business Development, Crime and Safety, Cultural Arts, Education, Healthcare, Housing and Sustainability which are aligned with the Newtown Community Redevelopment Plan.
  • To be eligible, you must be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)6, have an active registration with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and have a representation attend a mandatory training workshop to be held on January 23, 2024 or January 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the RL Taylor Community Complex, 1845 John Rivers Street, Sarasota, FL 34234.

For additional information, see forms below. 

For questions or to RSVP for training workshops, please email newtown.cra@sarasotafl.gov

 

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