California Community Development Grants

This funding opportunity supports public agencies in California to create regional conservation plans that protect and restore habitats for vulnerable species through collaborative efforts and the use of scientific data.

Friends of Seniors, a fund of the El Dorado Community Foundation, will be awarding a total of up to $15,000 in grants to El Dorado County nonprofits that support the wellness, life enrichment, dignity and independence of Seniors (60+) residing on the WESTERN slope of El Dorado County. Donor Name: El Dorado Community Foundation State: California County: El Dorado County (CA) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/16/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Requirements This Grant is open to all nonprofits and government agencies serving seniors residing on the WESTERN slope of El Dorado County. Organizations that received grant funding in 2023 are not eligible to apply again until 2025. For more information, visit El Dorado Community Foundation.

The Veterans grant program is funded by El Dorado County to support operations, programs, or property improvements/repairs that support the veteran community at large. Donor Name: El Dorado Community Foundation State: California County: El Dorado County (CA) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/16/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information Grants are available in amounts up to $10,000. Requirements In order to receive a grant an organization or group needs to submit an application plan that meets the following requirements Grant funds must go to nonprofits. Individuals are not eligible to receive a grant. For those programs helping individual veterans, funds may be contingent on the veteran providing proof of service via a DD214, El Dorado County Veteran identification card, or a Department of Defense identification card. Organizations must sit out a 1.5 years between requests from Veterans TOT.  Thus, if an organization receives funds in April/May of one year, they must wait til the following September/October of the next year to apply.  Final impact reports on initial grants must be submitted and approved prior to new funding being released. The application requires the requesting organization information and, if different, distributing organization information. An estimated time frame of fund usage. All the grant money does not need to be used in the year requested. It is permissible for the requesting organization to use only a portion of the funds during the award year but the application must specify the long term use. If the group fails to use all grant money in the proposed time frame the commission may request the unspent funds be returned. Preference will be given to organizations that have established programs and that consistently apply for other grant funds and/or fund-raise separately. Organization must be a recognized charitable concern as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. This includes 501(c) corporations, churches, government agenices, and schools. Organizations must be in compliance with the IRS, CA SOS, FTB, and CA DOJ. For more information, visit El Dorado Community Foundation.

The HOME-ARP Housing Plus Support Program provides funding for service providers to provide short term financial assistance and critical services to qualifying populations who are exiting homelessness as well as to prevent vulnerable qualifying populations from losing housing.; The HOME-ARP Program is a one time allocation awarded to states, units of local government, insular areas, and consortia of units of general local government that qualified for an allocation of HOME funds in Fiscal Year 2021. Funding is intented to address the need for homelessness assistance and supportive services specifically for qualifying populations defined as homeless, at risk of homelessness, fleeing, or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking and other vulnerable populations at risk of housing instability. HOME-ARP funding for this NOFA will provide grants to nonprofit and Native American Entities. The Department will award HOME-ARP funds to provide critical services to those experiencing homelessness, exiting homelessness and to prevent vulnerable populations from losing housing.