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The City of Columbus is launching _Elevate! 2. 0_, its _second_$5 million general revenue grant opportunity for health and human services nonprofits to strengthen their organizational capacity, stabilize their organizations, and further their work.
**Eligibility**: Please note that any agency which received _Elevate! 1. 0_ funds is not eligible to apply for this grant.
**Description of Grant Opportunity:** The City of Columbus, Department of Development is pleased to announce the availability of $5 million in general revenue grant funding. _Elevate! 2.
0_ is intended to connect 501(c)(3) nonprofit, human service organizations with resources to strengthen their organizational capacity, stabilize their organizations, and further their work. _Elevate! 2.
0_ closely aligns with Mayor Andrew J. Ginther’s Opportunity Rising initiative which names 21 aspirations that the Mayor has for every Columbus resident. _Elevate!
2. 0_ will focus on nine of the twenty-one Opportunity Rising aspirations: * Chronic disease prevention, The City has partnered with the United Way of Central Ohio (UWCO) to provide an online proposal submission process. All documents must be submitted through UWCO’s, e-CImpact.
The application, which can be viewed in its entirety here, can be completed here. (Sign-in required.) * The application will be available from October 17, 2022 to November 4, 2022.
* The deadline for _Elevate! 2. 0_ proposal submission is November 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.
m. Only one (1) proposal per organization will be accepted. Late submissions will not be accepted.
* _Elevate! 2. 0_ will provide funding from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 with the possibility of two (2) additional years.
**Informational Webinar** HSC co-hosted an informational webinar about Elevate! 2. 0 on October 19th, 2022.
It can be watched in its entirety here: **Questions & Answers from The City of Columbus** * **Is the Elevate 2. 0 funded from a federal source? **No. Unlike Elevate!
, Elevate ! 2. 0 is funded through the City of Columbus’ General Fund.
* **Are some applications more competitive than others? ****For example, HR, Tech, Finance or Legal? ** No. We want Elevate!
funding to be used by the applicant organization in the ways they deem most helpful. We are most interested in the work your organization is currently doing in one of the 9 focus areas: homelessness, housing stability, financial security, workforce development, infant vitality, chronic disease prevention, violence elimination, re-entry, and neighborhood building. * **Is it OK to target services to low-income clients?
** We are not supporting services or programs. Rather, we are supporting the organization. As long as your organization does not discriminate in service provision, targeting services to low-income clients is not a problem.
* **How is _2022 budget_ defined? ** Your budget should contain information about revenue and expenses. You may submit your agency budget in its current format.
* **Is it OK if your 501(c) (3) is pending approval? ** Your organization must be recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS by the time we enter into contract. * **When are decisions on funding made and communicated?
** All applicants will be notified of their application status by the end of December. * **Does the program year align with the calendar year? ** The agreement will likely begin with the Purchase Order date and end in one year.
* **Which focus area would Behavioral Health fall under? ** Chronic Disease Prevention. * **How long does it take to get a DUNS number?
** We are not using DUNS numbers. We are asking organizations register to do business with the government on SAM. gov. and receive a Unique Entity ID.
* **Is the City prioritizing any focus areas? ** No. The application must align with one of the 9 identified rays from Opportunity Rising. * **Can we touch 2-3 focus areas in our application?
** No. Please focus on one (1) area. * **Can funds be used to pay stipends for youth attending programs? ** That will depend on how your organization proposes to pay for stipends.
We may ask you to use City funding in a different line item. * **Is the Health and Well-Being pillar only for Chronic Disease Prevention? ** The Opportunity Rising webpage shows Behavioral Health and Trauma as a ray.
You must choose from one of the 9 identified aspirational rays/focus areas identified in the Elevate 2. 0 application: homelessness, housing stability, financial security, workforce development, infant vitality, chronic disease prevention, violence elimination, re-entry, and neighborhood building. For questions related to Elevate!
2. 0, please contact Dayna McCrary at 614. 645.
0663 or DRMcCrary@Columbus. gov. ##### Categories: Human Services Funding
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations serving low-income households in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Columbus Nonprofit Grants 2026 is a grant from the City of Columbus, Ohio, that funds nonprofit organizations serving Columbus residents through two competitive programs: Summer Youth Program Grants and the Elevate! initiative. The Summer Youth Program Grants funded 105 organizations with a total of $7,490,500 to provide academic advancement, career readiness, youth development, and violence prevention programming for young people. The Elevate! program awarded $10 million to 109 nonprofits in Columbus and Franklin County focused on strengthening capacity for organizations serving families below the ALICE income threshold who struggle to afford basic necessities. The combined grant cycle provided nearly $17.5 million to 214 nonprofit organizations. Elevate! top recipients received a maximum of $200,000, and 35% of awardees received their full eligible allocation. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations serving Columbus residents. Application periods vary by program, with Elevate! applications typically opening in May.
Youth Climate Action Fund (City of Columbus) is sponsored by City of Columbus, Ohio (funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies). The City of Columbus, as a Bloomberg Sustainable City, received funds from Bloomberg Philanthropies to distribute as microgrants to youth groups. These microgrants are intended for youth-led organizations implementing new projects related to climate action in Columbus. Projects can focus on climate mitigation (reducing pollution), climate resilience (adapting to climate change impacts), or climate engagement (education and involvement). Projects must be new and located in the City of Columbus, and at least three youth (ages 15-24) must be involved in planning, proposal writing, and execution.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.