Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County is inviting proposals for the Community Resiliency and Preparedness Fund to support effective, realistic, and coordinated planning, reduce duplication of efforts, and increase the overall effectiveness of disaster preparedness activities in the communities.
These efforts can help minimize the impact of disasters on the community and result in saving more lives and safeguarding livelihoods during any disaster situation, enabling the affected neighbors to return to a normal lifestyle as quickly as possible, and for the community to be stronger and more resilient afterwards.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Available: $ 75,000;
- Grant range $1,000 – $ 7,500
Eligibility Criteria
If you received a Field-of-Interest grant earlier in the year, your organization is still eligible to apply to this round of funding, provided you complete an interim report prior to the deadline. City and county entities will be considered on a request-by-request basis. All other applicant organizations must:
- serve residents of Mendocino County. Applicants not headquartered in Mendocino County must ensure that all grant dollars requested are spent within the County;
- be legally chartered in California and in possession of determination letter from the IRS declaring the organization a public charity that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3); or be a school district, tribe, or special district (e.g. community services, recreation, fire protection); or have an aligned mission with a fiscal sponsor;
- have two years of operational history; and
- conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, or religious affiliation.
Criteria
- Disaster preparedness projects should support concrete steps to mitigate disaster hazards, such as fire-safe building and landscaping. Examples of disaster preparedness grants include:
- Workshops on fire-safe construction and landscaping for homeowners throughout the region;
- Organizational collaboration to work with homeowners, city and county organizations to assess and prevent wildfire threat; and
- Funding for local emergency response organizations to be fully equipped and better prepared to respond in case of a disaster. Please note that equipment grants must include product specifications and cost estimates as they are known at the time of the application.
- Community resiliency projects should support Mendocino County communities to encourage and improve community resilience following a disaster. These grants focus on building resiliency and systems to help communities recover emotionally, physically and socially. Examples of resiliency grants include:
- Activities that offer long-term benefit in supporting emotional, physical, or social recovery;
- Supporting a community study to allow a Municipal Advisory Council (or other local governing bodies) to develop a long-term plan for the community;
- Establishing or further developing local Volunteer or Community Organizations Active in a Disaster (COAD) teams; and
- Assisting with a community resilience assessment to specifically evaluate the physical, economic, and social implications of community decisions (either active or passive) made with respect to recovery needs following a disaster.
- Service Continuity Projects include community centers, senior centers, family resource centers, and health centers. Priority will be given to applicants who are identified evacuation centers, serve vulnerable populations, or provide a critical gap in local safety net services. Geographical diversity will also be a primary criterion. Projects that will enable these facilities to remain open and functional include but are not limited to:
- generator installation;
- disaster planning;
- communications improvements;
- purchasing software to ensure business continuity in the face of disaster;
- disaster readiness supplies or equipment; and
- other critical infrastructure improvements.
For more information, visit https://www.communityfound.org/grants-scholarships/grants/field-of-interest-grant-program/community-resiliency-and-preparedness-fund/
