Deadline: 21-Dec-21
The Loudoun County is seeking applications for Nonprofit Grant program to strengthen the County’s coordination with nonprofit partners, and to ensure opportunities for local funds be leveraged in the most effective manner for services that assist vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families in meeting a critical need for safety, health, security and independence.
Focus Areas
Loudoun County prioritizes investment in high quality human services that provide significant outcomes for county residents. Nonprofits certified as 501(c)3 organizations are eligible to apply. Funding is focused on services in the following areas of need:
- Prevention and Self-Sufficiency: Services focused on assisting individuals and families in becoming and/or remaining independent and stable, and providing tools, skills, strategies, and resources to individuals and families.
- Crisis Intervention and Diversion: Services provided to individuals and families in crisis to overcome immediate problems and reduce or prevent the need for more restrictive and expensive higher-level services.
- Long-Term Support: Services that focus on assisting individuals who have continuing, long-term support needs to remain healthy, safe and independent in the community.
- Improved Quality of Human Services: Services and opportunities provided to individuals, organizations and communities that enhance the quality, accessibility, accountability and coordination of services provided by community organizations.
Priority
Loudoun County prioritizes investment in high quality human services that provide documented positive outcomes for County residents.
Funding Information
- The County has two options for organizations wishing to apply for funds through the FY 2023 Nonprofit Grant process:
- The standard nonprofit application process for organizations wishing to apply for awards of $5,001 – $113,000; and,
- A mini-grants process with a simplified application for any organization applying for a small grant of $5,000 or less.
- For the standard application process, organizations will be awarded proportional funding while those organizations applying for a mini-grant, will be awarded the full amount requested.
- Period of Performance: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following baseline criteria to be eligible for a FY 2023 Nonprofit award:
- Be a nonprofit certified as a 501(c)3 by the Internal Revenue Service at the time of submission of the application;
- Have a mission that is consistent with serving the County’s Areas of Need;
- Be in good standing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission;
- Subject to limited exceptions, Virginia law prohibits localities from appropriating public funds to organizations controlled in whole or in part by churches (to include other houses of worship such as temples, mosques, synagogues, etc.) or sectarian societies. Therefore, a faith-based organization may be eligible to receive grants from Loudoun County only if it can submit evidence satisfactory to County staff demonstrating that:
- it is not controlled in whole or in part by a church (or other house of worship) or sectarian society; and
- the programs of such organization do not discriminate based on, and are not otherwise contingent upon the religious affiliation of participants or those eligible to receive assistance.
- Furthermore, County grants may not be used for any religious purpose or activity including, but not limited to, religious worship, instruction, or proselytization.
For more information, visit https://www.loudoun.gov/5182/Nonprofit-Grant-Funding