Deadline: 24-Sep-21
The City of Orlando is seeking applications for its Mayor’s Matching Grant for Schools and Non-Profit Organizations to provide schools and non-profit organizations resources to implement projects they typically would not be able to fund.
The Mayor’s Matching Grant (MMG) program was established to promote partnerships and collaborations with businesses, religious institutions, non-profit agencies and other community resources to provide youth programs that improve academic achievement, reduce youth crime and invest in the foundation of safe communities.
Funding Information
- Grant funds are available bi-annually, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 that are matched dollar for dollar by the applying neighborhood organization using a combination of cash, in-kind contributions and volunteer labor.
Outcomes
Applicants should develop a program design that will facilitate the gathering of data per the following required performance measures:
- performance measures:
- Number of Program youth served
- Number of contact hours with youth participants
- Number of program youth successful in achieving program goals
- data reported by grantee each quarter:
- Current youth enrollment
- Number of hours youth are engaged in project related activities
- Number of program youth who exited the program having completed program requirements
- Number of youth who exited the program during the reporting period (both successfully and unsuccessfully)
Project Criteria
- Project must offer high-quality educational, academic, civic engagement or mentoring opportunities for youth during non-school hours
- Applicant cannot be a current recipient of a Mayor’s Matching Grant
- Applicant must be in existence for at least one year
- Applicant must ensure dollar-for-dollar match of the grant request using a combination of cash, volunteer labor and/or in-kind goods or services
- Project must take place within the Orlando city limits
Eligibility Criteria
- Public or Private Schools;
- Federally Tax Exempt 501(c)3 Organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Get-Involved/Non-Profits-and-Community-Organizations/Mayor%E2%80%99s-Matching-Grant-Program