Deadline: 30-Mar-22
The Santa Barbara Foundation is pleased to announce the Food Grant Program to support nonprofit organizations directly providing services in the areas of food.
Focus
- Be providing direct services to address the program area for which they applied (Behavioral Health/Health Care, Food, Shelter & Safety)
- Be well-managed, financially viable, and operate effective programs that primarily serve the needs of poor and underserved communities
- Have developed strategies for addressing identified organizational needs
Priorities
- demonstrate sustained and/or increased demand for programs that provide food security
- are taking steps to sustain or expand organizational capacity to address the demand for services
- provide holistic approaches to serving clients, undertaken by the agency itself or in partnership with others
- demonstrate cultural competence among volunteers, staff, and board members for the communities served
- seek to dismantle language, cultural, and other barriers that prevent low-income and marginalized populations from accessing services
- are developing strategies to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and access within their agency
- are working in community-wide collaborative approaches to address food insecurity
Funding Information
- Grant Max Amount: $30,000 for up to two years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are available to organizations serving all regions of Santa Barbara County.
- Organizations must be certified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or use a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) tax status.
- Applications that do not contain a valid EIN (tax ID) number will not be considered.
Grant Limitations
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Grants are not intended for:
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services and programs that are not directly provided:
- services for the program area for which you applied (Behavioral Health/Health Care, Food, Shelter & Safety); or
- acting as a community-wide coordinating entity
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services and programs that are not directly provided:
- scholarships
- individuals
For more information, visit Santa Barbara Foundation.
For more information, visit https://www.sbfoundation.org/nonprofits/grant-opportunities/