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Community Partnership Grant Program Information Session

Franklin County Government Office Tower October 2, 4 and 9, 2019 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Marilyn Brown, President John O’Grady Kevin L. Boyce

What is a Community Partnership Program Grant?

• A formerly solicited grant program aligned around the Commissioners’

Core Principles.

Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ Core Principles:

• Community Safety, Security and Effective Justice.
• Job Creation, Strategic Economic Development, and Fiscal Security.
• Supportive Health and Human Services.
• Good Stewardship of Natural Resources, Environmental Sustainability,

and Civic Engagement.

Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ Core Principles:

• Select a single Core Principle.
• Only one is required.

Rise Together: A Blueprint for Reducing Poverty in Franklin County

• All applicants should demonstrate how their project connects to Rise

Together.

Application Instructions

• If concerned about online application timing out, complete in Microsoft

Word first, then cut and paste into the online application.

• Answer all questions fully.
• Stay within space provided.

Timeline

• Applications are due no later than November 1, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
• Applicants will be notified mid to late December.
• Contracts extend from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Who Can Apply?

• Open Funding Cycle: no invitation needed.
• All nonprofit entities with a 501(c)(3) designation or governmental

entities in Franklin County are eligible to apply for funding.

• Organization must be operating for at least three years.

Who Is Not Eligible?

• The Board of Commissioners will not accept applications for arts related projects.
• All Board of Commissioners’ arts funding shall be awarded in partnership with

GCAC.

• All organizations requesting funding for arts related projects are encouraged to

contact the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) at 614-224-2606

Funding Restrictions

• Capital projects WILL NOT be considered for funding.
• NO building purchases.
• NO FOOD may be purchased with these funds.
• NO VEHICLES may be purchased or leased.

What is the Maximum Application Request?

• Maximum request is $500,000.
• The average grant award is expected to be between $100,000 to $150,000.

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LEGAL NOTICE:

Sustainability

• Please demonstrate how your project will be sustained after County funding

has ended.

• County funding is not intended to extend for several years.

Questions?

• For Technical Assistance, please direct questions to the United Way of Central

Ohio.

• For application questions, please email DaynaMcCrary@FranklinCountyOhio.gov

with “Application Question” in the subject line.

• For the benefit of all applicants, questions received via email will be posted weekly
• n the website.

Thank you for attending!