Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
TA Grants cover a portion of the costs of addressing specific, non-recurring management issues within a nonprofit or community-based organization. Grants awarded are usually less than $4,000 and can be requested at any time during the year. Most proposals can be reviewed within 6-8 weeks of receipt of a TA Grant Application. Submit a completed application to grants@cfmco.org.
Proposals received after October 1 are usually not funded until the following calendar year, even if they are approved earlier.
Grantee Organization’s Role
The Community Foundation funds technical assistance needs in partnership with the organization requesting the grant. In general, a Technical Assistance Grant would cover no more than 50% of the cost incurred by the organization.
Scope and Types of Grants
"This TA grant...opened up new ways of communicating."
-Recent TA grantee
Technical Assistance Grants are intended to help an organization make significant progress in addressing special, non-recurring management issues within the organization. Since 1999, 171 grants totaling $274,287 have been awarded. Some examples include:
- Medium and long range or strategic planning
- Restructuring, merging, or agency expansion
- Marketing and public relations
- Fundraising, including planning for special campaigns
- Improving information management and systems
- Specialized, one-time training for development, executive or program staff
- Sponsorship of training or other activities that will benefit a broad field of nonprofit organizations
- Executive Transitions
- Board development
- Executive Coaching
- Technology
Eligibility
- Nonprofit organizations, including those that are not incorporated, may be eligible.
- Private businesses or individuals are not eligible.
- Organizations may only receive on Technical Assistance Grant per year.
- Organizations that receive a Technical Assistance Grant may also request a larger grant through the Community Foundation's General Endowment Grants or any other Community Foundation grants program in the same year.
Exclusions
Technical Assistance Grants are not offered for the following:
- staff time
- fundraising events
- routine operating expenses
- activities that have already occurred or will occur before the grant is awarded
- consulting or training that duplicates services that are offered through the Management Assistance Program
- travel expenses associated with professional development or conferences.
Evaluations
Organizations must complete a Technical Assistance Grant Evaluation Form for each Technical Assistance grant awarded. Evaluations are due at least three months after the activities have been completed, but no more than one year after the grant date unless the Foundation has agreed to a different deadline.
The Foundation will not consider other Technical Assistance grant requests until outstanding Technical Assistance grant evaluations are completed. Please submit completed evaluation forms to grants@cfmco.org.
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