The City of Temecula, in its Fiscal Year 2007-08 budget, has allocated funds for community service programs within the City of Temecula.
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to establish processing and evaluation criteria for funding requests received from community-based organizations that provide community service programs to Temecula residents throughout this fiscal year.
General Policy
The City receives requests throughout the year for financial assistance from various organizations that provide a variety of services within the community. It is the City's policy to channel all requests through an annual review, thereby ensuring that all requests are evaluated equitably and consistently, to enter into agreements for specific measurable services and to ensure that recipients are held accountable for providing the agreed upon services within the specified time frame.
Funding Philosophy
Requests for funding received from organizations will be considered during a specified period. Due to limited resources, not all requests can be funded. It is not the City’s intention to fund each request received but rather to evaluate each proposal and provide funding to those organizations which most effectively serve the needs and improves the well-being of the residents of Temecula.
The City will give special consideration to proposals that replace or enhance services the City is responsible for providing. The City also puts a higher priority on projects that have a broad community appeal.
The City Council encourages a goal of self-sufficiency for all local organizations. The City Council supports providing grants to organizations that have demonstrated their effectiveness in raising funds and volunteer services for their programs within the community. The Council discourages an over-reliance on City financial assistance to maintain such programs on an ongoing basis. Therefore, all organizations requesting funds from the City should continue efforts to develop stable private funding sources.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, organizations:
- Must be tax exempt;
- Must be nonprofit;
- Cannot include salaries as part of their funding request;
- Cannot include scholarships to high school students as part of their funding request;
- Cannot include debts as part of their funding request;
- Eligible individuals must be Temecula residents.
Guidelines
The program or service should benefit the general community of Temecula residents.
The maximum allowable funding award is $5,000.
Compliance
A written report should be presented to the City within thirty (30) days after the completion of the project. In the case of an extended project, interim reports may be required.
Proper documentation to substantiate the funds received by the City should be provided as soon as they are expended prior to June 30, 2008.
If the funds are not expended in accordance with the approved purpose, the organization will be required to refund the amount of funds.
Failure to provide proper documentation may jeopardize any future funding.
Timelines
- Friday, July 20, 2007 - Applications will be available at City Hall.
- Monday, September 17, 2007 - Deadline for submitting applications.
- November 2007 - Award recipients will be announced.
Click here to download the Community Service Funding Program Application. 