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The City of Temecula, in its fiscal year 2011-12 budget, has allocated funds for Community Service Funding 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 PolicyThe 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 primarily fill basic community needs.
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 effective 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 non-profit (and must be able to provide the 501(c)3 status form);
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.
ComplianceFunds received from the City should be expended prior to June 30, 2012.
Proper documentation to substantiate the funds received and expended should be provided to the City by September 1, 2012.
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 15, 2011 - Applications are available at City Hall and or click on link below.
• Thursday, September 15, 2011 - Deadline for submitting applications.
• November 2011 – Approximate time frame award recipients will be announced.
Click on the link below to print and/or download the Community Service Funding Application to complete manually.
However, if you have an Adobe Reader Application, a typewriter symbol will appear on the Community Service Funding Application when you click on the link below. To type/insert information onto the Community Service Funding Application, just click on the typewriter symbol each time you wish to type/insert information.
Please submit the completed Application by regular mail, e-mail, or facsimile by September 15, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact the Finance Department at 951-694-6432.
Community Service Funding Program Policy and Application - FY 2011-12
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