Community Building And Organizing Funds

Neighborhood & Community Arts (NCA)

Description Supports groups producing recurring festivals or events that promote arts and cultural participation, build community, and enhance the visibility of neighborhoods through arts and culture. $1,200 awards.
Application Opens August 19, 2013
Deadline October 23, 2013
Eligibility Neighborhood arts councils and neighborhood groups
Funded By Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
Project Examples Arts festivals
Cultural celebrations
Music festivals
Film Festivals

Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Projects Fund

Description Provides funds of up to $100,000 to support groups in building community relationships around a project. Projects must demonstrate a capacity to build a stronger and healthier community and:
  • Provide a public benefit and be free and open to the public.
  • Emphasize self-help, with project ideas initiated, planned and implemented by the community.
  • Demonstrate a community match of volunteer labor, donated professional services, donated materials, and/or cash.
Deadline

The deadline for applications is May 6, 2013. Attendance at one of three mandatory workshops* is required in order for an application to be considered. Once a workshop has been attended, you can apply for the Large Projects Fund online.

*Mandatory Workshops:

  • Saturday, February 9th at El Centro De La Raza, 2524 16th Ave S,10am-noon
  • Tuesday, February 12th at Youngstown Cultural Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, 6-8pm
  • Thursday, February 21st at Aljoya Senior Living Facility, 450 NE 100th St, 6-8 pm
Eligibility Open to neighborhood-based groups, community-based organizations, ad-hoc groups and business groups.
Funded By Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Project Examples Parent leadership training

Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple Projects Fund

Description Provides funds of up to $25,000 to support groups in building community relationships around a project. Projects must demonstrate a capacity to build a stronger and healthier community and:
  • Provide a public benefit and be free and open to the public.
  • Emphasize self-help, with project ideas initiated, planned and implemented by the community
  • Demonstrate a community match of volunteer labor, donated professional services, donated materials, and/or cash.
Deadline

5pm, Monday, March 4, 2013
5pm, Monday, October 7, 2013
Eligibility Open to neighborhood-based groups, community-based organizations, ad-hoc groups and business groups; or community groups that do not have a geographic base, such as an ethnic group, GLBT groups, disability community, etc.
Funded By Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Project Examples Neighborhood history projects
Site plan development

Neighborhood Matching Fund Small Sparks Fund

Description Provides funds of up to $1000 to support community members in becoming civically engaged. Projects must demonstrate a capacity to build a stronger and healthier community and:
  • Provide a public benefit and be free and open to the public.
  • Emphasize self-help, with project ideas initiated, planned and implemented by the community.
  • Demonstrate a community match of volunteer labor, donated professional services or materials, and/or cash.
Deadline None – applications accepted year-round
Eligibility Open to neighborhood and grassroots community groups with annual organizational budgets of less than $25,000.
Funded By Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Project Examples Emergency preparedness training
Neighborhood organizing events

Technology Matching Fund (TMF)

Description

 Awards up to $20,000 in matching funds to community projects which increase resident access to information technology, increase literacy in using technology, and/or apply technology to foster civic engagement and community building.
Deadline Monday, March 4, 2013. Workshops will be held Jan 17th and Feb 6th, 2013
Eligibility
  • Nonprofit organizations located in Seattle serving Seattle residents
  • Ad-hoc groups of residents formed to work on specific projects
  • Community councils, neighborhood associations, or groups of businesses that draws their memberships from a commonly recognized geographic neighborhoods
  • Community-based organizations with a majority of its members residing or operating in Seattle and who seek to improve the quality of life for a particular community
Funded By Department of Information Technology Community Technology Program
Project Examples Online tools support to improve community communication and discussion
Street-level survey project for youth to collect data and communicate community priorities

To view Matrix that contains all the funds click here.