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City and County of San Francisco - City Administrator’s Office - Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG)
10/20/20
11/20/20 12:00 Noon
Grants to California nonprofit organizations, schools, merchant associations, community groups, and community benefit district organizations for projects to enhance local communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to benefit neighborhoods and communities in San Francisco.
For more than 25 years, the Community Challenge Grant Program (CCG) has provided funding to community groups, schools, and nonprofit organizations to make improvements in their communities. The program is an important tool for building a stronger and more vibrant San Francisco by empowering groups to lead improvements in their neighborhoods and communities.
Organizations are eligible to receive funding for the following types of projects:
Note: The examples provided above are generally representative of eligible project categories/examples, but not an exhaustive list.
Eligible Expenses:
GrantWatch ID#: 146238
The minimum funded grant is $15,000. The maximum funded grant is $175,000.
Applicants must be prepared to enter into a contract within three months of award announcement, including the timely submission of required contract documents, and proactively communicating with the CCG to resolve outstanding deliverables or other problems.
All projects must finalize their proposed draft interpretive signage and submit the final version for review, comment and approval before project completion. CCG staff must confirm installation of signage prior to grant closeout. The proposed signage must be finalized at the 9-month mark of the contract for all projects on a 12-month grant cycle.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Lanita Henriquez, Director
Email: lanita.henriquez@sfgov.org
Phone: (415) 554-4830
Fax: (415) 554-4849
Tamar Barlev, District Green Schoolyard Manager: barlevt@sfusd.edu
Community Challenge Grant Program
Division of the City Administrator's Office
City Hall, Room 362
One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
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