Community Support Agency Grant Program

These grants are intended to:

• Provide funding to not-for-profit agencies serving the city of Newport News whose services are easily accessible to Newport News residents and whose service costs can be documented.
• Provide incentive funding to develop new services or capital improvements to meet the specific needs of Newport News residents and to complement services provided by city departments.

A goal of the grant program is to encourage community/local/citizen support for programs so that City grant funds can be replaced with funding from other sources. This will allow the City grant funds to be directed toward new programs in the future. 

Capital Projects

Agencies may request funding from the city of Newport News for capital improvements, equipment purchases, and extraordinary or special events. The following definitions apply to requests for funding in this category:

• Capital Improvement: any new or replacement project designed to add to or replace buildings, major building components (ex. HVAC systems), or other infrastructure. Repair or renovation projects qualifying for capitalization rather than expensing also qualify as capital improvements.
  
• Extraordinary Events: an expense so unusual in type or amount as to be accorded special treatment. Generally, these expenses are unplanned and result from the destruction of property due to catastrophic events such as extreme weather or fire.
• Special Events: an expense associated with an event that occurs without regularity. Examples are festivals, fairs, shows, participation in regional, state, or national competitions, etc., which do not occur annually.