Grant Eligibility Guidelines

For additional information or questions regarding these criteria and guidelines, please contact us at: grants@impact100pensacola.org.

Eligibility Guidelines

Grant Eligibility

 

Organizations eligible to apply for the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area grant must confirm the organization is:

  • Defined as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Operating in Escambia and/or Santa Rosa Counties in Florida, providing the majority of the services to individuals in these counties, or applying for a collaborative IMPACT 100 grant with such organizations
  • Registered with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations 
  • Registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, unless the organization is exempt

Projects eligible for the IMPACT 100 grant must:

  • Serve persons in Escambia and/or Santa Rosa Counties in Florida and expend project funds locally whenever possible and practical
  • Be a new program, expansion of an existing program, or a new or expanded collaborative effort of multiple nonprofit organizations
  • Have a total project budget for the full IMPACT 100 grant amount

Arts, Culture & History:

Initiatives that develop,  enhance, or preserve the arts, music, culture or history  of the Pensacola Bay Area.

Education:

Initiatives that further the educational process or improve access to education for children and/or adults in the Pensacola Bay Area.

Environment & Recreation:

Initiatives that restore or enhance the environment, promote animal-centered care, or improve recreation and fitness in the Pensacola Bay Area. 

Family:

Initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families living in the Pensacola Bay Area.

Health & Wellness:

Initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in the Pensacola Bay Area.

IMPACT 100 does not provide grants for the following items or situations:

  • Operational deficits

    • No  IMPACT 100 will be used to reduce or extinguish existing debt

    • No IMPACT 100 funds will be used as operating funds to cover budgeted or non-budgeted shortfalls        

  • General operating expenses or overhead, such as ongoing salaries for existing staff, will not be funded:

    • The exception to this is the request for items of an operating or overhead nature that are a part of a new or expanded initiative or project to be funded by IMPACT 100.

    • Salaries can be covered by grant funds as long as the salary represents a new position with significant involvement in the grant initiative. A sustainability plan must be provided.

  • Capital improvements or renovations to property for the grant project will not be funded unless the organization has a possessive or ownership interest in the  property for at least 3 years from the date the grant would be awarded, and the landlord consents to the capital improvements
  • Capital improvements or renovations to property will not be funded if the property is currently listed for sale or plans to be sold within 3 years from the date the grant would be awarded; if rented, the landlord must provide a statement confirming there are no plans for the property to be sold within this timeframe

  • Grants to individuals will not be funded

  • Endowment funding is not available:

    • This includes any type of arrangement whereby funds are held temporarily or in perpetuity and not expended within the 24-month period required by IMPACT 100

    • This includes replenishment of previously existing endowment funds

  • Interim or bridge funding is not available:

    • IMPACT 100 funds will not be used  as interim financing or in anticipation of financing or of refinancing existing debt

    • IMPACT 100 funds will not be used until permanent financing or other funding is received

  • Partisan, legislative, or political activity will not be funded

  • Projects of individual churches, synagogues or other religious institutions will not be funded unless a separate tax-exempt entity that is not under the umbrella of the church, synagogue or other religious institution exists for receiving IMPACT 100 funds

  • Faith-based projects or programs which require participation in activities of a particular faith, denomination or religion in order to benefit from the project or program will not be funded:

    • Benefits of the project or program must be available to any person, regardless of religious beliefs or practices

    • Benefits of the project or program must not be dependent on any person being required to participate in any religious activity, ceremony or service

For additional information or questions regarding these criteria and guidelines, please contact us at grants@impact100pensacola.org.

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