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Outside Agencies Grant Program
The Outside Agency Grant Program provides financial support to charitable non-profit agencies that align with the City Council’s 2030 Vision to be:
- An INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY that promotes equity, diversity, and access in creating a meaningful quality of life for everyone
- A CONNECTED, INFORMED, and civically ENGAGED community that embraces our City's diversity
- A thriving and diversified ECONOMY that includes living wage jobs, increased tourism, and sustained financial stability for the whole city
- Safe, vibrant, and accessible GATHERING PLACES throughout the city that build and celebrate our whole community
- An efficient, accessible, innovative, sustainable, and connected TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM that effectively and safely meets the needs of our entire community
- Safe, desirable, welcoming, and sustainable NEIGHBORHOODS with housing that is available for all
- An ENVIRONMENTALLY active, sustainable, responsible, and forward-thinking community that values and protects our natural resources, inhabitants, and habitat
By channeling financial resources into these areas, Tualatin believes we can make a lasting and positive impact on the lives of all Tualatin residents. Together with our community partners, we are committed to building a stronger, more inclusive, and sustainable future for Tualatin.
Funding
The City budget provides a limited amount of funding available for the Outside Agency Grant Program. In FY 2023-24, the Outside Agency Grant Program funded 14 applicants totaling $40,000.
The funding for the entire program for FY 2024-25 is $50,000, which will be disbursed to multiple agencies. Funding has typically not exceeded more than $5,000 to one agency.
Grant Cycle
Applications for the FY 2024-25 cycle must be received no later than Friday, August 30, 2024.
Application materials are to be submitted electronically on the City’s website.
How to Apply
Please submit the application form online with supporting documentation.
Application Information:
- Eligibility
- The program is open to:
- Charitable 501(c)(3) agencies.
- Must serve members of the Tualatin community, including people who live, work, play, or learn in Tualatin.
- Grants may be awarded only to agencies that certify they will comply with the City’s Non-Discrimination Polices (ADA Title II and Civil Rights Title VI), a clause in the contract between the City and the agency. Applicants must demonstrate that facilities and projects will be accessible to persons with disabilities and that no person will be excluded from a facility or be denied the benefits of a project, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, sex, disability, income, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- The program is open to:
- Review Process
- All funding requests are reviewed by the City Council to determine funding.
- Applicants may receive full funding, partial funding, or no funding, based on their alignment with the City Council’s Vision.
- Required Documents
- A valid 501(c)(3) letter of approval indicating your organization's non-profit status.
- Your organization's current year budget.
- Information about all board members involved in the agency.
- If applicant was awarded funding in the year prior, a final spending questionnaire must be completed with the new application.
- Attendance at City Council Meetings
- You are not required to attend a City Council meeting or make a presentation to receive an award. The decision will be based solely on the application.
- If funds are awarded to your agency, you will be given the opportunity to make a 10 minute presentation to the City Council to promote your program in the community.
- Notification and Payment
- All applicants will be informed of the City Council's decision by October.
- Successful applicants will be required to sign a grant agreement for social services, which commits them to adhere to the spending of funds as outlined in their grant application.
- If approved, funding will be provided in a lump sum payment.
More Information
If you need more information, please contact Deputy City Recorder Nicole Morris at 503.691.3011 or by email at nmorris@tualatin.gov
