The City of Athens is currently soliciting proposals from eligible organizations seeking funds to be used for activities that serve a public purpose.
Donor Name: City of Athens
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/22/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Athens community is home to numerous organizations who provide services that benefit the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City. In certain instances, the services provided by these organizations meet a public purpose that is not addressed by the City of Athens or supplements an existing service provided by the City, thereby relieving the City of the cost of providing those services. In such instances, the City of Athens can achieve its objectives more efficiently by providing targeted financial support to these organizations.
This is a reimbursing grant program, with funding priority given to activities that assist the City in accomplishing its strategic goals.
Eligibility Criteria
The following requirements will apply for any application for funding to be considered: 

As required by State law, all funded activities must serve a public purpose. 
The applicant must be an organization or corporation governed by a board of directors, or similar governance structure.
The applicant must be located in the Athens city limits. 
The applicant must demonstrate that the disbursement of funds will directly benefit the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City of Athens. 
The applicant must be a legal entity with the legal capacity to enter into contracts. 
The applicant must demonstrate that the funded activities are available to and appropriate for the public. All funded activities must be provided to the public on an equal basis.
The applicant must be in good financial standing and have financial safeguards in place to protect public funds.

For more information, visit City of Athens.