Pinellas County Nonprofits Can Now Apply For FY21 Social Action Grant Funds

Press release from the Pinellas County Government:

March 31, 2020

Pinellas County’s Human Services department is accepting applications from social service non-profits seeking grant funding in fiscal year 2021. The Social Action Grant program can provide between $10,000 and $250,000 from Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021 to fund programs in the following categories:

• Food/nutrition services
• Homeless prevention and supportive services
• Healthcare and human services for disadvantaged residents
• Supportive services for an aging population

Workforce development for disadvantaged residents

The application portal will go live on Wednesday, April 1 at www.pinellascounty.org/humanservices. Applications are due by Thursday, April 30. No late entries will be accepted. Award recommendations will be made to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners in June.

Applicant organizations must be 501(c)(3) registered non-profits serving Pinellas County residents and must be incorporated in the State of Florida for at least one year prior to the date of application for grant funding. Organizations are allowed to submit only one application.

During the process, potential applicants should pay attention to other key dates:

• Application written questions due: April 8, 2020 (answers will be posted publicly)
• Applicant Informational Webinar: April 9, 2020 (final question and answer session)
• Applications due: April 30, 2020 by 4 p.m.
• Review Committee: May 2020
• Award recommendations to BCC: June 2020

Anyone needing assistance with the application process should contact Jennifer Wright with Pinellas County Human Services at jenwright@pinellascounty.org.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.