PURPOSE STATEMENT

The City of San José is committed to the renewal of neighborhoods. The City believes that the power to transform neighborhoods and to shape the future of neighborhoods lies in strengthening the civic participation of individuals. The mission of the Community Action & Pride (CAP) Grant Program is to promote the development of new and/or healthy and selfreliant neighborhoods by supporting residents to:

· unify for action,
· actualize their collective power, and
· create communitybased solutions to meet the longterm physical, social, and economic challenges of the neighborhood.

With this in mind the CAP program provides financial support to offset the cost to resident based groups that:

· conduct activities that build or strengthen the neighborhood organization,
· organize neighborhood projects to improve conditions, or
· organize and conduct activities that address issues important to neighborhood quality of life

DUE DATE

Community Action & Pride, (CAP), Grant Application
Cycle 21
Applications Due: Friday, January 12, 2007
Release date: Monday, November 20, 2006

Questions and Answers Addendum

Application Inquiries

All inquires to application must be submitted in writing via email or fax to Rebecca Gonzales. Questions should be directly related to the application.

Email: Rebecca.Gonzalez@sanjoseca.gov

Fax: (408) 292-6318

Any City response to this request will be made in the form of an
addendum and will be posted online on this site.

All addenda shall become part of this Application.
Monday, November 20,2006 – Friday, January 5, 2007

Addendum/November 20

APPLICATION PROCESS AND TIMELINE
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DATE

Deadline for Submission of ApplicationsDeadline for Submission of Applications. Completed applications must be submitted either in person or
mail by Friday, January 12, 2007, at 5:00 pm:

City of San José - Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services,
Attention Rebecca Gonzalez
200 East Santa Clara Street, 9th Floor,
San José, CA 95113

NOTE: STAFF WILL NOT REVIEW APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE. No applications will be accepted after this deadline. Submit one (1) original Application Packet and six (6) copies.
Original application must be single sided. All copies should
be double sided and stapled.

Be sure to include the Application Cover Sheet and all requested Attachments. FAXED, EMAILED, POSTMARKED, LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED .

Local Grants for Neighborhood Groups

This is a list of grant programs that may be helpful to your association in obtaining other funding. List updated January 2006.

San José Beautiful
Matching grants for beautification and landscaping. Funding cycles in fall and spring. Grants up to $2,000. Contact Margaret Wagenet at 723-1574. www.sjbeautiful.org

Sharks Foundation (San Jose Sharks)
Financial support to those organizations that enhance the lives of local youths. Grants between $2,500 and $25,000. Applications will be available in September. Please check the website for deadline information. Call Rob James at 287.7070. www.sjsharks.com (Click Community, then Sharks Foundation links).

The Valley Foundation (Columbia Foundation)
Serves pressing human needs within the Santa Clara County Community. Funding cycles are quarterly. Grants between $10,000 and $100,000. Contact 408.358.4545. www.valley.org.

Community Arts Fund (Arts Council Silicon Valley)
Provides grants for the support of volunteer-based community arts activities. To help strengthen small and mid-sized organizations who primary purpose is to produce and arts and cultural program. To increase the depth and diversity of community participation in the arts. Application deadline March 6, 2006. Grants are awarded up to $4,000. Contact Diem Jones at 998.2787 x207. www.artscouncil.org

Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts (Arts Council Silicon Valley)
Leadership and Organizational Enhancement Funding for special projects, not on-going support. Examples: support for consultants for fundraising or marketing, professional development or board training. Grants range from $500-2,500. Quarterly application deadlines are February 27, 2006 and May 22, 2006. Contact Diem Jones at 998.2787 x207. www.artscouncil.org

Organizational Enhancement Fund (Arts Council Silicon Valley)
(Different from similarly named fund above.) Provides grants to sustain the professional development of small and mid-sized arts organizations, promote art and business excellence and support diverse cultural activities. Funding up to $10,000 depending on size of organization. Deadline February 6, 2006. Contact Diem Jones at 998.2787 x207. www.artscouncil.org

Community Investment Grants (Community Foundation Silicon Valley)
One-year general support grant awards of up to $20,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working in one or more of the following areas: Arts and Cultural Participation, Education and Lifelong Learning, Civic Engagement, and Self-Reliant Individuals and Families. There are four quarterly grant application deadlines for Community Investment grants: September 1, 2005; November 1, 2005; February 1, 2006; and May 1, 2006. Contact Maya McCray at 278-0280 www.cfsv.org

Organizational Effectiveness Grants (Community Foundation Silicon Valley)
Part of our commitment to the health of the nonprofit sector is to provide technical assistance grants of up to $5,000 to help organizations move toward ever-increasing levels of excellence. Applications for this program are accepted throughout the year. The deadline for the next grant round is March 31, 2006. Contact Maya McCray at 278-0280 www.cfsv.org

Neighborhood Grants Program (Community Foundation Silicon Valley)
This once-yearly program provides grants of up to $5,000 and technical assistance to help resident-based groups conduct activities that improve neighborhood conditions or address issues important to their quality of life. The deadline for the next grant round is March 31, 2006 Contact Maya McCray at 278-0280 www.cfsv.org

CompassPoint
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit training, consulting and research organization with offices in San Francisco and San Jose. Services include a funding library, trainings in grant writing and other funding development skills, non-profit development, conferences, consulting, and funding E-newsletters and useful information for nonprofit boards (Board Cafe). 408.248.9505 www.compasspoint.org

Foundation Center
This nation-wide resource organization with an office in San Francisco provides a wealth of information on funders, offers an extensive program of trainings in grant writing and other funding development skills, and maintains an on-line funding service entitled the Foundation Directory On-Line. 415.397.0902 www.fdncenter.org

Community Action and Pride (CAP)
Grants Unit
Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
200 East Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95113
408-793-5560

Please send your questions to CAP Grant staff.

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