Nonprofit Grants Program

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The City of Fairfax offers two grant options for human services nonprofits:

  1. Standard Nonprofit Grant: This competitive program funds nonprofits seeking to develop, expand, or enhance services for city residents in the areas of prevention, crisis intervention, long-term support, and human services. Organizations may apply for a $10,001-$50,000 grant. For FY25, $275,000 is allocated.

  2. Mini-Grant: The Mini-Grants program provides funding through a competitive process for eligible nonprofits focused on capacity building or small-scale projects. The application requires basic details about the organization's mission, project, budget, and two performance measures. Organizations may apply for a $5,000-$10,000 grant. For FY25, $25,000 is allocated.*

Nonprofits must choose one grant type. Organizations applying for a Mini-Grant cannot apply for a standard grant in the same fiscal year.

Please note that the organizations must be located within the City of Fairfax and/or provides services to city residents to be considered. 

Applications will be accepted from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4.

Recipients will be announced Dec. 10.

 
Please read the complete "Grant Guidelines" document below before applying. 

*For updated information about the Mini-Grant application scoring, please click on the first link below (amended Oct. 16). 

FY25 Nonprofit Grants Timeline

 Sept.23   Grant application opens
 Oct. 3    Information Session (View recording here). 
 Oct. 14    Deadline for grant-related questions submission
 Oct. 21   Answers to grant Q&A published on this page
 Nov. 4    Application due date
 Dec. 10   Grant recipients announced
Eligibility
Other Criteria
How Applications Will Be Reviewed
Submit Your Questions by Oct. 14.
How the Grant is Funded