COMMUNITY
EVENTS AND
PROGRAM GRANT
City Council
March 11, 2025
CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE
BACKGROUND
• June 4, 2024 – City Council approved a pilot Community Event and Program Grant for the next two fiscal years
($50,000 in FY 24-25, $50,000 in FY 25-26)
• Researched similar grant programs in other cities:
• Camarillo
• Newport Beach
• Westlake Village
• Considered comparable programs in the City of Burbank:
• Community Arts Grant
• Community Development Block Grant
2 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
To provide monetary grants to
eligible community non-profit
organizations for events and/or
program initiatives that foster
community engagement and
benefit the Burbank community
at large
3 ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
• To be eligible to apply, a community
non-profit organization must:
1. Be a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization based in the City of
Burbank (if the organization is not
based in Burbank, a written
justification will need to be provided
detailing how the organization
serves the Burbank community); and
2. Serve the greater City of Burbank
community.
4 EVENT/PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
• The proposed event/program should
benefit locally based causes and/or
provide recreational, cultural, and/or
social benefits to Burbank residents
• Full event/program eligibility and
ineligibility criteria can be found on
the dedicated webpage and program
guidelines
5 TIMELINE
March 10, 2025 Application Submission Period Opens
March 19, 2025 In-Person Application Workshop
March 27, 2025 Virtual Office Hour/Q&A
April 4, 2025 Applications due no later than 5:00 PM PST April 2025 Staff Committee Review
May 20, 2025 (tentative) City Council Review (City Council meeting) By June 30, 2025 Grant funds dispersed to Selected Recipients July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 Event/Program Delivery Period* *For the pilot year of the grant program, applications will be accepted for events/programs that have taken place between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025 and may be considered retroactively 6 APPLICATION PROCESS
• Applications should be submitted using the online form linked on the dedicated webpage
• Applications open now until Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM 7 EVALUATION PROCESS
• Internal City Staff Committee:
representatives from Community
Development, Parks and Recreation,
Financial Services, and City
Manager’s Office
• Applications will be reviewed and
evaluated based on the following
criteria:
1. Organization Capacity
2. Event/Program Feasibility
3. Community Need/Impact
4. Budget/Financial Management
8 AWARD OF FUNDS
• Total of $50,000 from the General Fund for FY 24-25
• Grant award amounts will generally fall within a
range of $2,500 to $10,000
• Individual grant awards may vary subject to the
total number of qualified applicants and the
requested amounts
• Funds will be dispersed by June 30
th, 2025
• City Council retains sole and absolute discretion in
administering the program, including selected award
recipients and determining the level of funding for
each approved recipient
9 Webpage: https:/ /www.burbankca.gov/web/city-managers-office/communitygrant Email: [email protected]
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