Social Service Grant Application Opens for FY24 Funding

Each year, the City of North Liberty funds social services to North Liberty residents through a competitive grant process. Applications, available now, will be accepted until June 1, 2023.

The City Council will make funding decisions in June and the funds will become available with the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. Annual reports on awarded projects and programs are due by August 31, 2024.

These funds are for both annual funding and smaller projects and contributions to innovative programs; the city council has emphasized the focus on new services benefiting North Liberty residents. First-time applicants are encouraged to contact Tracey Mulcahey at (319) 626-5712 or [email protected] before completing the application.

Grant recipients, totaling $150,000, last year were:

• 4Cs Community Coordinated Child Care for a childcare workforce development program
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters for mentor recruitment
• CommUnity Crisis Services & Food Bank for a housing security program
• Corridor Community Action Network for a mobile clothing closet
• Domestic Violence Intervention Program for sexual violence victim-survivor support
• Friends of the Center for senior-focused programs and services in North Liberty
• Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa for North Liberty program support
• Meals on Wheels of Johnson County for meals and snow removal for local seniors
• Houses into Homes to support a volunteer coordinator
• Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County for homeowner rehabilitation and the revolving loan fund
• Foundation for the Iowa City Community School District for Any Given Child fine arts programming
• Iowa City Free Medical & Dental Clinic for clinic services for uninsured residents
• Iowa Legal Aid for family stabilization
• North Liberty Community Pantry for operations
• Iowa Matrix for a training series
• Rape Victim Advocacy Program for sexual assault prevention training
• Shelter House for its emergency shelter
• Table to Table for its food distribution program
• The Arc of Southeast Iowa for camp respite programming
• United Action for Youth for youth development and mental health services

Agencies can download the application form here and submit the application via email. Questions about the form or the process should be addressed to Assistant City Administrator Tracey Mulcahey at (319) 626-5712 or [email protected].