Social Service Grant Application Opens for FY25 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 July 1, 2024.

Projects will be scored based on a 100-point rubric, and the City Council will make funding decisions in August. Annual reports on awarded projects and programs are due by August 31, 2025.

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 $155,000, 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
• Domestic Violence Intervention Program for sexual violence victim-survivor support
• Families Helping Families of Iowa to support foster care in North Liberty
• 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
• Horizons for its Meals on Wheels program 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
• Rape Victim Advocacy Program for sexual assault prevention training
• Shelter House for its emergency shelter
• Iowa City Sober Living for support a sober living facility for women
• 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].