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C'.1G LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrov Non - Profit Agency Funding Policy January 18, 2011 Purpose: To establish a policy that ensures an accountable, objective, and fair process for funding nonprofit agency grant requests. Policy: Lee County Government may award grants on an annual basis to nonprofit agencies that are located in Lee County and provide programs or services to the residents of Lee County. The programs or services provided by the non - profit agency must do one or more of the following: • Complement or enhance a current county service at a reduced cost • Provide a service to the community through means that are more cost effective than the government • Fill in gaps that may exists between government services and community needs • Procedures: 1. Application Process • A public notice announcing the availability of the funding application will be made on the County's website and in the Sanford Herald • The application will be available from the County's website • All nonprofit agencies who wish to be considered for County funding must complete an annual nonprofit funding application • Applications are made available annually in February and are due back to the County Finance Department by the published deadline • Applications received after the published deadline will be deemed ineligible for funding that year • Applications that are incomplete will be deemed ineligible for funding that year • Submission of a complete application does not guarantee funding • An annual public hearing will be held to allow nonprofit applicants to address the Board of County Commissioners 2. Review & Funding Process • Eligible applications will be reviewed by the County Manager and his designees • A recommendation for funding and a recommended amount will be presented to the Board of Commissioners for their consideration as part of the annual budget process • Upon the County Commissioners' approval of the annual budget, grant notification letters will be sent to the agencies who submitted applications for funding