Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Grant Funding Cycle OPENED for applications on December 1, 2025. The available funding amount is $279,940. With the increased number of applications in recent years, organizations should not expect to receive the level of funding as in years past. It is strongly advised applicants attend the Applicant Workshop on January 13, 2026, at 5:30pm. The application will close at 5:00pm on Monday, February 2, 2026.
The City Council will review the Grants Advisory Commission's funding recommendations at the May or June 2026 City Council meeting.
Applications are only accepted through ZoomGrants. Please CLICK HERE to access the City's ZoomGrants page to view all open programs.
- FY2026-27 Funding Cycle Calendar
- FY2026-27 Grant Guidelines
- FY2026-27 Scoring Questions/Scale
- ZoomGrants Applicant Helpful Instruction Sheet
- January 13, 2026, Applicant Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
**PLEASE BE ADVISED**
The Grants Advisory Commission meetings will be temporarily relocated due to expansion of the City Council Chambers starting October 21 through mid-2026.
The meetings on January 13 and April 14, 2026, will be held at 116 S. Grant Street. Other Grants Advisory Commission meeting will be at the Civic Center. Click here for more information.
The 2025-2026 Grant Funding Cycle opened for applications on December 2, 2024. The funding amount this year was $288,010, which is significantly less than the past few years since all of the one-time monies from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that the City Council allocated to the Grants Advisory Commission to fund non-profits in our community have now been distributed. This current year’s amount is similar to what the Grants Advisory Commission has recommended to City Council to award to organizations prior to COVID. With the increased number of applications in recent years, organizations should not expect to receive the level of funding as in years past.
The City Council reviewed the Grants Advisory Commission's funding recommendations at the May 21, 2025 City Council meeting. Applications were only accepted through ZoomGrants. Please CLICK HERE to access the ZoomGrants page to view application.
In November 2012, the City Council approved a two phase comprehensive review of the grants process to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the current grants process for future policy recommendations. Phase 1 was the preparation of a Historical Assessment Report prepared by staff and a three-member subcommittee of the Commission, and input from the full Grants Advisory Commission (GAC). The Report analyzes the 19 year history of the program and established some context and a common understanding of the program for the future policy discussions in Phase 2.
By August 31st of each funding cycle, Grant recipients must complete a summary report in order to continue to be eligible for future funding.
In April 2020, Koné Consulting prepared a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) for the City of Roseville which was Phase 2 of the recommendation. The CNA was designed to provide a relevant guide for the Grants Advisory Commission (GAC) recommendations and CBF and REACH funding decisions for years to come. The recommendations were designed to be flexible and adaptable to our community needs. There was general consensus amongst stakeholders that grant funding priorities should align with the initial intention and the sale of the hospital.
Based upon input received during the community workshops, stakeholders' vision for the future of Roseville was identified (in no particular order and identified in the outer blue ring in the diagram below) as: 1) improved access to safe and affordable housing for all, 2) a kinder, more inclusive & connected community; 3) improved physical, mental, and behavioral health and wellness, 4) more education and training opportunities for all ages; 5) improved access to quality arts and cultural resources for all, and 6) increased access to healthier food options for lower income communities.
On November 18, 2020 City Council approved new Implementation Strategies provided by the Grants Advisory Commission based on findings from the Community Needs Assessment by Kone Consulting. Changes include:
- Service categories
- Funding priorities
- Collaboration
- Promoting outcomes
- Measuring success
- Scoring methodologies