The Solano Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Solano Disaster Relief Fund to help address the mid- to long-term needs of the communities they serve affected by natural disasters.

The Solano Disaster Relief Fund was established to support recovery and rebuilding efforts to help the nonprofits that are providing direct services to individuals and families. Grants from the Solano Disaster Relief Fund will focus on emergency medical care, counseling, temporary shelter, food and meals to the individuals and families affected by the fires in Solano County.

Solano Disaster Relief Fund grants will focus on helping those organizations who are working to provide relief and recovery services to Solano County residents. Funding is available to provide emergency medical care, counseling, temporary shelter, and for food and meals for the individuals and families affected by the fires.

Funding Focus

Relief efforts will include assisting non-profit agencies serving vulnerable populations with new or expanded roles in disaster relief such as providing basic needs services to individuals. Long-term recovery support may include food and rent assistance to help people who have lost employment, case management services, and mental health counseling.

• SCF believes that disaster recovery work is short-term, intermediate-term and long-term, and they are here for the long haul.
• The Foundation believes in partnering with trusted nonprofits and generous donors to address the gaps that emerge; and in supporting nonprofits to do this important work that requires tremendous effort and focus.
• The Foundation believes in transparency and collaboration, and in helping others, they balance compassion with due diligence to ensure fairness.

Funding Information

• Nonprofits may apply for small grants up to $2,500 to help support relief projects that are short-term, meet the most urgent needs of victims, and are time sensitive (food, clothing, temporary shelter).
• Nonprofits may also apply for larger grants up to $7,500 to support intermediate and long-term, more complex recovery programs (e.g., employment development or training, healthcare, transportation).

Eligibility Criteria

• An organization applying for a Disaster Relief Fund grant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, faith-based organization or government agency. Private, for-profit businesses are not eligible for funding.
• Funding can only be used to pay for (or reimburse) ongoing disaster response efforts, relief and recovery services that will be provided (or that have been provided) to people who live or work in Solano County and are adversely affected by fires in Solano Counties.
• Rebuilding and future preparedness (a.k.a. resiliency) programs are not eligible for funding.

For more information, visit Solano Community Foundation.