Nonprofit Grant Programapproved
Status set at the City Council Regular Meeting on Sep 10, 2024
The Nonprofit Grant Program is a City of Fairfax initiative that provides funding to human services nonprofit organizations.
It was formally established via Resolution R-24-28, approved unanimously on the consent agenda (4-0, with Bates and Greenfield absent) at the September 10, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting. The program offers awards in four funding categories, with grants up to $40,000 available to established nonprofits that have an existing relationship with the City, though available resources are noted to be limited. As of November 2025, staff were still actively reporting on the program through the HHCAB.
By spring 2025, the program had become a point of discussion in the context of budget scenario deliberations, with at least one council member explicitly opposing any cuts to it.
Still open
- Whether the Nonprofit Grant Program funding will be reduced, maintained, or altered as part of ongoing budget scenario deliberations (referenced in April 2025 discussions).
What members have said
At the April 22, 2025 meeting, Council Member Bates stated explicitly that any cuts to the Nonprofit Grant Program were a 'no-go' for him, citing the federal-level actions and conversations affecting nonprofits as a reason this was not the time to consider reductions.
At the April 8, 2025 meeting, an unattributed speaker referenced Council Member Hall's earlier remarks in the context of budget priorities that included the Nonprofit Grant Program, though Hall's own direct comments on the program are not recorded in the available material.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
councilcommissionMinutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting, Sep 10, 2024 onward.
History
Filled dots are actions on this topic; open dots are mentions.
- Resolution R-24-28 – Establishment of the Nonprofit Grant Program
The Nonprofit Grant Program for human services nonprofit organizations was formally established via Resolution R-24-28, approved on the consent agenda.
Staff noted that the City of Fairfax Nonprofit Grant Program offers funding in four categories with awards up to $40,000 for established nonprofits with an existing City relationship, though available resources are limited.