Non-Profit Matching Mini-Grant Program

The Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency (NCRA) Non-Profit Matching Mini Grant program (subject to funding availability/City Commission budget approval) is to support non-profit programs providing services that directly serve the citizens of the NCRA district and must also successfully address strategies identified in the approved NCRA Redevelopment Plan. The program is intended to provide an opportunity for organizations to make unsolicited requests for NCRAAB funding and does not include those projects or initiatives directly implemented by the NCRAAB.

Redevelopment is the undertaking of activities in a community redevelopment district intended to address disinvestment and revitalize the community. The NCRAAB recognizes that community redevelopment has many facets and that all aspects cannot, and should not, be undertaken solely by one agency. It should be a collaboration of many agencies working together in the implementation of the NCRA Plan. 

Curious if this is right for you? We’d love to connect and talk it through!
Email us at newtown.cra@sarasotafl.gov or call 941-263-6281.

Timeline

The grant program opens annually in the spring each year subject to funding availability.  Please see the previous year’s timeline in the link below which is expected to be similar next year.

Funds are anticipated to be available in October each year..

Applications are currently closed and will open next in the Spring of 2026.

Program Details

• Funding Awards available from $3,000 up to $50,000.

• 50% Match Requirement. 

• The Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (NCRAAB) may award multiple grants or a single grant award with available funding. 

• Program categories include Business Development, Crime and Safety, Cultural Arts, Education, Healthcare, Housing and Sustainability which are aligned with the Newtown Community Redevelopment Plan.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)6

• Have an active registration with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

• Attend one mandatory training workshop. For questions or to RSVP for training workshops, please email newtown.cra@sarasotafl.gov

Key Documents

• Information Sheet(PDF, 4MB)

• Draft Timeline(PDF, 108KB)

• Grant Guidelines(PDF, 218KB)

• Application Checklist(PDF, 196KB)

• Grant Application(PDF, 334KB)

• Eligibility Waiver Form

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For more information or questions, please contact Newtown.CRA@sarasotaFL.gov or call 941-263-6281.