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Nevada County Community Initiative Funding (CIF) — up to $15,000 for anti-poverty projects

Phone number
(530) 265-1625 (Angela Masker, angela.masker@nevadacountyca.gov)
Category
Nonprofit
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Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations with one-time projects that reduce the causes of poverty for low-income Nevada County households. Cannot pay for staff, operating or other administrative overhead, or replace other funding
Auto Summary
Nevada County's Community Initiative Funding (CIF), overseen by the Adult & Family Services Commission, awards $30,000 per round to two one-time nonprofit projects of up to $15,000 each. Projects must reduce the causes of poverty and promote family self-sufficiency for low-income Nevada County households, in areas such as education, income and assets, nutrition, housing or health; income-raising projects get priority. It can't pay staff, operating or overhead costs, or replace other funding. The last RFP ran Feb 14 – Mar 21, 2025. Contact Angela Masker, (530) 265-1625. Verified 2026-09-28.
Value
Up to $15,000 per project ($30,000 total, 2 projects)
Espanol
Fondos de Iniciativa Comunitaria (CIF) del Condado de Nevada — hasta $15,000 para proyectos contra la pobreza
URL
nevadacountyca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx
Who it's for: nonprofits with a one-time project that helps low-income Nevada County households.

What you get

  • $30,000 per round, split between two projects of up to $15,000 each, awarded one time only.
  • Projects must reduce the causes of poverty and promote family self-sufficiency, through educational and cognitive development, income and asset building, nutrition, housing, or health and social/behavioral development. Proposals that improve household income get priority.
  • Not allowed: administrative overhead, which includes the nonprofit's staff and operating costs, and replacing other funding.

How to apply

  • The county posts a Request for Proposals in its News Flash. The most recent RFP we found ran Feb 14 – Mar 21, 2025 (due at noon). Watch for the next round.
Source: Nevada County, "Community Initiative Funding Request for Proposals", <https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=8067&ARC=10783> (checked 2026-09-28).