The Grant Assistance Program provides member governments with holistic assistance to meet their grant goals by:

• tracking funding programs
• developing project concepts and proposals
• writing and/or reviewing applications
• assisting with reporting and administration of awarded grants
• engaging funding agency and conducting proactive outreach on programs
• evaluating application successes and longer-term trends
• facilitating internal prioritization and coordination of grant processes
• advocacy support from CPRC's federal consultant Strategics Consulting. 

Our Approach

Communities works directly with their county’s Community Lead on an initial consultation with key departments and staff to discuss biggest funding gaps, project opportunities, and past experiences with funding agencies, and develops a standing schedule for grant development and planning meetings to discuss potential projects and receive routine updates on new funding opportunities or program changes. 

Central Pines also utilizes a cloud-based platform called Airtable to track, monitor, and report on grant activities. Participating local governments have access to:

• a program dashboard for ad-hoc analysis of grants and updates on community-wide efforts.
• automated email alerts on new grants in the database.
   

Program Highlights