SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL NON-PROFIT GRANT PROGRAM
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTAL AND AFFIDAVIT OF UNDERSTANDING
The Sussex County Council makes available a limited amount of funding to non-profit
organizations that serve the citizens of Sussex County. Each application for funding shall be
evaluated by Sussex County administrative staff and shall be subject to final approval from
Sussex County Council.
In the attached application, each organization must outline its intended uses for the awarded
funding and provide a detailed breakdown of the expenses and costs for such uses. Any
funding awarded to the organization must be used in substantial conformity with anticipated
expenditures of the submitted application.
All expenditures must have adequate documentation and must be expended within one (1)
year of award of funds.
For non-religious organizations, all accounting records and supporting documentation shall
be available for inspection by Sussex County within thirty (30) days after the organization’s
expenditure of the awarded funding, or within one year after the receipt of the awarded
funds, whichever first occurs.
For religious organizations, all accounting records and supporting documentation shall be
provided for inspection by Sussex County after the award has been made by County Council
but before funding is released. Grant is relinquished if supporting documentation is not
provided within one year of County Council award.
Certain programs are not eligible for funding pursuant to United States Constitution and
State of Delaware Constitution. Those constitutional principles prohibit the use of funding
to advance or inhibit religious activities. By signing below, the organization acknowledges
that the funding shall be used exclusively for secular purposes, i.e., non-religious purposes
and shall not be used to advance or inhibit religious activities.
In the event that such funding is used in violation of the requirements and assurances
contained in this grant application, the awarded funding shall be reimbursed to Sussex
County within a timeframe designated by Sussex County by written notice.
I acknowledge and represent on behalf of the applicant organization that I have read and
understand the above statements.
Applicant/Authorized Official Signature Title
Witness Signature Date
Rev. 02/2019
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SUSSEX COUNTY GOVERNMENT
GRANT APPLICATION
SECTION 1 APPLICANT INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION NAME:
PROJECT NAME:
FEDERAL TAX ID: NON-PROFIT: YES NO
DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION OR ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION HAVE A RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION?
YES NO *IF YES, FILL OUT SECTION 3B.
ORGANIZATION’S MISSION:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT PERSON:
TITLE:
PHONE:
(CITY)
(STATE) (ZIP)
EMAIL:
TOTAL FUNDING REQUEST:
Has your organization received other grant funds from Sussex County Government in
the last year?
If YES, how much was received in the last 12 months?
If you are asking for funding for building or building improvements, do you own the
building in which the funding will be used for?
Are you seeking other sources of funding other than Sussex County Council?
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
If YES, approximately what percentage of the project’s funding does the Council grant represent?
SECTION 2: PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM CATEGORY (choose all that apply)
Fair Housing
Health and Human Services Cultural
Infrastructure
1
Other _________________________ Educational
BENEFICIARY CATEGORY
Disability & Special Needs
Victims of Domestic Violence Homeless
Elderly Persons
Low to Moderate Income
2
Youth
Minority
Other ____________________________________
BENEFICIARY NUMBER
Approximately the total number of Sussex County Beneficiaries served annually by this program:
SECTION 3: PROGRAM SCOPE
A. Briefly describe the program for which funds are being requested. The narrative should include
the need or problem to be addressed in relation to the population to be served or the area to
benefit.
B. IF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION WAS CONFIRMED ABOVE IN SECTION 1, PLEASE FILL OUT THE
FOLLOWING SECTION. IF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION WAS NOT CHECKED IN SECTION 1, THIS
SECTION MAY BE LEFT BLANK.
A faith-based nonprofit organization is eligible to receive and apply for a grant on the same basis
as other nonprofit organizations, with respect to programs which are eligible. In the selection of
grantees, the County will not discriminate for or against an organization on the basis of the
organization’s religious characterization or affiliation. However, certain requests to utilize
funding for programs with religious purposes may not be eligible due to constitutional principles
of the United States and/or the State of Delaware.
Briefly describe the components of the program that involve religious purposes and the
components that involve secular purposes, or non-religious purposes. If both non-religious and
religious purposes are involved in the program, this narrative must include the specific actions
that will be implemented in order to ensure that the funding is solely used for non-religious
purposes and will not be used to advance or inhibit religious or faith-based activities.
After the awarded funds have been made, receipts of the non-religious purchases shall be
submitted in accordance with Section 5 below before funds will be disbursed.
REVENUE
Please enter the current support your organization receives for this project
(not entire organization revenue if not applicable to request)
TOTAL REVENUES
EXPENDITURES
Please enter the total projected budget for the project (not entire
organization expense if not applicable to request). Example of expenditure
items: PERSONNEL-one lump sum that would include benefits, OPERATING
COSTS-supplies, equipment, rent/lease, insurance, printing telephone,
CONSTRUCTION/ACQUISITION-acquisition, development, rehab hard cost,
physical inspections, architectural engineering, permits and fees, insurance,
appraisal. (Put amounts in as a negative)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
TOTAL DEFICIT FOR PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION
SECTION 5: STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES
If this grant application is awarded funding, the agrees that:
(Name of Organization)
1) For non-religious organizations, all expenditures must have adequate documentation and must be
expended within one (1) year of receipt of award funds. The funding awarded to the organization
must be used in substantial conformity with the anticipated expenditures set forth in the
submitted application. All accounting records and supporting documentation shall be available for
inspection by Sussex County within thirty (30) days after the organization’s expenditure of the
awarded funding, or within one year after the receipt of the awarded funds, whichever first
occurs.
2) For religious organizations, all accounting records and supporting documentation shall be
provided for inspection by Sussex County after the award has been made by County Council but
before the funding is released.
3) No person, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, should be excluded from participation in,
be denied the benefit of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under the program or
activity funded in whole or in part by these Grant funds.
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
SECTION 5: STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES (continued)
4) All information and statements in this application are accurate and complete to the best of my
information and belief.
5) All funding will benefit only Sussex County residents.
6) All documents submitted by the applicant are defined as public documents and available for
review under the Freedom of Information Act of the State of Delaware.
7) All funding will be used exclusively for secular purposes, i.e., non-religious purposes and shall not
be used to advance or inhibit religious purposes.
8) In the event that the awarded funding is used in violation of the requirements of this grant,
the awarded funding shall be reimbursed to Sussex County within a timeframe designated
by Sussex County by written notice.
Applicant/Authorized Official Signature Date
Witness Signature Dat
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Completed application can be submitted by:
Email: gjennings@sussexcountyde.gov
Mail: Sussex County Government
Attention: Gina Jennings
PO Box 589
Georgetown, DE 19947