Council Community Grant

The purpose of the city of Palmer Council Community Grant Program is to recognize the valued contributions being provided through the volunteer efforts of community champions on behalf of its citizens. Community grant funding demonstrates the Council’s commitment to programs, services, projects, and events that are a benefit to the community while at the same time recognizing the financial constraints impacting the city’s ability to provide funding.

The goal and objective of the City of Palmer Council Community Grant are:

• Goal: to provide modest levels of support and assistance to help foster and develop community programs, services, projects, and events that enhance Palmer’s quality of life.
• Objective: to treat all organizations fairly and consistently while creating a minimal administrative process.

Applicant eligibility

Preference will be given to organizations and groups that demonstrate Palmer community support and that propose a program, service, project or event having the potential for positive economic and cultural impacts and that show evidence of efficient use of resources, sound business practices/accountability, and describe the organization’s or group’s knowledge and skills.

An applicant organization must meet the following general criteria in order to be considered for a Council Community grant:

1. To qualify for funding, the group must demonstrate its commitment to all of the following principles:
   1. Program, service, project or event is open – accessible – to all members of the community;
   2. Program, service, project or event is effective in providing a community benefit to Palmer;
   3. Applicant is accountable through sound management and financial practices;
   4. Individuals are not eligible;
   5. Grant funds must be spent on the sole purpose for which it was awarded;
   6. Unspent money shall be returned to the city.
2. Funding requests can be defined as programs, services, projects and events that economically benefit Palmer by supporting, sustaining, promoting, informing, educating, celebrating, preserving and/or providing access to the arts, culture, environment, heritage, recreation and/or health activities.
3. Defined as a program, service, project, or event that the council has determined provides significant benefits to the Palmer community as a whole.

Please click the link below to download an application. Completed applications are turned into the City Clerk's Office.