The City of Maricopa is pleased to announce the release of a nonprofit funding program request for proposals (RFP) This RFP is to provide direct monetary grants to eligible nonprofits that deliver health, human and/or quality of life services to the residents of Maricopa. The goal of the program is to partner with community organizations and institutional interests.

Program Requirements:

• An agency must be able to provide IRS letter sanctioning non profit status
• Applicants must provide direct services which improve the health and welfare of Maricopa residents that have measureable outcomes.
• Applicants must demonstrate the ability to generate revenue from other sources for future sustainability.
• Priority will be given to services and initiatives that support and address the City of Maricopa Strategic Plan. This plan can be located at http://strategicplan.maricopa-az.gov
• Request from religious organizations must be for secular human services
• Funding will be provided on a year to year basis at the discretion of City Council
• Grant funding will be provided to awarded agencies on a semi-annual basis.
• Grant Awardees will be required to complete quarterly reports at 3 month intervals and provide a presentation to City Council at the end of the first 6 months.
• Maricopa City Council has the discretion to award a lesser amount than requested.
• Applicants that have received previous funding must be current in their reporting requirements by submitting timely and accurate quarterly reports.
• The Maricopa City Council may set aside up to 1% of the City’s operations budget each fiscal year.

RFP information and applications can be found under the Bid Opportunities section of maricopa-az.gov. Applications will be accepted from Dec. 7 through 5 p.m., Jan. 31. No late applications will be considered for funding.

For more information, please contact Mary Witkofski at (520) 316-6844 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .