Instructions: Interested applicants must fill out the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s Form 100 – Advisory Neighborhood Commission Grant Application (included for download below) and submit the application to ANC 4B (via the Commission’s Chair and Treasurer) and to the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions at OANCS@dc.gov.
*Applicants are strongly encouraged to communicate with a specific ANC 4B Commissioner or Commissioners regarding the application instructions and timeline prior to submitting their application.*
Timeline for Applications & Awards: Applicants must submit applications to ANC 4B by September 30 to be considered for a grant award during that calendar year. ANC 4B can consider and move for a vote to award a grant following a presentation at the Commission’s October meeting.
The Commission will consider grant applications for time-sensitive projects that do not fit within this timeline on an ad hoc basis. Such consideration is within the Commission’s discretion.
Grant Award Amounts: ANC 4B generally sets its budget and tentative grant award amounts for the year in September. Applicants are encouraged to communicate with a specific ANC 4B Commissioner or Commissioners before applying to discuss grant award amounts.
Commission Grantmaking Goals: ANC 4B will review grant applications in accordance with the statutory requirements contained in DC Code §1-309.13(m), including whether the applicant organization is public in nature and whether the grant project will benefit individuals who reside or work within the geographic boundaries of ANC 4B.
Grant Recipient Requirements: Grant recipients are required to submit a grant report within sixty (60) days from the time the grant funds are provided, and every ninety (90) days thereafter as long as any funds are unspent. The report should be sent to ANC 4B (via the Commission’s Chair and Treasurer) and the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions at OANCS@dc.gov.
The grant report must include a statement of use explaining how the grant funds were spent, as well as details regarding the project’s outcome, including how well the project met its stated goals, any obstacles encountered during the project and how they were overcome, and the lasting impact, if any, of the project.
*Grant recipients are strongly encouraged to communicate with a specific ANC 4B Commissioner or Commissioners regarding their grant report prior to submitting their report.*
Failure to submit a grant report will jeopardize the applicant’s ability to receive additional Advisory Neighborhood Commission grants in the future.
Past Grant Awards
- Resolution 4B-24-1001: Grant Award for Takoma Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (Oct. 28, 2024) (awarding $3,000 to support community-facing and community-serving school festival that is outside on school grounds and open and advertised to the ANC 4B community);
- Resolution 4B-24-1002: Grant Award for Calvin Coolidge Alumni Association Inc. (Oct. 28, 2024) (awarding $4,000 to support a community-facing and community-serving Health 4 All Community Health Fair with a variety of age appropriate activities for community members, including fitness demonstrations, nutrition and cooking demonstrations, and health screenings);
- Resolution 4B-24-1003: Grant Award for Ward 4 Mutual Aid (Oct. 28, 2024) (awarding $6,000 for purchase and distribution of diapers, wipes, and hygiene items, as well as winter clothing to the local community);
- Resolution 4B-23-1001: Grant Award for Takoma Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (Oct. 23, 2023) (awarding $4,000 to support two community-facing and community-serving school festivals that are outside on school grounds and open and advertised to the ANC 4B community);
- Resolution 4B-23-1002: Grant Award for Ida B. Wells Middle School Parent Teacher Organization (Oct. 23, 2023) (awarding $3,090 to support the preparation for and execution of community-facing and community-serving final projects by Ida B. Wells students) (grant funding returned to Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B because project did not take place);
- Resolution 4B-23-1005: Grant Award for South Manor Neighborhood Association (Oct. 23, 2023) (awarding $3,000 to build and maintain a website to inform the community of the mission and work of this community-serving Association);
- Resolution 4B-22-1001: Grant Award for Whittier Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (Oct. 24, 2022) (awarding $3,000 for STEMscopes kits (a comprehensive curriculum with hands-on kits) for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade);
- Resolution 4B-22-1002: Grant Award for Takoma Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (Oct. 24, 2022) (awarding $3,000 for two community-facing and community-serving school festivals that the Organization puts on each year to build community);
- Resolution 4B-22-1004: Grant Award for Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (Oct. 24, 2022) (awarding $3,000 to maintain and advance the Association’s communication systems, including its website, database system, email channels, and community correspondence initiatives);
- Resolution 4B-22-1005: Grant Award for South Manor Neighborhood Association (Oct. 24, 2022) (awarding $3,000 for a book drive for incarcerated youth, community cleanup supplies, and materials to clean the “South Manor Neighborhood” sign at North Capitol Street and New Hampshire Avenue, NE);
- Resolution 4B-21-1005: Supporting Grant Award for Friends of Emery Heights Community Center (Oct. 25, 2021) (awarding $2,000 to the Friends of Emery Heights Community Center for Emery Heights Community Day).
