Program Overview

The Excelsior Collaborative Community Action Grant (CAG) program creates opportunities for individuals, non-profit agencies, and community-based organizations living, working, and participating in the everyday life of the Excelsior to join with neighbors and community organizations in enriching the physical, social, and cultural landscape of their community.

The Excelsior Collaborative CAG program is a partnership between the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, the Office of SF District 11, Mission YMCA of SF, and the Excelsior Collaborative.

Program Details

Who can apply?

Individual community members including youth, community groups, neighborhood groups, non-profit agencies, and faith-based organizations serving the Excelsior are all welcome to apply.

How much are the grants?

There are three grant levels: New Projects - maximum of $7,000; Ongoing Projects - maximum of $3,000; Event Grants - maximum of $1,500

What kind of projects are funded?

Community Action Grants have been used to host community events and to support projects focused on improving community spaces - such as parks, commercial corridors, and other historical/cultural landmarks.

What are some things to know before applying?

Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with others on the design and planned implementation of grant projects. Proposed projects should aim to engage youth, parents/guardians, seniors, families, and others living and working in the Excelsior.

Anything else?

Community Action Grants are an opportunity to directly impact the Excelsior community in a positive way.

Community Action Grants may be used to pay for:

  1. Stipends for youth (up to age 24) or seniors (55+) participating in the project. 

  2. Consultants to assist in planning and implementation

  3. Project supplies

  4. Outreach materials

  5. Food for meetings and community gatherings

  6. Raffle prizes (only for events open to all of Excelsior)

  7. Facility use fees for one-time events

Excelsior Community Action Grants may not be used for:

  1. Activities occurring prior to the commencement date of the grant agreement

  2. Stipends for adults (25 to 54 years old)

  3. Stipends for agency staff time

  4. Rental of office space

  5. Equipment (e.g., copy machines, computers)

  6. Professional development for agency staff

  7. Expenses without verifiable receipts and/or invoice statements without supporting documents

  8. Subsidizing existing agency activities

  9. Backfilling of expenses

  10. Payment of salaried employees

  11. Political activity

  12. Religious activities or improvements of property owned by religious entities, except where the grant recipient is a secular non-profit organization with a long-term lease

Apply today!

Questions? Please contact Lpadilla@ymcasf.org