Grants

• 1st Quarter:

  • Application Deadline: February

  • Award Month: March

• 2nd Quarter:

  • Application Deadline: May

  • Award Month: June

• 3rd Quarter:

  • Application Deadline: July

  • Award Month: September

• 4th Quarter:

  • Application Deadline: November

  • Award Month: December

The grant application should be submitted to OANC and the sponsoring ANC 5F Commissioner at least a week prior to the ANC 5F monthly meeting date to allow for OANC to review the application. You should coordinate with your sponsoring ANC to get the document submitted. (This page will be updated with the 2025 dates once those are established at the January 2025 meeting.)

Grants to an organization are capped at $2,500 per year.   

• Grants must have an ANC sponsor. You must reach out to an ANC 5F Commissioner to be your sponsor.

• The grant must meet the OANC's criteria and be approved by OANC (through coordination with the sponsoring commissioner) before going to ANC 5F for a vote. While OANC does not provide input on the merits of the application, their review ensures that sufficient information is provided for the project to be funded via public funding. 

• The grant application process is competitive.

• Grant applications must include a detailed description of the proposed project, a description of the public benefits to the constituents of ANC 5F, and a detailed budget.

• Within 60 days of the grant award or within 30 days of the event/activity, whichever occurs later, the grantee must provide the commission with a statement as to the use of funds, including receipts totaling the grant amount or a refund of unspent funds.

• Failure to comply with reporting requirements will result in the applicant being barred from receiving future grants from ANC 5F for one calendar year.

• ANC 5F may also request the assistance of the DC Office of the Attorney General to recover the awarded funds.

• Full details on our grant rules are in our standard procedures (Section 9).