Roseville Grants Advisory Commission holds applicant workshop as available funds shrink to $284,710

The City of Roseville Grants Advisory Commission on Jan. 14 held an applicant workshop to review eligibility, documentation and deadlines for the 2025 Citizens Benefit Fund grant cycle, and to answer questions from nonprofit representatives. Commissioners and staff told applicants that available grant funds are smaller this cycle — $284,710 in the Citizens Benefit Fund — and reviewed application steps, scoring and documentation requirements.

The workshop was intended to help applicants understand what funds are available, how to apply through ZoomGrants, and what supporting documents are required to avoid disqualification. Chair Neva Parker noted the decrease in funds and said the commission would answer questions and provide guidance during the presentation.

Why it matters: The Citizens Benefit Fund (CBF) is a recurring local source of grants to Roseville nonprofits created from proceeds of the sale of the Roseville Community Hospital in 1993. With fewer supplemental funds available this year (ARPA and other temporary sources are no longer available), commissioners said the reduced pool will make funding decisions more competitive, and that applicants must be clear and accountable in applications so the limited funds go to programs that demonstrably benefit Roseville residents.

Key details from the workshop

- Available funds and history: Commissioners said the grants advisory commission has $284,710 in the Citizens Benefit Fund to distribute this grant cycle. Staff said the CBF has provided “over $17,000,000” to local nonprofits since the fund’s creation; with prior supplemental sources such as REACH and ARPA included, staff said the total granted has been $18,800,000 in past years.

- Application timeline and awards: The 2025 funding cycle opened Dec. 2, 2024. Applications must be submitted online via ZoomGrants by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Staff will review applications for completeness in February; commissioners will review and score applications in March; the commission plans to present funding recommendations to City…