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What:              Non-City Agency Application Assistance Session

Who:               City of Durham’s Department of Budget and Management Services

When:             Wednesday, February 17, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Where:            Durham City Hall
                       Committee Room, Second Floor
                       101 City Hall Plaza
                       Durham, N.C. 27701
                       
Fast Facts:    
     • City of Durham 2010-2011 Non-City Agency (NCA) grant applications will be available through a new, online application process beginning February 17, 2010 on the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/grants.cfm. 

     • NCA grants fund operations between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.  NCA grant funds can be used for any type of expenditure (personnel, operating, capital and administrative or programmatic).  Agencies interested in applying for this funding should provide services that support Durham City Council's eight goals.  NCA funds can only be used for operations occurring within the city limits.

     • In order to be eligible for NCA funds, the agency must be recognized as a 501(c) 3 non-profit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), must be incorporated in the State of North Carolina, and must provide services in the city.

     • The City is hosting an Application Assistance Session for incorporated non-profit agencies interested in applying for NCA funding during the upcoming fiscal year and learning about the new online application process.  The assistance session serves to:
        o Explain the application and evaluation process.
        o Provide technical assistance with the application since this year is utilizing a new, online application form.
        o Answer any questions applicants may have about the application and evaluation process.

     • Applications are due into the City’s Department of Budget and Management Services no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2010. 

     • For additional information about NCA funding or the application assistance session, visit the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms/grants.cfm or contact Melinda L. Squires-Nelson, corporate budget analyst and NCA program coordinator with the City’s Department of Budget and Management Services, at (919) 560-4111, extension 20282 or via e-mail at Melinda.Squires-Nelson@durhamnc.gov.

About the Department of Budget & Management Services
The mission of the City of Durham’s Department of Budget & Management Services is to inform and enhance management and City Council decision-making to ensure the accountability of all City funds and to evaluate and recommend the best use of public resources.  To learn more about this department, visit the City’s Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/bms.