No! Your program does not need to fit under our Priority list. You can submit your application under "Not Applicable" and that's ok! You are still eligible even if you don't fit under a Priority. 

For Childrens' Services programs the following agencies are approved to apply with the Results As Services application: • Weekend Meals, Feeding Empty Little Tummies • Emergency Family Food and Baby Baskets, Meals on Wheels • Kids Personal Safety, Manatee Children's Services

When applying for human services funding (Adult or Children) your program should have a result that reflects the risk factors your clients face and the change in their lives that comes about from receiving services through your program. This statement should also describe how many clients your program serves in a year and how many of those clients achieve this result. This should be expressed using absolute, real numbers.

For example, Of the 90 children reading below grade level we anticipate serving, 80 will gain at least a grade level and a half of reading comprehension.

In a Results First application you will need to have at least 4 milestones for each result the program has. Milestones are achievements your clients make during their time participating in your program that predict they are likely to succeed in achieving the result. Milestones should not be just participating in the program, but should be the achievements or life changes that clients typically make on their way to completing the result.

Applications for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, starting October 1, 2025, have closed. Applications opened on December 6th 2024 and closed January 29th, 2025 at 5pm. Our next meeting for funding will be sometime in December 2025 for funding in Fiscal Year 2027.

For questions regarding Adult Human Services: Chris Handy-Honeycutt, Adult Services Human Services Analyst (941) 748-4501, 3677 chris.handyhoneycutt@mymanatee.org

For question regarding Childrens' Services: Kristi Hagen, Children's Services Program Coordinator (941) 748-4501, 3485 kristi.hagen@mymanatee.org

For questions regarding Health and Homelessness Services: Thu Le, Health Services Program Manager (941) 749-3500,  8173 thu.le@mymanatee.org