APPLICATION PERIOD FOR
INVESTMENT CONSIDERATION FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026 WILL OPEN DECEMBER 2024

There will be an Application Release meeting for Adult Human Services and Children's Services Applications on December 6, 2024 at the Lakewood Ranch Library (16410 Rangeland Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211) from from 9:30am to 11:15am.

Health and Homelessness Services will hold a separate application release meeting on December 13th, 2024 at the Public Safety Department (2101 47th Terrace East, Bradenton, FL 34203) from 9:30am to 11:00 am.

Access to applications for Fiscal Year 2026 open Friday, December 6 at 3:00 pm through Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 5:00 pm.

If you have submitted an application for consideration, County staff will be contacting you in the next.

To Apply select the correct application below:

Adult Applications:

• FY26 Adult Services Results First Application
• FY26 Adult Services Results As Service Application

Children's Services Applications:

• FY26 Children's Services Results First Application
• FY26 Children's Services Results First New Program Application
• FY26 Children's Services Results As Service Application
• FY26 Children's Services System Advocate Application

Only the programs listed below qualify for Results As Service applications

ADULTS:

• Gulf Coast Legal/Legal Aid
• Keep Manatee Beautiful
• Manatee Community Foundation
• Mote Marine
• Rubonia Community Association
• Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness
• United Way Suncoast

CHILDREN:

• Weekend Meals, Feeding Empty Little Tummies
• Emergency Family Food and Baby Baskets, Meals on Wheels
• Kids Personal Safety, Manatee Children's Services
• Subsidy and Match, Early Learning Coalition
• System Advocate, Florida Department of Health Sarasota

Application Budget Forms

• FY26 Program Budget Form
• Administrative Itemization Form
• Professional Fees Itemization Form
• Miscellaneous Expenses Itemization Form

Contact us for additional support or questions

Community and Veterans Services and Public Safety representatives will be available to answer questions throughout this funding period. Please contact the appropriate person based on the funding source through which you will be requesting investment consideration.

For Adult Services Programs:

• Chris Handy-Honeycutt, Adult Services Human Services Analyst

For Children's Services Programs:

• Kristi Hagen, Children's Services Program Coordinator

For Health and Homelessness programs:

• Thu Le, Health Care Services Program Manager