Targeted Community Investment Grant

The Targeted Community Investment Grant is offered by the City of Philadelphia Office of Public Safety through its Division of Community Grants. It is one of three grants collectively identified as the Anti-Violence Community Partnership Grants, alongside the Community Capacity Grant and Community Expansion Grant. The Office of Public Safety supports community-based violence and substance misuse prevention and intervention efforts intended to improve public safety, increase opportunities for self-development and care, and strengthen communities in neighborhoods affected by gun violence and substance misuse. The broader Office of Public Safety approach emphasizes prevention and intervention and recognizes the role of community-based organizations in bringing trusted relationships, local knowledge, and community-rooted expertise to public safety efforts. The Targeted Community Investment Grant is specifically appropriate for new, emerging, and growing organizations and is described in the application materials as appropriate for organizations with fewer than five years of experience managing grant-funded programming and funding. Available award amounts are $10,000, $25,000, $40,000, and $50,000. The source describes eligible programming as summer programming and permits summer-long programs, single events, or a series of one-time events. Eligible activities may include anti-violence intervention, prevention, and community investment programs and events. Examples of the types of community programming supported by Office of Public Safety grants include resource fairs, outreach events, job training and career development, neighborhood and community beautification, education events and workshops, and community engagement. Targeted Community Investment Grant programming or events must take place in Philadelphia and serve Philadelphia residents. The detailed application states that programming or events must occur from June through September 2027, while the common application identifies the overall Targeted Community Investment Grant grant period as March 1 through September 30, 2027. Applicants must meet all Targeted Community Investment Grant eligibility and compliance requirements. The general Office of Public Safety announcement identifies eligible applicant types across the grant opportunities as individuals, nonprofits, fiscally sponsored organizations, LLCs, S-Corps, and B-Corps. The materials emphasize accessibility for smaller and grassroots organizations and state that new and emerging organizations, including organizations that have struggled to secure funding from other sources, are encouraged to apply. No cost-share or matching requirement is stated in the provided materials. Applications are submitted through the Office of Public Safety common application on the Submittable platform. Applicants must create a free Submittable account to use the platform. The same common application covers the Targeted Community Investment Grant, Community Capacity Grant, Community Expansion Grant, and Safety Through Care grant. For the Targeted Community Investment Grant, the stated selection process requires the grant application; the interview process described for the other three grant opportunities does not apply to Targeted Community Investment Grant applicants. Applicants are expected to monitor Submittable because Office of Public Safety communications, including award notifications, are delivered through that platform. All applicants will receive written notification of their funding decision, and organizations selected for funding may be required to provide additional information or documentation. The application opened on August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM and has a final deadline of September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The Submittable page separately displays an automated ending timestamp of September 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM, but the official application instructions explicitly identify the application deadline as 5:00 PM ET on September 28, 2026. Virtual information sessions are offered during the application period on September 2, September 8, September 10, September 14, September 16, September 22, September 24, and September 28, 2026. These sessions provide information about Office of Public Safety grants and the application process but are not identified as mandatory pre-application requirements. The Office of Public Safety states that its grants support prevention and intervention programming and services intended to reduce and sustain reductions in violence, particularly gun violence, through proven interventions, diversion activities, and community-based efforts. Targeted Community Investment Grant applicants should therefore present programming consistent with these purposes while meeting the grant's Philadelphia location and service requirements and its summer programming schedule. The source does not provide a separate Targeted Community Investment Grant evaluation rubric in text, although it directs applicants to a scoring rubric for application details. The provided materials do not identify an award notification date or establish that the opportunity recurs annually. Questions about the grants may be directed to AntiViolenceGrants@phila.gov.

Align programming with anti-violence prevention, intervention, and community investment purposes; ensure programming takes place in Philadelphia and serves Philadelphia residents; align programming with the June through September 2027 programming period.