Funding
Funding is available to our community through a variety of grant and partnership opportunities.Funding Opportunities
First 5 Shasta aims to invest in efforts that will have the most effective and positive impact on children and our community. The three goals of our Strategic Plan are used to guide our investment in early childhood. From a healthy pregnancy to a child’s eager entry into kindergarten, we’re making strategic and innovative use of all First 5 Shasta resources to make a lasting difference in the lives of children.
Grant Information
The following grants are available during specific times during the fiscal year. Sign up for our mailing list to be informed when these and other opportunities become available. Sign Up Here
Week of the Young Child (Coming Winter 2024)
Good Neighbor Grants (Coming Spring 2025)
Goal Specific Projects (Coming Summer 2025)
If your project does not fit into an existing funding category, we’d love to hear from you. Please send an email to grants@first5shasta.org to connect with our grant coordinator.
First 5 Shasta provides support to individuals or organizations for Shasta County’s Week of the Young Child by offering small grants for events and activities during the week of April 5-12, 2025.
A local organization, group, or individual may apply for a grant up to $700 to help cover the costs associated for an event during Week of the Young Child. Requests may also include children’s books in addition to or instead of funding.
Total Budget: $10,000
Request Range: $100 to $700
Grant Period: Completed within Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024
Deadline to apply: January 10, 2025 (11:59 pm) for funding and/or books
Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan 2019-2024 was developed after examination of local needs and determination of most effective methods for allocating First 5 Shasta resources to achieve desired results.Proposition 10 contains a requirement for county commissions to adopt a strategic plan “for the support and improvement of early childhood development in the county. First 5 Shasta engaged in a process throughout 2018 in partnership with a workgroup that included First 5 Shasta staff, Commission members, and individuals from the community and grantee organizations to develop the 2019-2024 strategic plan. The First 5 Shasta Commission has approved an extension of the strategic plan through 2026. An updated version of the strategic plan will be available by summer of 2023.
Funding Policies
Learn about our policies applicable to all First 5 Shasta categories of grant funding.First 5 Shasta follows a set of policies to ensure the effective distribution of funds into our community. Read each of our policies to ensure your application meets our criteria for funding.