Purpose: The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was established by the Delray Beach City Commission on June 18, 1985 with the adoption of Ordinance 46-85. Redevelopment is the undertaking of activities or projects in a community redevelopment area for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slum and blighted conditions. The CRA recognizes that community redevelopment has many facets and that all aspects cannot, and should not, be undertaken solely by one agency. It should be a collaboration of many agencies working together in the implementation of their community’s Redevelopment Plan.

The CRA’s Community Sponsorship Program serves two purposes. One is to recognize through a show of support those agencies whose programs, services and/or events directly serve the citizens and visitors of Delray’s community redevelopment area and support the mission and principles of the CRA. The other is to provide assist those fledgling agencies in the community who are putting together programs that address needs in the community and support the mission and principles of the CRA. The CRA provides support under this program through small monetary grants. These grants are in no way intended to: provide general operating funds, finance agency operating, program shortfalls, or take the place of agency fundraising efforts.

Guidelines for Eligibility

For the purposes of community sponsorship, the Delray Beach CRA requires that:

Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis. The maximum amount of any charitable grant is $1,500 per agency or organization during any calendar year. All grants are awarded or denied at the discretion of the CRA Board of Commissioners.

For the purposes of delineating an event from a program or service, an event is defined by the CRA as a) being run for the purposes of entertainment and/or the raising of funds, or b) the delivery of instruction and/or education to a group in a highly structured, condensed format with no ongoing regular schedule of occurrence. Programs and services are ongoing, regularly scheduled and provide ongoing support to a defined segment of the population.

Maximum Grant Levels

$1,500 ­ in support of an organization or program in the community

In no event shall the CRA make charitable donations in support of:

• General operating expenses of an organization or agency
• To fund operating salaries or positions (grant fund may be used to fund program specific positions)

Application for Community Sponsorship must include a completed, signed application accompanied by the required backup items. Applications that are not accompanied by the required attachments will not be processed. Applications may take up to 30 days for review and require Board approval at a regularly scheduled meeting. Applications for events, programs or services that impact the West Atlantic area may require West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition approval as well. Applicants may be asked to attend a CRA meeting to present their request to the CRA board. CRA board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.

Download the Community Sponsorship Appplication