If you received a grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation, we are interested in hearing about the results of your work. Through the submission of a final report, the Foundation can learn more about the impact of our investments throughout the county and also use this to inform our programs and donors. We appreciate you sharing both successes and lessons learned. For more information regarding our final reporting policy, please visit our Eligibility Criteria & FAQs page.
A final narrative letter on the results and expenditures of the grant will be due to fulfill the grant reporting requirements.
A final narrative letter on the results and expenditures of the grant will be due to fulfill the grant reporting requirements.
For Child Care Grants with a grant award letter dated 2022 and beyond, a final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Petra Gomez, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, for approval and additional instructions.
For Child Care Grants with a grant award letter dated 2021, a final report submitted electronically (via old Grants Portal) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Petra Gomez, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, for approval and additional instructions.
For all SCBGs with a grant award letter dated after May 1st 2022, a final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Gary Clark, Director of the Collaboration for Social Impact, for approval and additional instructions.
For all SCBGs with a grant award letter dated prior April 30th 2022, a final report submitted electronically (via old Grants Portal) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult with Gary Clark, Director of the Collaboration for Social Impact, for approval and additional instructions.
For Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts Grants with a grant award letter dated late 2022 and beyond, a final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Deanna Vallejo, Community Grants Officer, for approval and additional instructions.
A final report submitted electronically to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult with Deanna Vallejo, Community Grants Officer, for approval and additional instructions.
A final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult with Petra Gomez, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, for approval and additional instructions.
For Workforce Development Grants with a grant award letter dated 2023 and beyond, an interim report due approximately six months from grant award date and a final report due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date shall be submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) to the foundation (refer to your grant award letter for grant award date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Petra Gomez, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, for approval and additional instructions.
For Workforce Housing Grants with a grant award letter dated 2023 and beyond, a final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funded project, or no later than 13 months from grant award date (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult Petra Gomez, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, for approval and additional instructions.
Interim reporting requirements: A brief site visit or zoom meeting.
A final report submitted electronically (via SmartSimple) to the foundation is due approximately four weeks after completion of the grant funding cycle (refer to your grant award letter for report due date). Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters. If you need additional time to complete the project, please consult with Jenny Kearns, Director of Grantmaking or Bridgette Bugay, Program Officer, for approval and additional instructions.
Conservation, Environment and Public Trails
2023 and beyond: In lieu of submitting a final report on grant results, we expect your participation at a Thinking and Learning Together grantee convening (one year after initial award). We will also ask you to submit answers to a set of questions that will be provided prior to the convening. Additional details will be provided well in advance. Future grants from the foundation are contingent upon the successful completion of all components of the grant agreement including reporting requirements as noted in the grant award letters.
If your agency has a final report due and you do not see your report available, please reach out to the Community Engagement team at communityengagement@SBFoundation.org.
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