Grants Assistance Program

More Funding Opportunities. Less Guesswork. 

Your membership with the Florida League of Cities gives you a powerful advantage in pursuing grant dollars. The FLC Grants Assistance Program, delivered in partnership with Euna Solutions, provides expert guidance, valuable tools, and meaningful cost savings to help secure funding for local priorities with confidence. Provided at no additional cost to FLC members, gain access to:

  • Over 10,000 grants
  • A dedicated grant coordinator
  • Discounted post-award suite services.

1:1 Coaching With Your Dedicated Grants Coordinator

FLC has contracted with a grants coordinator to provide short, one-on-one coaching sessions for member cities, scheduled by appointment.

These sessions will:

Help troubleshoot specific application issues
Provide actionable feedback on drafts
Offer advice on compliance and reporting

Mindy’s office hours are Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. – noon.

Webinars

Grant Readiness: Writing and Submission
March 11, 2026

Join us for an interactive webinar Q&A panel featuring The Ferguson Group and our dedicated Grants Coordinator, Mindy Collier, focused on the essentials of grant application, writing, and submission. This panel will offer practical guidance on strengthening your overall grant strategy. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and gain insights directly from experts to support their community and their funding goals.

Watch Recording │ View Presentation

Grant Readiness: Setting up Policies and Procedures
December 10, 2025

This webinar featured Grants Coordinator Mindy Collier and Special Projects Coordinator Lana Braddy from the City of Lakeland, where we focused on helping cities define their grant application processes. You’ll learn how to find, organize, and centralize essential data, so future applications are faster and more efficient. We’ll also show you an example of how a Grant Administrative Handbook can make a difference when seeking grants, administering them, and during the audit.

Watch Recording │ View Presentation │View Lakeland Handbook Example

Featured Grant Opportunities

Florida Department of Children and Families Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment

Applications Due March 26

The purpose of this program is to plan, implement, and expand initiatives that increase public safety, avert increased spending on criminal and juvenile justice systems, and improve the accessibility and effectiveness of treatment services for adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, a substance use disorder, and who are in or at risk of entering the criminal or juvenile justice systems.

NOTE: A City may be eligible for funding as a member of a consortium recommended by the county Public Safety Coordinating Council under §394.657, F.S for application. 

EPA Wetland Program Development Grants

Applications Due April 6

All applications submitted under this NOFO must conduct or promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies relating to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects), extent, prevention, reduction and elimination of water pollution as described in Section 3.C: Statutory Authority of this announcement.

NOTE: Wetland restoration training projects cannot include wetlands constructed only for the purposes of treating wastewater or stormwater.

Florida Department of Commerce Small Cities CDBG

Application Period: April 6 – May 5

The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds housing rehabilitation, neighborhood revitalization, commercial revitalization and economic development.

NOTE: These applications require two (2) public hearings with public notice requirements.