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    Apply for A Grant

    Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 ​​

    Who can apply? Here are the requirements:

    • Businesses, faith-based groups (for non-faith-based activities), non-profits, and community groups that serve children prenatal through age 5, their families, or the systems that serve them are eligible to apply.
    • The funds must be for programs located in one of 27 ZIP codes (95632, 95639, 95641, 95655, 95660, 95670, 95673, 95811, 95815, 95817, 95818, 95820, 95821, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95825, 95826, 95828, 95829, 95831, 95832, 95833, 95834, 95838, 95841, 95842).

    • Only applicants that have not received First 5 Sacramento funding in the past 15 years are eligible to apply. Wondering if your agency ​has received funding? Contact us at first5sac@sac​county.gov.

    Why these 27​ ZIP codes?

    Our team identified neighborhoods that have faced systemic barriers to funding and resources—but that continue to show powerful community leadership and care. We used data and a custom rubric to select these zip codes, ensuring the Equity in Action Community Funding Process funds services in areas that know both challenge and strength.

    How to Apply​​​

    Complete and submit this online form or en español​ by October 9, 2025 by​ 5 p.m. 

    Or download the Equity in Action Letter of Interest form or Formulario de Carta de Interés de Equidad en Acción​​ en español​​ to complete and submit.​


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    Need help with this form?

    Attend one of our virtual office hours (log on any time in the hour to ask questions of First 5 staff):

    OR come to our in-person office hour:

    • Thursday, October 2 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at our offices

    First 5 Sacramento
    2750 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 330
    Sacramento, CA 95833

    Frequently Asked Questions​

    No. In order to spread the reach of these dollars, please pick just one type of funding.​​​

    We will work with you to find an agency that can “host” you – please check the box that says “Check here to be connected to a host agency that has a Sacramento Business License”​​.

    Because these are government funds, we have to keep them separate from faith activities. A faith-based group can apply to provide family support services of many kinds, but prayer or any mention of your faith cannot be a part of it. Also, people of any faith would have to be welcome to participate in the support services.​​​

    Please contact us at first5sac@saccounty.gov​​​ ​​​and we can check our list and let you know.​​

    Yes – if you received “pass through” funds from us, you may apply. Only agencies that received First 5 Sacramento funds are barred from applying.​​​

    No, these funds are meant to serve children and families before children start K-12 school.​​​​

    Check the box for the area where MOST of the funding will go – probably the individual services in this case.​

    Yes – administrative offices do not have to be in the priority ZIP codes, but all services offered with this funding must take place in the priority ZIP codes.​​​

    If you can tell us what you need to in less space, that is fine. You just cannot exceed the allowed space.​​

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    ​For More Information

    Contact Lindsay Dunckel, Project Lead, at 916-876-6683