Tacoma Public Utilities Community Support (2027)

Where the rules come from

• Request Community Support, Tacoma Public Utilities read 2026-10-09
• 2027 Community Support Request Application (Formstack) read 2026-10-09

Rules 10

1. Checked by Grant OfficeDeadlinedeadline-2026-10-30

   Submit the online form before 5:00 p.m. Pacific, Friday Oct 30, 2026.

   Application closes Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

2. Checked by Grant OfficeHow it is sentchannel-web-form

   Submit through TPU's online Community Support Request form.

   Fill out the 2027 Community Support Request Application form

3. Checked by Grant OfficeAttachmentattach-irs-letter

   Add: the Treasury or IRS letter showing 501(c)(3) status.

   You will need a copy of a Treasury or IRS letter indicating 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status for the application.

4. Checked by Grant OfficeForm answeranswers-complete

   Answer: {missing}.

   Please specify the dollar amount your organization is seeking

5. Checked by Grant OfficeForm answeramount-one-figure

   Give one specific dollar amount, not a range.

   Please do not include a range - amounts must be specific.

6. Checked by Grant OfficeForm answerservice-area

   Say where the people served live, inside TPU's service area.

   Programs outside of our service or project areas

7. Checked by Grant OfficeForm answerutility-purpose

   Connect the program to a utility purpose: conservation, utility jobs, translated utility information.

   A utility purpose is an activity or program that has a sufficient connection with the utility services TPU provides.

8. Checked by Grant OfficeWhat the documents saynot-excluded

   Remove or rework: {missing}; TPU will not fund scholarships, sports, politics, religion or bill enclosures.

   Due to restriction on the use of utility funds and the desire to best advance TPU's goals, we will not accept funding requests for the following

9. Checked by Grant OfficeHow oftenone-request-per-year

   TPU takes one request per organization per year; combine programs into one request.

   More than one request per organization per year; however, a request can include multiple events or programs.

10. Checked by Grant OfficeThe funder's own formquestions-present

    Answer every field of TPU's current form.

    Describe the benefits and the connection to a utility purpose.