Below is a listing of funding opportunities that may be applicable for the LifeSkills Training program. Please click on each title for detailed information on each funding opportunity. Application deadlines are approaching for these grant RFPs.
OBX Community Foundation Now Accepting 2020 Grant Applications
The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for its Community Enrichment Grants Program. The Program is the Community Foundation’s largest and broadest funding opportunity. In 2019 the Community Foundation awarded $280,000 in discretionary grants to 35 local nonprofits. The grants are offered on a competitive basis for any kind of charitable project that benefits the Outer Banks, or any part thereof. Areas of interest include: arts & culture; animal welfare; children & youth; education; the environment; disaster relief & prevention; health; historic interpretation & preservation; and other human services.
Community Enrichment Grants will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout 2020, and will be reviewed and awarded quarterly. Any applications received by Friday, January 31 will have a decision by March 12. Before starting an application for any grant, prospective applicants should first review the criteria online at www.obcf.org/grants, and then contact Lorelei Costa at 252-261-8839 to discuss their projects.
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Youth Violence Prevention Rotary grants available in Watsonville, CA
The Watsonville Rotary Club Foundation reminds organizations serving youth in Watsonville that the deadline for grant applications is Jan. 31.
Applicants must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3), be a tax-exempt organization or a school-based program in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, or have a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization as a fiscal sponsor.
Grants support programs that serve the Watsonville/Pajaro Valley community, and generally range from $500 to $2,500, according to a release from Watsonville Rotary. Last year, the Rotary awarded a total of $30,000 in grants to 17 organizations. The areas of interest that will be supported this year include youth violence prevention and educational outreach support.
Applicants interested in requesting support for programs/projects that are invited to review guidelines, eligibility requirements, and download an application at watsonvillerotary.com/
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Children, Youth and Family Mental Health National Center Program Grant
“SAMHSA is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health. The purpose of this program is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to increase the access to, effectiveness of, and dissemination of evidence-based mental health services for children, youth and young adults (through age 21) with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)/Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and their families and to promote the coordination of these services. This Center is a key component of SAMHSA Children’s Mental Health Initiative.”
Funder: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Eligibility: Domestic public and private non-profit entities.
Amount: Up to $3,000,000
Deadline: February 4, 2020
Domestic/Dating and Sexual Violence on Campus Support Services and Prevention Program
“The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services and support for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.”
Funder: Office on Violence Against Women
Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education.
Amount: Up to $750,000
Deadline: February 12, 2020
Healthcare Foundation of La Porte 2020 Cycle 1 Grants
Grant applications with be accepted from Friday, January 3, 2020 until Friday, February 21 at midnight.
However, if grant request exceeds $25,000, a Letter of Intent (LOI) is required and must be received before Friday, January 17. To access a LOI application go to HFL’s grant portal at https://www.grantinterface.
HFL is a not for profit, independent, private foundation dedicated to empowering our residents to live healthy and well in and around La Porte to become one of Indiana’s top 10 healthiest communities by 2030. HFL envisions partnering with many types of community organizations through thoughtful grantmaking to work together toward that vision.
Strategic Grants
Grants of any amount that address specific board-approved major community needs with a defined impact on health and wellness.
Goals for Healthy Children include:
- Improving education about tobacco and drug usage and their consequences.
- Increasing safety in homes and schools.
- Increasing access to mental healthcare for children.
- Increasing the number of children and parents making informed decisions about good childhood health and its lifelong benefits.
Goals for Healthy Minds include:
- Increasing access to treatment for mental health issues and substance abuse.
- Decreasing drug and tobacco usage.
Responsive Grants: for Healthy La Porte are:
- Expanding successful existing programs that improve the health and wellness of the residents of the City of La Porte and surrounding areas.
- Attracting new initiatives to attend health and wellness needs identified within the City of La Porte and surrounding areas.
- Creating collaborations to better attend health and wellness needs identified within the City of La Porte and surrounding areas.
Deadline: February 21, 2020
Education, Health, Healthcare, Environment, California, Hawaii
“Originally established in 1966, The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation is a private, family foundation that provides financial support to qualified not-for-profit organizations working to improve the communities of Northern California and Hawaii. The Foundation targets funding opportunities in the fields of conservation, education and healthcare. Grants will be awarded for selected projects and programs that benefit the communities of Northern California or Hawaii.”
Funder: The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation
Eligibility: “In order to apply for a grant, an organization must be recognized by the IRS as being described in Section 501(c)(3) and 509 (a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.”
Amount: $50,000 – $200,000
Amount: $50,000 – $200,000
Deadline: Feb. 24, 2020
Family Support, Substance/Drug Abuse, Mental Health, Education, Addiction
“The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Family Support Technical Assistance Center (Fam-CoE). SAMHSA recognizes both the critical role families play in addressing mental and substance use disorders and the toll such disorders take on families across the country. The Fam-CoE will focus on training and education of the general public and healthcare practitioners on the importance of family supports and services and the integration of these services into mental and substance use disorder treatment programs. The Fam-CoE will also provide much needed resources and education directly for families.”
Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Eligibility: Domestic public and private non-profit entities.
Amount: Up to $800,000
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2020
United Way announces grant opportunity: Seeks proposals for substance abuse prevention, de-stigmatization
The United Way of the Wabash Valley, Indiana is soliciting proposals to expand prevention programs that focus on understanding the risks of substance use and/or programs that help to de-stigmatize substance use disorders through educational programs or campaigns.
United Way is making available up to $100,000 in funding to be provided over two years. Applicants will be allowed to apply for up to a maximum of $25,000 (per year) for investment in 2020 and 2021.
Organizations interested in applying can find the full request and all proposal documents on the United Way website at uwwv.org/funding.
Deadline: Letters of intent, the first step in the application process, are due February 28, 2020
School Violence, Safety, Child/Youth Welfare, Education
The FY 2019 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. The program’s objective is to increase school safety by implementing training and school threat assessments and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks among students; technological solutions such as anonymous reporting technology that can be implemented as a mobile phone-based app, a hotline, or a website in the applicant’s geographic area to enable students, teachers, faculty, and community members to anonymously identify threats of school violence; or other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence.
Funder: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), others.
Amount: Up to $500,000
Deadline: March 3, 2020
Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships For Success
SAMHSA is accepting applications for Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success grants. The purpose of this grant program is to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse and its related problems, while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community and state levels. The program is intended to address one of the nation’s top substance abuse prevention priorities. Recipients will identify the primary problematic substances in their jurisdictions, and develop and implement strategies to prevent the misuse of these substances among youth and adults.
SAMHSA plans to issue up to 92 grants of up to $1,000,000 per year for up to 5 years
Application Due Date: Friday, March 6, 2020
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Announces $7 Million in Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG Funding)
The JAG Single Solicitation for Local Initiatives is an important funding stream for advancing PCCD’s goals, as outlined in the agency’s 2016-2020 Strategic Framework. Local units of government and private non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
Priorities for applications are organized across three goals, and include nine specific objectives which are highlighted in the RFP and includes engaging schools, communities and families in violence prevention. Applicants should review the full funding announcement prior to beginning an application
Applications due March 27, 2020
PA and WV schools eligible for a Highmark grant program
Schools across Pennsylvania and West Virginia are eligible to apply for the Highmark Foundation’s 2020-21 School Grant and Awards Program.
The program, which provides $450,000 to elementary, middle and secondary schools, is designed to create a more positive learning environment to promote lasting change, according to a press release.
“Our schools have a tremendous holistic opportunity to be the foundation for systemic improvement in children’s health,” Highmark Foundation President Yvonne Cook said. “We are very pleased with the impact the School Grant and Awards program has had in its first seven years and are looking forward to expanding that impact to include school-based health initiatives. We encourage all eligible schools to apply and partner with the Highmark Foundation to create a healthier and safer school environment.”
Public, private, parochial, charter and vocational schools are eligible to apply.
The program offers three awards:
- The School Grant Program supports programs that address bullying prevention, environmental health, healthy eating, physical health and school-based health. It includes grants up to $7,500.
- Advancing Excellence in School Nursing Awards are given to nurses who play a role in adolescent health and wellness. Awardees will receive the award along with $1,500 for professional development or school resources.
- Supportive Services Health Grants financially support economically disadvantaged and high-needs school districts. Schools must meet strict criteria to be eligible. Grants up to $1,000 will be awarded to help students’ social and health needs. Grants up to $2,500 will be awarded for the purchase of specialized equipment or supplies that enable school nurses to better perform services.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted by March 31. To apply, visit https://
Child Welfare, Education, Health, Mental Health
“We accept proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects which meet one of the Foundation’s two basic purposes:
- To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and
- To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.”
Funder: The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
Eligibility: “Grants are awarded only to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations.”
Deadline: July 15, 2020
Of course, some grant opportunities are specific to particular regions.
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