Fresno State's Department of Recreation Administration is interested in collaborating on any appropriate grant applications to engage our faculty and students in the community. Please let me know if there is a way we can partner!
THIS GRANT'S FOCUS: Child Well-being, Child Safety, Family Support, Hotline, Domestic Violence
Deadline: July 11, 2023
"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau (CB) will award one grant for up to 5 years to support a national hotline that provides essential information, referrals, and support through call, text, and chat-based technology to youth and adults who are concerned about child safety and/or family well-being.
To achieve this goal, the project funded under this opportunity will focus on the following core objectives: (1) Utilize all available best practices and existing research in training hotline staff, communication technology, and preventing and responding to child safety and/or family well-being concerns in a hotline environment.
(2) Maintain an up-to-date referral database of relevant national, state, and local information, resources, and concrete supports relevant for ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families.
(3) Advance ACF's Strategic Plan through whole-family, community-based approaches to supporting families and facilitating recovery from safety concerns whenever possible.
(4) Ensure awareness and equitable access for underserved and marginalized communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, including non-English speakers and those with speech and hearing impairments.
(5) Plan for continuous quality improvement and evaluation of effectiveness in a hotline environment."
Funder: Administration for Children and Families
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, for profit organizations, small businesses, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), others.
Amount: $1,000,000 – $2,000,000
Link: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347251
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Brandon Taylor
Assistant Professor
California State University, Fresno
brtaylor@csufresno.edu------------------------------