The Children’s Trust does not provide direct services to children and their families, but instead financially supports the agencies, organizations, programs and helpers in the Miami-Dade County that do so.

We are mandated to conduct a fair and open competitive application and selection process for services, programs and initiatives that support our mission. Application packets (.zip files) are downloadable from our Web site when available. Within the application packet is a complete description of the outcomes desired, the population to be served, and a description of the best practice models that we expect to be used.

The Children's Trust strives to achieve significant outcomes for children and continuous quality improvement for service providers, which is why significant resources are committed to evidence-based research and tools to measure accurately the positive effects funded programs are having on children and families. Research helps us to identify areas for program improvement and to apply lessons learned to benefit other organizations.

Each funded provider is challenged to measure their progress and to look for ways to improve services. In partnership with selected providers, The Children’s Trust works to develop realistic and meaningful program outcomes to be achieved by funded agencies, based on best practices and national standards for each respective investment strategy.

Qualified applicants for funding may be governmental entities, for-profit or not-for-profit incorporated service providers or faith-based organizations exempted from state regulation - each must be qualified to do business in the State of Florida at the time the application is submitted. Applicants are not required to be a 501(c)3 entity. The Trust is prohibited by statute from contracting with programs that are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the public school system. However, collaboration and/or use of school resources by applicants are encouraged when appropriate.

To support our operation, The Trust also contracts with vendors for services - training, consultation, attorneys and other expertise or services. Procurement for these types of services must adhere to special guidelines.

TRUST FUNDING - Funding available through The Children's Trust
	Topic	Type of Proposal - Proposal #	Release Date	Bidder's Conference	Letter of Intent Due	Proposal Due
	HealthConnect: Maximizing Early Childhood Development	RFP 2010-03	5/26/10 5:00 PM	6/1/10 1:30 PM or 6/4/10 1:00 PM	6/19/10 5:00 PM Extended	7/6/10 2:00 PM
	Safe and Supportive Communities: Service Partnerships and Youth Violence Prevention	RFP 2010-04	5/27/10 5:00 PM	6/1/10 9:00 AM or 6/4/10 9:00 AM	6/18/10 2:00 PM	7/9/10 2:00 PM
	Outreach Activities	NOFA 2010-06	6/30/10 5:00 PM	N/A	N/A	Ongoing	Download
OTHER FUNDING AVAILABLE
	Topic	Type of Proposal - Proposal #	Release Date	Bidder's Conference	Letter of Intent Due	Proposal Due	Notes
	Lights On Afterschool	MINI GRANT				8/27/10	Download

The Foundation Center
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
An independent nonprofit information clearinghouse on grants available throughout the United States with headquarters in New York, and additional libraries in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Cleveland, and San Francisco. The center offers publications, including directories of foundation and corporate grant makers, research advice, custom research, and database searching. The Web site includes online training in grant seeking, proposal writing, and funding research, as well as an online librarian.

Grants.gov
http://www.grants.gov
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies, and encompasses over 900 grant programs offered by the twenty six Federal grant-making agencies. It streamlines the process of awarding over $350 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits, and other organizations.

GrantStation
http://www.grantstation.com
An interactive website that allows grantseekers to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects, and mentors them through the grantseeking process. GrantStation provides access to a searchable database of grantmakers who are actively accepting inquiries and proposals from a variety of organizations; federal grant deadlines, which are updated twice a week; links to state funding agencies; and a growing database of international grantmakers.

National Council of Nonprofits, Nonprofit Economic Vitality Center
http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/
This resource was developed to help nonprofits better understanding the current economic climate and assist in accessing strategies to help navigate the economy so that nonprofits can provide community services more effectively.

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