Listed below are upcoming, current or recent grant opportunities. Please check this page frequently for updates.
- Health
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RFP 2024-XX School-Based Health
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School-Based Health Information, Input and Networking Community Stakeholder Session (Monday, June 3, from 1 to 4 p.m)
- Parenting
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RFP 2024-13 Parent Club
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This Request for Proposal (RFP) will fund multiple providers, for up to $1,700,000, to offer in-person and virtual delivery of universal parenting workshops and supports across the developmental spectrum from prenatal/early childhood through adolescence. Services must be available to all Miami-Dade parents and primary caregivers, with the goal of reaching large numbers of families across the county.
- Release Date - March 20, 2024
- Bidders' Conference and Application Training - March 27, 2024
- Pre-Application Deadline - April 23, 2024
- Application Deadline - May 1, 2024
- Debriefing Period - May 20-21, 2024
- Site Visit/Interview Period - May 29, 2024
- Selection Announcement - June 10, 2024
Information Session: February 27th, 2024
Bidders' Conference & Application Training: March 27, 2024
Click HERE for Parent Club 2024 Debriefing Schedule
Click HERE to view funding recommendation Parent Club
- Learning: Innovation
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ITN 2024-12 Innovation Fund
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This Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will fund multiple entities, up to $100,000 each, for innovative projects, ideas and program designs. Responses should test new ideas that address existing community needs and that haven’t been previously implemented in our community. Successful proposals will demonstrate invention, theoretical reason for success and courage to explore uncharted territory.
- Release Date- February 8, 2024
- Bidder's Conference and Application Training- February 14, 2024
- Pre-Application Deadline- March 11, 2024
- Application Deadline- March 25, 2024
- Debriefing Period- April 15, 2024 to April 26, 2024
- Site Visit/Interview Period- May 21, 2024 to May 29, 2024
- Selection Announcement- June 12, 2024
Click HERE to register for the Bidders' Conference.
Bidders' Conference and Application Training
- Bidders' Conference Video Recording HERE
- Bidders' Conference PowerPoint Slides HERE
UPDATED Click HERE and HERE to view the debriefing schedules.
Click HERE for Interview schedule.
NEW! Click HERE to view the funding recommendation for Innovation Fund.
- Parenting - Early Literacy
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RFP 2024-10 Books for Free
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This request for proposal will fund one agency up to $700,000 to implement the Books for Free initiative which helps ensure young children through age 8, and their families have access to books via community bookshelves placed in public spaces throughout Miami-Dade County.
- Release Date – January 30, 2024
- Bidders' Conference and Application Training - February 6, 2024
- Pre-Application Deadline – March 4, 2024
- Application Deadline - March 12, 2024
- Debriefing Period - April 1, 2024
- Site Visit/Interview Period - April 17, 2024
- Selection Announcement - April 24, 2024
Click HERE to register for the Bidders' Conference
Click HERE to register for the Application Training
Bidders' Conference and Application Training
- Bidders' Conference Video Recording HERE
- Bidders' Conference PowerPoint Slides HERE
- Application Training Video Recording HERE
- Application Training PowerPoint Slides HERE
- Application Training Q&A HERE
Click HERE to view the debriefing schedule.
Click HERE to view the interview schedule.
Click HERE to view funding recommendation Books for Free.
- Reading Enhancements
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ITN 2024-11 Reading Enhancements Services
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This Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will fund one entity, for up to $1,500,000 to reduce summer learning loss and build literacy skills through differentiated literacy intervention (DLI) services in the summer for rising kindergarten through rising second grade children who are behind in reading and pre-reading skills. In addition, the entity will work year round to screen and address literacy in rising kindergarten through fifth grade students with Dyslexia. Along with the direct services, reading enhancement services will include year-round professional development, on-site coaching and consultation for community-based Trust-funded after-school program staff to ensure staff members deliver high-quality DLI and Dyslexia services for participating elementary school children.
- Release Date- February 8, 2024
- Bidder's Conference and Application Training- February 14, 2024
- Pre-Application Deadline- March 18, 2024
- Application Deadline- March 25, 2024
- Debriefing Period- April 15, 2024 to April 26, 2024
- Tentative Site Visit/Interview Period- May 21, 2024 to May 29, 2024
- Selection Announcement- June 12, 2024
Click HERE to register for the Bidders' Conference
- Information, Input & Networking Session (Nov 2023)
- Bidder's Conference and Application Training
Click HERE to view the Debriefing Schedule
Click HERE to view the Funding Recommendations
- Community Engagement & Community Outreach Grants
Community Engagement and Outreach grants provide community partners with an opportunity to seek funding for existing programs, advocacy efforts or events that support children and families in Miami-Dade County as well as the mission and values of The Children's Trust.
Operational Investments
Please visit the Procurement page for operational investment solicitations.
Other Resources
Candid
www.candid.org
Candid is a nonprofit organization, combined from Foundation Center and GuideStar, that provides the most comprehensive data, analysis, and tools needed to track and understand the millions of dollars given to and used by nonprofits around the world.
The Children’s Trust, as a Candid Community Partner, funds three data systems at every Miami-Dade County Library System branch library through their WiFi network during library open hours. For instructions on how to access the systems, click here.
Find nonprofits on GuideStar
- Research local nonprofits where you can donate, work, or volunteer.
- Seek out resources, such as food banks or shelters.
Achieve fundraising goals with Foundation Directory
- Build a robust funder prospect list.
- Connect with key decision makers.
Reduce student debt with Grants to Individuals
- Access information on scholarships, fellowships, and student aid.
Grants.gov
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.
Miami-Dade County
www.miamidade.gov
An extensive directory of current grant opportunities from a variety of local, state and national sources.
National Council of Nonprofits, Nonprofit Economic Vitality Center
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.
Be sure to visit the Helpful Links page to find additional resources for organizational management.
