Grant Opportunities

RFP 2025-10 HealthConnect in Our Schools Research & Evaluation Planning

The Children’s Trust is seeking proposals for RFP 2025-10: HealthConnect in Our Schools Research & Evaluation Planning. We’re looking for research and evaluation partners to help shape the future of our school-based health initiative, which provides nearly 300 Miami-Dade schools with vital nursing, mental health, and social work services. The selected contractor will work with our team to refine evaluation questions, strengthen our service model, and design a rigorous methodology that meets national standards. The planning contract will run from October through December 2025.

HealthConnect in Our Schools Tentative Timeline

• Release Date Aug 26, 2025  
• Questions Submission Deadline- Sept 8, 2025  
• Application Due- Sept 12, 2025 
• Debriefing Period- Sept 12–19, 2025
• Debriefing Meeting- Sept 23, 2025  
• Interviews - Sept 24, 2025  
• Release Recommendation- Sept 26, 2025  
• Appeals deadline- Oct 1, 2025 
• Contract for Planning Phase- Oct 6, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 

Click here to view the debriefing schedule.

Click here to view the interview schedule and access meeting links.

ITN 2026-01 Innovation Fund

This solicitation will fund multiple entities, for up to $1,000,000, for innovative ideas and program designs that address existing community needs and have not previously been implemented in our community. Proposals should demonstrate the potential through research, education or program innovation to improve: a) Conditions in which children, families or communities live, work, play or learn, and/or b) Provision and/or coordination of services for children, families or communities. All proposed projects should demonstrate how they will benefit families with children within Miami-Dade County. Individual awards will not exceed $100,000.

Innovation Fund Tentative Timeline

• Release Date: January 27, 2026
• Bidder's Conference and Application Training: January 29, 2026
• Pre-Application Deadline: February 27, 2026
• Application Deadline: March 13, 2026
• Debriefing Period: March 30 – April 2, 2026
• Site Visit/Interview Period: April 16, 2026 – April 20, 2026
• Selection Announcement: April 24, 2026

ITN 2026-XX Youth Advisory Committee

The Children's Trust is seeking proposals for a single organization to operate The Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), a leadership development program for high school age youth with a focus on service and civic engagement, especially relating to children and families in Miami-Dade County. The YAC serves as the youth voice of The Children’s Trust. The proposal should include student recruitment, staff engagement and retention, budgeting and purchasing, monthly meetings across Miami-Dade, activities, student-driven social media, and local and out-of-town field trip planning and execution, student-led community service project development and execution, and other program needs, while ensuring the program maintains The Children’s Trust YAC brand and identity. All proposals should also demonstrate experience with positive development of high school age youth.

Youth Advisory Committee Tentative Timeline

• Release Date: February 5, 2026
• Bidder's Conference and Application Training: February 5, 2026
• Pre-Application Deadline: February 27, 2026
• Application Deadline: March 13, 2026
• Debriefing Period: April 1 – April 3, 2026
• Site Visit/Interview Period: April 16, 2026 – April 20, 2026
• Selection Announcement: April 24, 2026

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.