Applied Information Management Institute
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Applied Information Management (AIM) Institute is
a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission
is to support community growth related to information
technology. Founded in 1991, this consortium of businesses,
educational institutions, governmental agencies, and FBCOs,
serves Nebraska and the surrounding region with a wide
variety of programs including training, technical assistance
research, and online tools.
Project Description:
The Omaha SOAR Project will host technical assistance
workshops for organizations interested in the subaward
program. FBCOs will participate in online threaded discussion
and listserv opportunities; Lunch-‘n-Learn presentations
on best practices; traditional classroom training, instructor-facilitated
training; and an intensive capacity building Nonprofit
Executive Institute. Once organizations are selected for
subawards, AIM Institute will provide onsite and offsite
technical support to participants. AIM Institute will
issue $200,000 in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Fifty-mile radius of Omaha, Nebraska
Subaward Plan:
AIM Institute will give 8-12 awards annually ranging from
$10,000 to $25,000 each. It will give priority in the
selection process to faith-based and community organizations
serving the homeless; elders in need; at-risk youth; families
in transition from welfare to work; those in need of intensive
rehabilitation, such as addicts or prisoners; prisoners
re-entering the community and children of prisoners; and
organizations that provide marriage education services.
As the intermediary, AIM Institute will give added priority
to organizations with an annual budget of less than $250,000
with no history of receiving a Federal grant.
Contact Information:
1905 Harney Street
Suite 700
Omaha, NE 68102
402-345-5025
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Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston,
Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston (BMA)
is an alliance of 83 faith-based and community organizations
with a 40 year history of serving the black community
in Boston. BMA's mission is to provide spiritual nurture
for clergy as well as advocacy and program services for
the black community at large. BMA mobilizes and coordinates
resources and distributes funding, training, and technical
assistance to strengthen FBCOs. BMA has been involved
in collaborative community efforts in the youth violence
crisis since 1994.
Project Description:
BMA will deliver 19 workshops each year to as many as
200 FBCOs. BMA will provide an average of 32 hours of
technical assistance to 25 organizations, beginning with
an organizational capacity assessment to develop a technical
assistance plan. BMA will distribute $200,000 per year
in subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Boston, Massachusetts
Subaward Plan:
BMA will issue five to six cluster grants of up to $40,000 to each
lead organization that represents three to five FBCOs with similar
strategic goals. Eligible FBCOs must provide services to at-risk
youth, operate within the city of Boston, have been operating for
at least one year, and have paid staff or plans to hire a minimum
of one 25 percent paid staff person.
Contact Information:
2326-R Washington Street
Roxbury, MA 2199
617-445-2737
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Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph,
Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$419,532
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Inc. provides comprehensive
social services to individuals and effective leadership to organizations
and communities throughout Missouri. Headquartered in Kansas City,
Missouri, its mission is to serve, advocate for, and provide for
the needs of the vulnerable as they seek to achieve self-sufficiency.
Project Description:
The Concepts for Effective Services II (CES II) project will deliver
six group trainings, smaller experiential trainings, and opportunities
to work with a pool of mentors. The CES II program will also offer
training on becoming a nonprofit to any interested agencies. Faith-based
and community organizations will participate in Pay It Forward lunches.
Catholic Charities will distribute $200,000 each year in subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Fourteen counties in central and northwest Missouri
Subaward Plan:
Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph will make
subawards to organizations focused on the social service
priorities of rural, fatherhood, healthy marriages, welfare-to-work
and at-risk families, elders in need, addictions, homelessness,
prisoner re-entry, and children of prisoners.
Contact Information:
1112 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64105
816-221-4377
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Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Center for Neighborhood Enterprise (CNE) was founded
in 1981 to provide technical assistance and training to
grassroots leaders who successfully address the problems
of their communities. CNE has been a CCF intermediary
since 2003 and has provided capacity building services
to leaders of more than 1,900 organizations in 39 states.
Project Description:
CNE will provide training, technical assistance, and subwards
to 20 faith-based and community organizations. Five additional
organizations that show promise but lack the infrastructure
to manage subawards will receive technical-assistance-only
awards. CNE will conduct organizational and financial
assessments in all five critical areas of capacity building
to develop technical assistance workplans and prioritize
group training topics. CNE will provide $200,000 in subawards
annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Washington, DC, wards 5, 7, and 8
Subaward Plan:
CNE will provide approximately 20 subawards ranging from
$5,000 to $15,000 each. Eligible applicants must provide
assistance to the homeless, elders in need, at-risk youth,
families in transition from welfare to work, prisoners
or their families, or other vital services in Washington,
DC’s wards 5, 7, and 8. Eligible applicants must
have operating budgets of less than $500,000, have provided
services for at least 18 months, and provide constituent
recommendation letters to demonstrate the organization’s
value to the community.
Contact Information:
1424 16th Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
202-518-6500
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City of Bridgeport Central Grants Office
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The City of Bridgeport Central Grants Office's mission is to seek
alternative sources of income to support city and community projects,
and it serves as a funding resource center to city departments and
local nonprofit agencies. In addition, the Central Grants Office
educates faith-based and community organizations on grant seeking
and implementation through training workshops and an annual funding
conference.
Project Description:
The City of Bridgeport Central Grants Office, in partnership
with the Council of Churches, will hold workshops for
all interested applicants of the Advancing Capacity Together
(ACT) program. Selected organizations will work on a detailed
assessment with the Center for Capacity Development. ACT
will offer four to five technical assistance workshops
per cycle. The ACT program will distribute approximately
$334,000 in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Subaward Plan:
The City of Bridgeport Central Grants Office will give
20 subawards, with the average award being $17,000. The
Central Grants Office will give priority to organizations
interested in housing for those who are homeless or at
risk of homelessness, and those who wish to provide housing
opportunities for at-risk youth.
Contact Information:
999 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 6604
203-332-5662
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City of Miami: Office of Faith-based Initiatives
and Community Outreach
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Created in 2002, the City of Miami: Office of Faith-based
Initiatives and Community Outreach works to identify needs
and provide technical training to faith-based and community
organizations. In 2005 the city launched a special program
which placed 17 VISTA participants throughout the city
to provide capacity building organizational and revenue
development strategies to organizations serving high risk
populations such as the homeless, at-risk youth, and the
mentally ill.
Project Description:
The Miami NICE (Network for Integration, Compassion and
Empowerment) Project brings together community leaders
who will help FBCOs maximize their social impact by offering
more than 50 trainings per year that focus on sustainability
and collaboration. These trainings will engage up to 100
diverse FBCOs over the course of the three-year project.
Twenty-five organizations will receive intense technical
assistance from a Success Partner, a coach organization
matched with technical assistance recipients whose social
service areas, neighborhood focus, culture, and/or language
align with the Success Partner organization.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Miami-Dade County,Florida
Subaward Plan:
Of the 25 organizations receiving intensive technical
assistance, 20 will be eligible to compete for subawards.
Miami NICE will offer $200,000 in subawards annually,
with amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Priority
will be given to organizations that have not previously
received Federal funding and address CCF priority social
service areas.
Contact Information:
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
305-416-1532
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Clemson University
Award Amount, Year 1:
$480,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Located in Clemson University's Institute on Family and Neighborhood
Life, the South Carolina Center for Grassroots and Non-profit Leadership
is dedicated to building the capacity of the state's most-in-need
nonprofits. Formed in 1998 by a collaborative of major foundations,
universities, nonprofits, faith-based networks, and state agencies,
the Center has served as a CCF intermediary since 2002.
Project Description:
Clemson University will meet the capacity building needs of rural
organizations in South Carolina by offering training to faith-based
and community organizations statewide. The South Carolina Rural
Communities Compassion Project will also offer day-long workshops
open to all interested organizations. Training events and workshops
will announce Clemson University's subaward process. Organizations
selected for subawards will be assigned a direct technical assistance
provider who will develop a customized work plan to meet the organization's
specific capacity building needs.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Rural sections of South Carolina
Subaward Plan:
Clemson University will distribute $240,000 in subawards
each year in an open competition. Approximately 30 organizations
will receive funding ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Priority
will be given to organizations that have not previously
received Federal funding and address CCF priority social
service areas.
Contact Information:
Office of Sponsored Programs
Box 345702, 300 Brackett Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
864-656-2424
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Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County
Award Amount, Year 1:
$490,239
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Created in 1968, Community Action Partnership of Sonoma
County, California, seeks economic and social stability
for low-income families. It operates programs in early
childhood education, youth development, health, and housing.
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County provides
shelter and supportive services to women and their children,
and it operates an emergency shelter and provides a variety
of shared housing and supportive services.
Project Description:
The Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County will
host one community-wide training each year. Training will
focus on an issue identified as a priority by the low-income
community and capacity building needs for organizations
in the county. The Community Action Partnership of Sonoma
County will deliver approximately 400 hours of technical
assistance to 40 selected faith-based and community organizations.
The agency will also provide 200 vouchers for training
in the identified capacity building areas. Of the 40 organizations
selected, a subset will receive subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Sonoma County, California
Subaward Plan:
The Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County will
offer $172,000 in subawards annually; a subset of the
applicants selected for training and technical assistance
services will receive subawards ranging from $4,000 to
$25,000. Priority will be given to those organizations
that show capacity building will enable them to deliver
economic and social service well-being services in new
areas, to new target populations, or with new or more
effective services.
Contact Information:
1300 N. Dutton Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-544-6911
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Community Development Professionals, LLC
Award Amount, Year 1:
$350,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Community Development Professionals, LLC (CDP), located in Hamilton,
Ohio, partners with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions,
local government, and community businesses to grow and nurture viable
communities. By putting tools and resources into the hands of organizations
to help them operate more efficiently and more effectively, CDP
works for positive change in communities.
Project Description:
Through its Bridgeworks: Developing Vital Faith-based
& Community Organizations in Rural Southwest Ohio
project, CDP will offer seven training courses twice a
year to at least 200 organizations in Butler, Clinton,
Preble and Warren counties in Ohio. All training participants
will receive CDP’s Back to Basics Toolkit for nonprofits.
Twenty-five to 50 organizations will receive long-term
coaching and mentoring. Of these organizations, a subset
will receive subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Butler, Clinton, Preble and Warren counties in Ohio.
Subaward Plan:
CDP will offer 18 subawards from $3,000 to $10,000, for
a total of $140,000. Priority will be given to organizations
that have not previously received Federal funding and
address CCF priority social service areas.
Contact Information:
20 High Street
Suite 110
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-858-1738
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County of Rockland Office of the County
Executive
Award Amount, Year 1:
$392,629
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Rockland County’s, legislative and executive branches
are leaders in building multisector strategic partnerships
that address critical social issues challenging our children,
youth, families, and aging residents. These partnerships,
led principally by the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE),
have created new and strengthened existing public and
nonprofit working relationships while building a sound
level of trust. In 2006, the county funded over 100 faith-based
and community organizations, for more than $5.6 million.
Project Description:
Rockland County Capacity Building Initiative (RCCBI) will innovatively
address community needs by offering a countywide conference along
with community forums in distressed areas to educate FBCOs on the
value of organizational development. Organizations participating
in the Individualized Technical Assistance Program will be eligible
to compete for subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Rockland County, New York
Subaward Plan:
RCCBI will annually offer 10 to 20 awards from $2,000
to $20,000. Priority will be given to organizations that
have not previously received Federal funding and address
CCF priority social service areas.
Contact Information:
11 New Hempstead Road
New York, NY 10956
845-638-5875
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Duluth Area Family YMCA
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Duluth Area Family YMCA has provided youth programming
for 125 years and volunteer services to 120 agencies in
the Duluth/Superior area for nearly 70 years. It facilitates
a six-agency mentoring collaboration called Mentor Duluth
and the Duluth Youth Agency Coalition. In 2004, the YMCA
developed an AmeriCorps Program that supports 54 organizations
in northeast Minnesota through the collaboration of regional
agencies including Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College,
Bois Forte Indian Reservation, and the Arrowhead Interfaith
Council of Churches.
Project Description:
The Lake Superior Regional Capacity Building Initiative will enhance
the capacity of grassroots, faith-based, community, and tribal organizations
by providing high quality training, technical assistance, and mentoring
to eligible faith-based and community organizations. Experienced
mentors will counsel subawardees throughout the grant period and
recommend training sessions to attend. Ongoing workshops will be
offered throughout the five-county area as well as in online Webinars.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Subaward Plan:
Duluth Area Family YMCA will annually give between 20
to 25 subawards from $5,000 to $25,000 to selected organizations.
Each supporting partner will provide a minimum of two
workshops in each critical area of capacity building,
along with individualized technical assistance.
Contact Information:
302 West 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-4745
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Faith-Based Solutions, LLC
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Faith-Based Solutions, LLC (FBS) was founded in 2000 to respond
to a demand for grant-writing expertise and an understanding of
the faith-based community. It has served more than 150 nonprofit
clients, and over $4 million has been generated for clients through
successful grant-writing and fundraising efforts.
Project Description:
FBS will provide 240 hours of training in 15 workshops
to 250 to 300 faith-based and community organizations.
Fifty organizations will receive technical assistance
in the first year, 75 in the second year, and 100 in the
third year. Participants will establish goals and objectives
in a minimum of two critical areas of capacity building.
FBS will distribute $200,000 in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project: Churchill, Clark,
Humboldt, Mineral, Nye, Washoe and White Pine counties
in Nevada.
Subaward Plan:
FBS will award approximately eight subawards of $25,000 each year.
Eligible organizations will provide services in a CCF social service
priority area and demonstrate that they have not previously received
Federal grants.
Contact Information:
160 Hubbard Way
Suite F
Reno, NV 89502
775-828-5008
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Greater Erie Community Action Agency
Award Amount, Year 1:
$403,648
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC), the
Non-Profit Partnership, and the Erie Weed & Seed program
are partnering to assist small nonprofit social service
agencies. Over the last 40 years, GECAC has nurtured nonprofits
with a variety missions, including health, education,
and support for migrant populations.
Project Description:
The GECAC coalition will offer 11 biweekly organizational
development training sessions, open to all interested
faith-based and community organizations. For subawardees,
these trainings will be supplemented by in-person, one-on-one
techical assistance. A total of $218,000 in subawards
will be distributed annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Subaward Plan:
Individual awards will range from $10,000 to $50,000.
Based on this range, GECAC will award at least four and
no more than 22 subawards per year.
Contact Information:
18 West Ninth Street
Erie, PA 16501
814-459-4581
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Greater Minneapolis Council
of Churches
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC) is
the largest council of churches in the U.S., with over
700 member congregations, 30,000 volunteers, and 20 programs
serving an estimated 290,000 people annually. GMCC has
been a CCF intermediary since 2003.
Project Description:
GMCC, through the Nonprofit Management Institute, will
deliver 16 classroom training opportunities to the community
at regional training sites strategically located throughout
Minnesota. Technical assistance vouchers from $250 to
$500 will be provided to 30 organizations, enabling them
to contract with expert consultants for capacity building
services. GMCC will provide customized one-on-one technical
assistance to 15 organizations.
Geographic Scope of Project: Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Moorhead and St. Cloud.
Subaward Plan:
GMCC will annually give subawards in amounts up to $15,000
to address specific capacity needs. Priority will be given
to organizations that address a priority need identified
by CCF.
Contact Information:
1001 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-721-8687
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HELP New Mexico, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
HELP New Mexico, Inc. (HELP NM) has a 42 year history
of founding, sustaining, and enhancing faith-based and
community organizations. It strives to create self-sufficiency
and economic opportunities to strengthen families.
Project Description:
HELP NM will hold three yearly trainings in the form of
collaboration fairs in New Mexico. Participation is free
and open to organizations throughout the state. HELP NM
will require or strongly encourage subawardees to attend
some sessions. Approximately 50 selected organizations
will participate in subsequent technical assistance activities
with a trainer and mentor. In selecting these organizations,
HELP NM will give priority to those that have never received
Federal funding. HELP NM will award approximately 10 subawards,
for a total of $240,000 annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Rural and urban areas in New Mexico
Subaward Plan:
HELP NM will encourage all technical assistance participants
to apply for subawards and will give priority to organizations
implementing programs focused on any CCF social service
priority areas. Awards will not exceed 30 percent of an
agency's annual budget.
Contact Information:
5101 Copper, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-265-3717
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Housing Assistance Council
Award Amount, Year 1:
$365,846
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Founded in 1971, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is a nonprofit
organization with headquarters in Washington, DC, and regional offices
in Georgia, Missouri, and New Mexico. HAC's mission is to improve
housing conditions for the rural poor across the country by providing
services to faith-based and community organizations in three programmatic
areas: loan assistance, technical assistance and training, and research
and information dissemination.
Project Description:
HAC will provide training and technical assistance via
national conferences on housing development, planning
and services for the homeless; regional training on organizational
and program development; and 15 Web-based trainings. HAC
will award 45 scholarships each to the national conferences
and regional conferences. HAC will also conduct at least
30 site visits to provide customized technical assistance.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Central Appalachia, the Black Belt and Lower Mississippi Delta,
the Texas-Mexican border, and Native American areas
Subaward Plan:
Only organizations working in distressed communities serving
rural homeless populations are eligible to receive subawards.
HELP NM will issue 10 subawards in the first year, approximately
$15,000 each. One-third of subawards will be set aside
for start-up programs and for organizations in existence
less than five years.
Contact Information:
1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 606
Washington, DC 20005
202-842-8600
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Ingham County Power of We Consortium
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Ingham County Health Department serves as the administrative,
fiduciary, and staff home of the Power of We Consortium (PWC). PWC
is a decentralized, collaborative network that brokers relationships,
information, and resources to tackle community issues beyond the
capacity of any single organization. PWC has more than a decade
of experience building capacity in faith-based and community organizations
in Michigan's capital area.
Project Description:
PWC will provide training workshops open to FBCOs that
serve high-need populations in Lansing. In addition, PWC's
Leadership and Practice Committee will provide complimentary
capacity building resources to all eligible organizations.
Through a competitive process, the consortium will select
18 organizations each year to receive subawards and “guide-by-the-side”
technical assistance from mentors. The Leadership and
Practice Committee will also facilitate peer-to-peer learning
and networking for FBCOs. PWC will distribute $252,000
in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Ingham County (Lansing), Michigan
Subaward Plan:
PWC will give 18 subawards each year ranging from $500
to $40,000. Organizations eligible for subawards are FBCOs
that provide services to the homeless, at-risk youth,
and prisoners re-entering society.
Contact Information:
5303 S. Cedar
Lansing, MI 48911
517-887-4568
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JAE Enterprises, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Founded in 2000, JAE Enterprises, Inc. (JAE) provides organizational
development services and technical assistance through seminars and
workshops to more than 500 small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
JAE also provides consultation in program design and fundraising.
Project Description:
JAE will select 20 organizations to participate in tier-two
capacity building training, and five organizations to
participate in tier-one capacity building training receive
a subaward. Organizations that participate in the tier-two
program are eligible to apply for the tier-one program
and receive a subaward. Both tier-one and tier-two organizations
will participate in training microsessions on each of
the five critical areas through workshops, seminars, Webcasts
and training sessions. JAE will distribute $200,000 in
subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Camden, New Jersey; Norristown, Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Subaward Plan:
JAE will annually give five subawards of $40,000 each
to tier-one participants. Eligible organizations must
deliver social services in CCF priority areas and must
be nonprofit organizations with operating budgets of $150,000
or more.
Contact Information:
110 Pennsylvania Avenue
Suite 102
Oreland, PA 19075
215-576-1903
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JVA Consulting, LLC
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,994
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
With an 18 year record of working with nonprofits, JVA
Consulting, LLC (JVA) has built the capacity of thousands
of organizations in Colorado and across the country through
training and individual technical assistance, resource
development, strategic planning, and evaluation. JVA has
served as a CCF intermediary since 2002.
Project Description:
JVA will offer a regional Get Ready for Change training
series that an estimated 80–120 faith-based and
community organizations will attend. This series will
consist of four workshops provided free-of-charge. Organizations
that attend the series will be eligible to apply for subawards;
organizations that do not receive awards will still be
eligible to attend capacity building trainings. Each subawardee
will receive 25 hours of individualized technical assistance
and will join a network of organizations serving elders
in need. JVA will award a total of $200,000 in subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Urban and rural areas of Colorado
Subaward Plan:
JVA will make subawards for up to 30 faith-based and up to 30 community
organizations each year. Award amounts will vary. FBCOs that target
elders in need will receive priority.
Contact Information:
Consulting and Capacity Building
2465 Sheridan Boulevard
Edgewater, CO 80214
303-477-4896
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Lucas County Community Prevention Partnership
dba The Community Partnership
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Founded in 1996 to reduce substance abuse, The Community
Partnership (TCP) widened its focus to poverty reduction
in 2004. TCP is the only organization in the U.S. funded
to engage in systems development accomplished through
focused capacity development through systems change, collaboration,
and workforce development.
Project Description:
TCP will hold two workshops during year one, free and open to any
faith-based or community organizations serving Lucas County, Ohio,
residents. County FBCOs are invited to apply for technical assistance
and/or subawards. The project will provide $250,000 in subawards
for building organizational capacity. An FBCO must commit to an
online baseline assessment and evaluation and serve at-risk youth
or families transitioning from welfare to work.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Lucas County, Ohio
Subaward Plan:
TCP will disburse 15 FBCOs subawards from $1,000–$20,000
for capacity building activities annually. Participant
organizations will be placed in two cohort groups—those
serving at-risk youth and those serving families transitioning
out of proverty.
Contact Information:
5902 Southwyck Boulevard
Suite 100
Toledo, OH 43614
419-866-3611
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Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,630
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Metropolitan Council of Jewish Poverty (Met Council)
is a nonprofit organization representing and coordinating
the efforts of 25 grassroots Jewish Community Councils
in the New York City area. It is the primary advocate
for the needs of poor Jews, reaching out to the isolated
Jewish poor and elderly, and for increasing public recognition
of the extent and nature of poverty among Jews through
legislative and social advocacy.
Project Description:
Met Council will deliver 18 capacity building workshops
annually. Workshops are open to faith-based and community
organizations in the New York metropolitan area at no
cost to the organizations. Organizations interested in
the program will apply for a SWOT (Strength, Weakness,
Opportunity, Threat) analysis. A team of experts will
provide 100 hours of one-on-one technical assistance to
organizations that complete the SWOT analysis. Met Council
will distribute $208,000 in subawards each year.
Geographic Scope of Project:
New York City metropolitan area-The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan,
Queens, and Staten Island, New York
Subaward Plan:
Met Council will annually distribute funds to up to 25
FBCOs; awards will be $2,000–$15,000 each. Organizations
working in the CCF social service areas will receive priority.
Contact Information:
80 Maiden Lane, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10038
212-453-9504
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Michigan Nonprofit Association
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,240
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) was established
in 1990 to promote the awareness and effectiveness of
Michigan's nonprofits, volunteerism, and philanthropy.
MNA has become one of the largest and most highly effective
U.S. nonprofit trade associations. It successfully addresses
the needs of Michigan nonprofits by providing capacity
building training and technical assistance; negotiating
vendor discounts and services; and conducting research,
advocacy, and public policy initiatives. More than 1,000
nonprofits throughout Michigan are members of MNA; thousands
more use MNA's services each year.
Project Description:
Michigan NOW! has divided the state into four regions to provide
training and technical assistance coverage. It will devote approximately
90 percent of staff and consultant time on the project to providing
technical assistance and training; and 200 selected faith-based
and community organizations will receive approximately 400 training
hours per year delivered in about 100 one-hour to day-long sessions.
It will provide $200,000 in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Michigan
Subaward Plan:
A subset of applicants selected for training and technical assistance
services will receive subawards from $4,000 to $6,000 to fund capacity
building activities. Priority will be given to those that show capacity
building will enable them to deliver economic and social well-being
services in new areas, to new target populations, with the assistance
of technology equipment.
Contact Information:
1048 Pierpont Drive
Suite 3
Lansing, MI 48911
517-492-2400
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Mount Wachusett Community College Center
for Democracy/Humanity
Award Amount, Year 1:
$200,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Mount Wachusett Community College Center for Democracy/Humanity
(MWCC) created the Institute for Non-Profit Development
(INPD) to address capacity building needs of grassroots
and nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, INPD
has offered more than 20 workshops to 313 organizations,
provided 729 hours of technical assistance, and distributed
$47,390 in grants to 17 organizations.
Project Description:
MWCC will host 33 skill-building workshops to approximately
210 organizations. It will provide 200 vouchers for training
in the identified capacity building areas. Of those 200,
up to 24 will receive subawards and become peer models
of exemplary best practices in capacity building. MWCC
will offer a total of $240,000 in subawards to these organizations.
Geographic Scope of Project:
North central Massachusetts
Subaward Plan:
MWCC will provide four to eight faith-based and community
organizations per year with subawards and intensive group
and individualized technical assistance, over a six-month
period. Those awards will be approximately $10,000 to
$20,000 each in amounts manageable for a small organization.
After organizations have been chosen to participate, MWCC
will provide six monthly six-hour sessions to subawardees,
using the cohort learning model.
Contact Information:
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 1440
978-630-9322
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New Detroit, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
New Detroit is a coalition of leaders representing business, labor,
media, foundations, community and civil rights organizations, and
educational, health, and religious institutions. Formed in response
to civil unrest in 1967, New Detroit's mission is to work as
the coalition of Detroit-area leadership addressing the issue of
race relations by positively impacting issues and policies that
ensure economic and social equity. New Detroit has been one of the
principal incubators of small faith-based and community organizations
since its inception.
Project Description:
New Detroit will assist approximately 100 organizations’
leaders to identify their capacity building needs by offering
training workshops in the following areas: NPower’s
TechSurveyor training, pro bono legal audits, community
asset mapping and needs assessment, and grant-writing
workshops. Supplemental technical assistance in these
areas will be offered to over 50 organizations. New Detroit
will also offer individualized technical assistance consultations
to fifteen organizations.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Detroit, Hamtramch, Highland Park, Mt. Clemens, and Pontiac,
Michigan
Subaward Plan:
New Detroit will annually give 25 organizations subawards
from $5,000 to $15,000, totaling $200,000. Priority will
be given to organizations that address one of the priority
needs identified by CCF.
Contact Information:
3011 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 1200
Detroit, MI 48202
313-664-2000
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Nueva Esperanza, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Nueva Esperanza, founded in 1987, is the largest Hispanic
faith-based community development corporation in the United
States. Its mission is to strengthen the hispanic community
nationwide by raising awareness and identifying resources
through a network of faith-based and community organizations,
churches, and ministries.
Project Description:
Nueva Esperanza will deliver two regional training events
and one national training event open to FBCOs. Each participant
in the technical assistance program will receive 30 hours
of individualized assistance. Nueva Esperanza will offer
an orientation event to organizations interested in the
subaward program. The Hispanic Capacity Project will distribute
$200,000 in subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subaward Plan:
Nueva Esperanza will give subawards to approximately 20
FBCOs annually, with the average award being $10,000.
Organizations that work in the CCF social services areas
will receive priority.
Contact Information:
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
215-324-0746
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Professional Counseling Resources, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Since 1982, Professional Counseling Resources, Inc., located in
Wilmington, has helped faith-based and community organizations throughout
Delaware and surrounding regions expand their capacity to provide
services to at-risk youth, adults, and families.
Project Description:
Professional Counseling Resources will host five conferences
across Delaware open to FBCOs. Organizations are also
eligible to apply for an intensive program that includes
cohort-based training, individualized technical assistance,
and executive coaching. Each subawardee will receive 100
hours of individual capacity building assistance. Professional
Counseling Resources will distribute $200,000 in subawards
to FBCOs annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Delaware
Subaward Plan:
Professional Counseling Resources will provide subawards
of $5,000 to $20,000 to 15 to 20 FBCOs that deliver services
in the CCF social service priority areas.
Contact Information:
2500 West 4th Street
Suite 5B
Wilmington, DE 19805
302-656-7737
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The Providence Plan
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Providence Plan (ProvPlan) has a mission to improve the economic
and social well-being of Providence, Rhode Island, its neighborhoods,
and its residents. It provides programs that reduce poverty, promote
social connectedness, increase affordable housing, and make neighborhoods
safe and livable. ProvPlan also operates the largest data warehouse
in the state and provides access to neighborhood data through its
Web site. In addition, ProvPlan houses a capacity building initiative
for FBCOs, a workforce initiative for at-risk youth, and a school
readiness initiative.
Project Description:
ProvPlan’s New Roots initiative is the centerpiece
of its demonstration grant; New Roots is a two-year-old
program that seeks to build the capacity of FBCOs in Rhode
Island through training, technical assistance, and financial
assistance. New Roots staff will oversee day-to-day management
of the project and lead outreach efforts. In addition,
they will design a 10 session training series that some
250 faith-based and community organizations will take
part in, arrange for consultants to provide customized
technical assistance to approximately 45 of those organizations,
and manage a subaward program. New Roots will provide
more than $200,000 each year in subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Rhode Island
Subaward Plan:
New Roots will disburse $200,000 in subawards to approximately
15 organizations each year, using a competitive process.
Priority will be given to FBCOs that are emerging organizations
no more than three years old, and small FBCOs with an
average annual operating budget of less than $300,000.
New Roots will make awards of $10,000 to $18,000.
Contact Information:
56 Pine Street, Suite 3B
Providence, RI 2903
401-455-8880
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Region V Systems
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Region V Systems was created in 1974 by Nebraska's legislature,
which organized a statewide regional system to coordinate and oversee
the delivery of a full range of behavioral health services and programs
to youth and adults.
Project Description:
Region V Systems will host a capacity building conference
for organizations that have completed an organizational
pre-assessment. Project C.A.R.I.N.G. will hold a minimum
of two training sessions that are open to any organization
that completes a pre-assessment. In addition, it will
provide individualized technical assistance to 40 percent
of organizations that complete the pre-assessment. Finally,
a minimum of $225,000 in subawards will be distributed
to eligible organizations annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Butler, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster,
Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline, Saunders,
Seward, Thayer, and York Counties, Nebraska
Subaward Plan:
Project C.A.R.I.N.G. will announce its subaward process
to 3,300 nonprofit organizations. Project C.A.R.I.N.G.
will then hold at least six community meetings to kick
off the project and inform organizations about applying
for subawards. A minimum of 45 percent, or $250,000, of
Federal funds will be distributed to faith-based and community
organizations as subawards.
Contact Information:
1645 N Street
Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-441-4343
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Regional Violence Initiative, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$461,397
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Founded in 1996 as the Regional Violence Initiative, Inc., the St.
Louis for Kids (SL4K) name and mission were adopted in 2000. St.
Louis for Kids provides leadership, coordination, technical assistance
and advocacy to the region's youth-serving organizations. By
focusing on improving the quality, accessibility, and sustainability
of nonschool-hour programs, St. Louis for Kids strives to give youth
the opportunity to achieve their full potential and grow into healthy
adults.
Project Description:
Three training sessions will target a broad cross-section
of up to 150 youth- and family-oriented organizations.
SL4K will select from 10 to 15 faith-based and community
organizations from among those completing a self-assessment
and request for proposal process to receive up to 50 hours
of technical assistance. This assistance will be based
on an individualized Capacity Improvement Plan developed
by SL4K and each selected organization. The executive
directors of the selected FBCOs will participate in at
least eight monthly Executive Leadership Roundtable Sessions.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Missouri, St. Charles, St.
Louis, and Washington Counties, Missouri; Calhoun, Jersey,
Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Illinois.
Subaward Plan:
Organizations targeting at-risk youth will be eligible
to compete for a subaward. Ten to 15 FBCOs will receive
subawards of varying amounts annually; no awards will
exceed $20,000.
Contact Information:
1415 Olive Street
Suite 150
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-241-0011
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The Renaissance Education Group,
Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The Renaissance Education Group (REG) is a nonprofit youth development
agency that has provided programs and services, as well as technical
assistance, since 2000; it was formally incorporated in 2006.
Project Description:
REG will launch its project with a community-wide orientation that
discusses the needs of the community and organizations. REG will
conduct a series of workshops, free of charge, for faith-based and
community organizations. It will also provide direct and individualized
technical assistance through expert mentoring and a peer mentoring
process. REG will also offer approximately $200,000 in subawards
to eligible organizations.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Durham City and County, North Carolina
Subaward Plan:
REG will provide 10 training sessions on the five capacity
building areas to serve a minimum of 100 organizational
participants. Twenty organizations will be selected to
receive technical assistance from REG, which will provide
a minimum of 25 hours of direct consultation. REG will
provide subawards to 10 faith-based and community organizations
that have a range of goals, affiliations, and beliefs,
and that work to address the needs of the community; each
organization will receive up to $20,000.
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 80696
Raleigh, NC 27623
919-623-3862
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SafeHouse Outreach, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Since 1982, SafeHouse has provided training for grassroots urban
outreach organizations, youth organizations, small nonprofits, and
churches in the areas of leadership and program development, community
engagement, and board development.
Project Description:
SafeHouse Outreach, X-Factor Consulting, and Metro Atlanta
Youth for Christ's Mentoring Organizational Development
Enhancing Resources & Networks (MODERN) project will
provide capacity building training and technical assistance
to at least 20 faith-based and community organizations.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Atlanta, DeKalb, Fulton, and Georgia Counties, Georgia
Subaward Plan:
The MODERN project will identify 20 FBCOs to receive between
$1,000 and $20,000 in subawards. MODERN project training
will include five one-day workshops, 24 hours of individualized
technical assistance at various program sites, and 24
hours of mentoring/shadowing activities.
Contact Information:
89 Ellis Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-900-4787
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United Way of the Midlands
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,714
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
United Way of the Midlands serves six counties in central
South
Carolina and an area surrounding the state capital, Columbia.
This area, know as the Midlands, has been served by United
Way for over 80 years. United Way determines and prioritizes
community needs in order to properly develop and distribute
community resources. United Way of the Midlands provides
training and technical assistance for nonprofit boards
and executive leaders whose priority areas include the
homeless and at-risk youth.
Project Description:
The Partners in Compassion project will offer 1,300 hours
of technical assistance, $260,000 in annual subawards,
and a series of workshops to build the organizational
capacity of 20 competitively-selected organizations. Participants
commit to participating in 11 hours per month of technical
assistance delivered through one-on-one coaching and small
group meetings.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and
Orangeburg Counties, South Carolina
Subaward Plan:
Partners in Compassion will award 20 subawards from $5,000
to $15,000. Organizations will attend a series of orientation
workshops in the designated counties. The project will
give priority to organizations that have not received
Federal funds and are implementing programs in the areas
of homelessness and at-risk youth.
Contact Information:
1800 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-733-7312
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United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,301
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
United Way of Northeast Florida is the leader of the Champion
Zone, a coalition and collaborative initiative. With over
40 years of combined experience, the coalition partners,
which include the Duval County public schools, The Community
Foundation, and Jacksonville Children's Commission, have
been providing training and technical support to the Jacksonville
community in all five capacity building areas.
Project Description:
The Community Zone Coalition (Coalition) will provide
group-based education, skill building, and one-on-one
technical assistance. The Coalition will conduct outreach
to form a group of approximately 33 organizations to participate
in advanced capacity building activities. Community Zone
will make $200,000 in Federal funds and $100,000 in matching
dollars available for subawards to participating organizations
each year.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Arlington neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida
Subaward Plan:
The Coalition subaward project will focus on organizations
that serve at-risk youth and families in transition from
welfare to work. The subawards distributed will begin
at $5,000 and increase depending on identified program
designs and targeted needs. The Coalition will disburse
approximately 50 subawards.
Contact Information:
1301 Riverplace Boulevard
Suite 400
Jacksonville, FL 32207
904-390-3200
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University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,162
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Established in 1971, the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
(UMDI) provides services to public agencies, as well as private
and nonprofit faith-based and community organizations, to assist
them in achieving optimal operating performance. UMDI is one of
the Commonwealth's leading providers of custom leadership and
management training, having trained more than 75,000 managers throughout
the United States. UMDI staff includes experts in leadership and
management, organizational development, strategic planning, facilitation,
fund development, program design, curriculum development, research
and evaluation, and fiscal management.
Project Description:
UMDI’s Demonstration project, Compassion Massachusetts,
is a collaborative between UMDI, Berkshire Community Coalition,
Barnstable Justice for Youth Collaborative, and the New
England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services.
Berkshire Community Coalition and Barnstable Justice for
Youth Collaborative will be instrumental in identifying
local needs and recruiting FBCO participants; the New
England Network for Child, Youth, & Family Services
and UMDI will be responsible for implementation. All subawardees
will receive a minimum of 80 hours of onsite direct and
individualized technical assistance each year. Compassion
Massachusetts will provide $200,000 in subaward funds
each year.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Barnstable and Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts
Subaward Plan:
UMDI will distribute subawards to 15 to 20 FBCOs; subawards
will range from $5,000-$20,000.
Contact Information:
100 Venture Way
3rd Floor, Suite 9
Hadley, MA 1035
413-545-0001
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University of Wisconsin-Parkside Center
for Community Partnerships
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,810
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside and the University of Wisconsin-Extension
established the Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) in 1997
as a portal for connecting the resources of the University to the
capacity building needs and priorities of faith-based and community
organizations in southeast Wisconsin.
Project Description:
The Kenosha-Racine CCF Project will provide 15 workshops
for at least 400 FBCO staff each year. To qualify for
one-on-one assistance, organizations must serve economically
distressed individuals in the CCF priority areas and maintain
an annual operating budget of less than $400,000. The
project will offer a basic organizational assessment used
to connect organizations to additional capacity building
resources. Eight organizations will be selected to recieve
a comprehensive assessment consisting of 50 hours of data
collection and analysis. The project will also provide
$200,000 in subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Kenosha and Racine, Wisconsin
Subaward Plan:
The Kenosha-Racine CCF Project will administer two levels of subaward
opportunities: minigrants from $500 to $2,000 and six to eight comprehensive
grants up to $25,000. Both types will be available to all CCF program
subawardees that complete the pre-assessment.
Contact Information:
900 Wood Road
P.O. Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141
262-595-3340
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Volunteer Florida Foundation, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Volunteer Florida Foundation, located in Tallahassee,
furthers community service by allocating and managing
grants, helping strengthen the capacity of nonprofits,
and securing community support through volunteerism and
private sector involvement. Since 2000, the Foundation
has responded to the State of Florida Executive Office's
call to sponsor and develop family literacy centers, the
Florida Mentoring Partnership serving at-risk children,
the Faith and Community-Based Initiative, and the Strengthening
Families Initiative.
Project Description:
The Foundation will host four workshops to explain the
capacity building process and provide guidance to FBCOs
in addressing common problems. It will establish six technical
assistance groups of up to 16 faith-based and community
organization leaders with organizational budgets of less
than $500,000. In addition to facilitated mentoring and
individual technical assistance, the groups will meet
bimonthly with community leaders. Technical assistance
will also be available to other FBCOs on an ad-hoc basis,
and capacity building resources will be posted to the
Foundation Web site. The Foundation will also disburse
$200,000 in capacity building subawards annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Florida, excluding Duval and Miami-Dade Counties
Subaward Plan:
The Foundation will provide subawards averaging $10,000 to approximately
twenty organizations. It will issue requests for proposals (RFPs)
and run two subaward competitions. Applicants must serve a distressed
community and demonstrate significant need for their service to
their community. Priority will be given to organizations with annual
budgets less than $500,000 and that have never recieved a Federal
grant.
Contact Information:
401 South Monroe
Elliot Building
Tallahassee, FL 32301
800-825-3786
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Wichita State University: Self-Help Network
Award Amount, Year 1:
$499,641
Award Year: 2007
Organization Description:
Wichita State University‘s Center for Community
Support and Research partners with communities and organizations
to strengthen Kansas through education, leadership development,
facilitation, and research. It’s services to grassroots
and nonprofit organizations include strategic planning;
vision and mission development; grant writing; program
evaluation; team building; collaboration; conflict resolution;
outcome-based planning and monitoring; evaluation; self-help
group referrals; and resource materials for leadership
development and self-help group development and maintenance.
Founded as the Self-Help Network in 1986, the Center has
been been a CCF intermediary since 2004.
Project Description:
Compassion Kansas will provide 60 free capacity building
workshops to faith-based and community organizations.
It will also provide a statewide toll-free technical assistance
number, an email newsletter, and capacity building toolkits
that FBCOs can access online. Attendees to one of four
regional grant development workshops may apply for a capacity
building subaward and up to 100 hours of direct technical
assistance. Compassion Kansas will provide a total of
$212,500 in financial assistance to FBCOs annually.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Kansas
Subaward Plan:
Compassion Kansas plans to award financial assistance
to 20 organizations. Organizations must provide social
services to the homeless, elders, at-risk youth, and families
in transition. Priority will be given to organizations
that have not recieved Federal funding and have annual
budgets below $100,000.
Contact Information:
1845 Fairmount, Box 34
Wichita, KS 67260
316-978-3843
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