Listed below are upcoming, current or recent grant opportunities. Please check this page frequently for updates.
- 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.
- Single Source
This information is designed to inform the applicant community and the public that The Children’s Trust intends to enter into a non-competitive contract (known as a single source) to purchase a product or service unless it is determined by The Trust, based on the responses to this notice, that there is more than one qualified applicant.
If you believe you are a qualified applicant, please submit a response addressing all the requirements of the single source determination to the contact listed in the notice.The Children’s Trust seeks to procure the services of one agency per initiative to implement each of the following programs:
- The national evidence-based program Reach Out and Read (ROR). The ROR model promotes early literacy and school readiness strategies within pediatric offices by giving new books to children and advice to parents from their doctors about the importance of reading aloud with young children. The program builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children beginning at infancy. Families participating in ROR have been found to read together more often and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies, stronger language skills and a three-to-six month developmental edge over their peers. This evidence and more is referenced on the ROR website (http://reachoutandread.org/our-impact/reach-out-and-read-the-evidence/).
- The 211 Call Center to handle all aspects of The 211 Helpline in Miami-Dade County, which shall serve as the single point of coordination for information and referral for health and human services in Miami-Dade County. The 211 Helpline provides 24-hour comprehensive helpline and support services for children, youth, parents and human service providers seeking crisis intervention assistance, empathetic listening support, and or information and referrals to health and human services located in Miami-Dade County. Additionally, the 211 Helpline provider maintains a web-based Help Pages/Community Resource Directory (CRD) accessible to the public via a searchable database on the Internet. This resource provides information on community-based and government agencies, individual service programs, service sites, client eligibility criteria, and other specifications.
For more information, click on The Children's Trust Single Source Procurement Determination #2024-20.
- The national evidence-based program Reach Out and Read (ROR). The ROR model promotes early literacy and school readiness strategies within pediatric offices by giving new books to children and advice to parents from their doctors about the importance of reading aloud with young children. The program builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children beginning at infancy. Families participating in ROR have been found to read together more often and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies, stronger language skills and a three-to-six month developmental edge over their peers. This evidence and more is referenced on the ROR website (http://reachoutandread.org/our-impact/reach-out-and-read-the-evidence/).
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.