WIA Youth Programs:
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WIA Youth Service Providers
HHS Announces Funding Opportunity under Communities Empowering Youth Program
Background: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new opportunity for grants under the Compassion Capital Fund. Under the Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) program, the ACF will award funds to build the organizational capacity of experienced groups, their collaborating faith-based and/or community partners and the resulting community collaborations to better meet the needs of America's disadvantaged youth. CEY funding is to be used by the lead organization and its partners to increase the overall effectiveness of their community collaboration in addition to increasing the organizational capacity of the individual members. Capacity building activities are designed to increase the collaboration's and the individual organization's sustainability and effectiveness as well as enhance their ability to provide social services to better serve those most in need.
Description: The grants will be awarded based on the ability of the applicant to assist is collaborating faith-based and community partners through training, technical assistance, and financial assistance. Training and technical assistance is to focus on four CEY critical areas: 1) Leadership development, 2) Organizational Development, 3) Program Development, and 4) Community Engagement. ACF has anticipated awarding grants totaling $7,500,000. Thirty applicants will receive funding for 36-month projects with three 12 month budget periods. The ceiling for individual awards is $250,000 per budget period.
Eligibility: The applicant organization must take the lead on the CEY community collaboration and must represent the community collaboration as a whole. This means they will be responsible for program and financial oversight of the grant award. Lead organizations must fall into a least one of the following categories: 1) Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education, 2) Indian/Native American Tribal governments and organizations, 3) Non-profits other than institutions of higher education, 4) Private institutions of higher education, 5) For-profit organizations, and 6) others that have a track record of working to provide alternatives to gang involvement, youth violence, child abuse and neglect, and foster positive youth development within their service area.
Deadline: All applications are due by July 10, 2007.
Visit the ACF Website for additional details on the Communities Empowering Youth grant.
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