The Portland Children’s Levy is accepting applications for Hunger Relief Program.
Donor Name: Portland Children’s Levy
State: Oregon
City: Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
PCL goals are:
- Prepare children for school.
- Support children’s success inside and outside of school.
- Eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s well-being and school success.
Hunger Relief Program Funding Priorities
The following program services, which are designated as eligible for PCL funding, were highly prioritized in PCL’s community engagement process.
- Program Services Eligible for PCL Funding: Applicants for funding must provide at least one of these services and may provide more than one.
- Food pantries offered at community locations.
- Food pantries at schools.
- Free groceries and/or ready-to-eat meals delivered to families’ homes.
- Classes for children and families on nutrition, cooking, and/or gardening.
- Access to gardens for families to grow food.
- Program Features: Community engagement also indicated that families value programs that have the following features. Applicants are not required to have these features to be eligible for PCL funding; however, programs with these features may score more highly.
- Offer culturally specific foods.
- Access to food grown and sold by people of the same culture as the family.
- Provide families with the option to select the food they want.
- Increase access and awareness of financial assistance programs to cover the cost of food and basic needs, including household and hygiene needs.
- Focused outreach to mothers for prenatal and postnatal nutrition support and nutrition education, and resources such as diapers, formula, and other home hygiene needs.
- Digital outreach and education methods for nutrition education, such as social media or other virtual methods.
- Access to a community kitchen for cooking resources or access to kitchen appliances.
Funding Information
- A range of $9.4 million to $11.3 million in funding will be available for a 36- month period.
- Maximum grant allowable is up to $2.5 million per application.
- Applicants must request a minimum grant of at least $300,000 and propose a year-one budget of at least $100,000.
- An organization’s total annual PCL grant request(s) cannot exceed 30% of the organization’s revenues in its last closed fiscal year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit corporations 501(c)(3), local education agencies, community colleges and universities are eligible to apply for PCL funding.
- Partnerships or collaborations of multiple entities must designate a lead entity to apply for funding, and if funded, take responsibility for reporting and billing. The lead entity may subcontract with partners to deliver portions of the proposed program.
- Applicant organizations must have at least $750,000 in annual revenue in the last closed fiscal year to be eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Portland Children’s Levy.
