The United Way of Southeast Louisiana is seeking applications for its NOLA Youth Master Plan Grant Program.
Donor Name: United Way of Southeast Louisiana
State: Louisiana
City: New Orleans
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 to $75,000
Details:
Vision
Implementation of the Youth Master Plan (YMP) will improve the well-being and outcomes of their New Orleans youth. The plan’s strategies will be activated through the engagement and support of existing organizations in Orleans Parish that serve young people from birth through 24 years.
Guiding Principles for Funding
- Value existing relationships programs have with their funders, therefore no interruptions of in-place funding plans will occur that in any way appears to shift funds from planned program to this new initiative
- Pursue only new funding sources intended for this initiative, not borrowed from prior committed investments
- Grant size is informed by funds in hand at cycle opening and does not include pledged amounts
- Invest in what works as demonstrated by data and information
- Recognize, acknowledge, and enhance what currently exists rather than seeking only new opportunities
- Coordinate across systems and networks to build better together, efficiently, and effectively
- Build provider capacity to deliver results, and use them to scale up through diverse funding opportunities
- Focus on strengths and assets of children, youth, families, and communities
- Actions and decisions reflect inclusion of all across developmental stages of birth – 24 years.
Funding Information
- Cycle 1 grant funds prioritize small organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less. (IRS defines a small organization as those with budgets under $500,000.)
- Grant awards range from $25,000 to $75,000.
- Funded organizations with budgets under $200,000 will be invited to participate in free capacity-building training to increase their ability to apply for future funding opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
- All participating youth-serving organizations or sponsoring organizations must be headquartered and operate within Orleans Parish.
- Proposals must be submitted by verified public or charitable nonprofit (tax-exempt) organizations or sponsored by such an organization (fiscal agent).
- Note: For-profits and agencies organized primarily for religious, fraternal, governmental, political, or to redirect funds are not eligible for funding.
- Collaborations are welcome to apply; however, a lead 501(c)(3) organization must be identified and provide nonprofit documentation and an eligible budget for the collaboration.
- To ensure equity and inclusion in grant distribution, they will prioritize organizations that have NOT received dedicated NOLA Coalition funding.
- They will give additional priority to organizations serving youth of color from birth to 24 years old living at or below the ALICE Threshold, and/or to organizations with operating budgets below $500,000.
- Proposed projects must be designed to be completed within the scope of the grant timeline
- A project may focus on a wide variety of youth issues or be narrowly focused. Nevertheless, proposed programs must align with at least one of the five priority solutions of the YMP: They strongly advise that you read the YMP before applying.
- SJ1 (Safety & Justice) Invest in preventive interventions that are culturally appropriate, evidence-based, and designed to promote healing, prosocial behavior, and the development of healthy coping skills in young people.
- SJ2 (Safety & Justice) Expand utilization of restorative approaches across all systems (schools, community programs, detention, etc.) to include everyone impacted by conflict, crime, and violence, and reduce youth involvement with detention centers and the adult criminal justice system.
- SJ5 (Safety & Justice) Coordinate a network of support for families that provides physically and emotionally safe spaces for caregivers to talk about challenges and victories of raising a family and use the principles of adult-learning, family support, and resource-sharing.
- ES2 (Economic Stability) Expose young people to career and technical education opportunities that increase their awareness of post-high school career pathways, and provide them the training and relationships needed to make an informed choice between viable post-graduation options.
- L6 (Learning) Increase funding for learning and enrichment that falls outside of the K-12 system, including early childhood education, out-of-school-time programming, and college/credential/career preparation programming.
- Funded organizations will be required to provide progress reports. UWSELA and the CYPB will provide training on reporting requirements and tools after notice of award.
- Funded organizations must submit their program information to the New Orleans Youth Alliance’s Program Guide.
For more information, visit United Way of Southeast Louisiana.
