The Technical Assistance Safety Grant projects encourage awarded communities to come together and boost community pride, along with promoting children’s overall wellbeing within their neighborhood.
Donor Name: Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
City: Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Focus Areas
- Children are Healthy and Safe: Early preventative health and education prepares a family to develop nurturing and healthy habits which are enhanced by coordination with community partners including healthcare systems and primary care providers.
- Children are Developmentally on Track: Early Identification of developmental needs for children birth to age five is essential for optimizing a child’s potential and serves as an opportunity for caregivers to learn more about their child’s current developmental functioning.
- Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed: School readiness services for young children should be designed in a way that foster a nurturing, safe and healthy environment for children and respects a family’s cultural values. In addition, quality early learning must also promote early caregiver involvement and professional development for early care educators. School success works best in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and parents to provide support consistent with developmental or grade level benchmarks. Successful services support leadership development, provides positive role modeling, and motivates students to learn in safe environments.
- Family Support: Support for the whole family is essential for developing informal supports, stability, and overall well-being. Family Support plays an important role in a young child’s brain development because early experiences develop through positive relationships which establishes the foundation for secure attachments and future physical, cognitive, and socialemotional health.
Neighborhood Safety Grants are intended to focus on the safety and wellbeing of children in the neighborhood association and communities that they serve within Hillsborough County. Appropriate neighborhood-specific projects should demonstrate a safety benefit to the neighborhood children and be done in the requesting neighborhood.
- Activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Educational events or programs focused on children and safety (Bicycle, car seat, CPR/First Aid, and/or Baby Sitter Certification);
- Neighborhood Free Libraries or literacy events;
- Community gardens that include children;
- Playground improvement focused on ADA accessibility;
- Time-limited Neighborhood-operated programming and supplies that benefits children within the association’s jurisdiction; and/or
- Upgrades for safety equipment in common areas.
Funding Information
Applications for one-time, time-limited grants will be considered with a maximum award of $5,000.00. If awarded, the grant activities must be completed by September 30, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants eligible for funding include organizations within the City of Tampa; City of Temple Terrace; Plant City and registered with the Hillsborough County Neighborhood Relations:
- Civic Associations;
- Homeowner Associations
- Only if no longer controlled by developer;
- Special Taxing Districts;
- Neighborhood Watch Groups
- Only if recognized by local law enforcement; and/or
- Neighborhood Associations that are located in Hillsborough County.
General Requirement
- A Grantee will be responsible to register with and use an E-Verify system, to ensure compliance with E-Verify requirements, and verify the work authorization status of all employees paid for with Children’s Board of Hillsborough County funding as referenced in Florida Statute s. 448.095.
- CBHC accepts no responsibility for any expense incurred by the Applicant in the preparation and presentation of such Application. Such expenses shall be borne exclusively by the Applicant.
- If awarded, the contract is not subject to renewal.
Ineligibility Criteria
The Children’s Board releases funding opportunities each year based on revenue projections, contract terms ending, and Board approval. At this time the CBHC is not seeking to fund the following organizations:
- Local Government Entities;
- Individual persons;
- Political groups;
- Direct program services; and
- Property construction.
For more information, visit CBHC.
