The Opportunities for Children Community Grant is designed to support organizations that provide enrichment opportunities for children who may otherwise be unable to participate.
Donor Name: Oklahoma City Community Foundation
State: Oklahoma
County: Canadian County (OK), Cleveland County (OK), Oklahoma County (OK)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Project Priorities
Proposed projects must be designed to address the specialized needs of the population of focus.
- School Readiness, ages 0-5: Programs or services to prepare children for school. Examples include language and literacy development, cognition and general knowledge, approaches toward learning, physical well-being and motor development, and social and emotional development.
- Foster Care, ages 0-14: Programs and services supporting children living in foster care. Examples include mentoring, resources for providing basic needs, and recreational, social, or cultural experiences.
- Enrichment Opportunities, ages 0-14: Programs or services that provide specialized enrichment opportunities for children with developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions, adverse childhood experiences, or receiving behavioral health services.
Funding Information
Awards are made up to $40,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Organizations should be able to provide at least three years of financial statements if requested.
- Organizations must have a governing board located in Oklahoma, Canadian, or Cleveland counties.
- Grants will not be made to individuals or private foundations
- Applicant organizations are encouraged to demonstrate project funding from additional sources.
- Organizations that have received past Opportunities for Children funding may reapply for additional funding upon completion of their final report before the application deadline.
- Organizations that have received Opportunities for Children funding for two of the past three years are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit OCCF.
