Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), The Rapides Foundation seeks to prevent substance and alcohol abuse by funding organizations to implement the evidence-based family skills training program, Strengthening Families Program 7-17 (SFP) in the following parishes: Allen, Avoyelles (except Bunkie), Catahoula, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon.
Donor Name: The Rapides Foundation
State: Louisiana
Parish: Selected Parishes
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Strengthening Families Program is a science-based family skills training program designed to increase resilience and reduce risk factors for behavioral, emotional, academic and social problems. SFP builds on protective factors by improving family relationships, parenting skills, and improving the youth’s social and life skills.
The mission of The Rapides Foundation is to improve the health status of Central Louisiana. The Rapides Foundation focuses its work in three strategic areas:
- Healthy People, to improve access to healthcare and promote healthy behaviors;
- Education, to increase the level of educational attainment and achievement as the primary path to
- Healthy Communities, to improve economic opportunity and family income, and enhance civic and community opportunities for more effective leaders and organizations.
Strengthening Families Program Anticipated Outcomes:
- Decreased use and intention to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
- Enhanced children’s protective and resilience factors by improving children’s social and life skills, peer resistance, and communication skills.
- Improved parent/child attachment and family relations, communication, and organization.
- Improved adults’ parenting skills, reductions in excessive punishment or lax discipline and improvements in parenting self-efficacy,
- Reduced youth behavior problems (i.e., substance use, conduct disorders, aggression, violence, and juvenile delinquency) as well as reduced emotional problems such as depression and psychosomatic disorders.
Funding Information
Funds up to $100,000 for a 12-month (April 1, 2025-March 31-2026) period are available.
Uses of funds
Grant funding may be used for:
- Program Coordinator pay.
- Family Coaches pay.
- Childcare Workers pay.
- Strengthening Families Program Authorized Training: staff time and training fees.
- Program Materials & Supplies: for items such as Strengthening Families Program curriculum, handouts, etc.
- Program Equipment: such as a laptop and projector to implement curriculum.
- Participation and Graduation Incentives and Program Support to remove barriers for participation.
- Marketing and Promotional Materials: for items such as flyers, posters, yard signs, social media marketing, etc.
- Convening & Facilitating: for family meals and location rental.
- Evaluation Services: for Strengthening Families surveys and evaluation reports.
- Indirect cost rate (not to exceed 10%).
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation invites faith-based, nonprofit and government organizations that work with families with children between the ages of 6-17 or directly with youth between the ages of 6-17 to apply for funding to implement the Strengthening Families Program.
The primary applicant (grant fiscal agent) must meet all of the following requirements:
- Classified as a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code or a governmental entity.
- Cannot be a private foundation under Section 509(a).
- Must be an organization within The Rapides Foundation Service Area or seeking funding support for projects restricted to the Foundation’s nine parishes.
For more information, visit The Rapides Foundation.
