Do you run a nonprofit (501c3) child care program? Robins Foundation’s second Community Focus grant cycle of 2022 is now open for applications!
Donor Name: Robins Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Chesterfield County (VA) and Henrico County (VA)
City: Petersburg and Richmond
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000 - $100,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
This grant cycle will support organizations responding to urgent and/or structural issues that threaten widespread access to high-quality childcare and educational opportunities for children ages 0-5. The grants are designed to support successful applicants achieving specific, articulated outcome(s), within 12-24 months of award, on:
- ECE provider and infrastructure support: childcare programs that offer high-quality early care and education and organizations that improve the effectiveness of such programs, including through workforce recruitment, development, and retention.
- ECE policy and advocacy: organizations that leverage advocacy to support system-wide, structural improvements in the early childhood education sector.
- Parenting support & engagement: organizations that work to support parenting – particularly those organizations with a track record of impact and trust within the community – and boost parents’ skills from pregnancy through school entry.
- These outcomes can consist of one stage of longer-term systemic change. Grants will support capacity of all types of early care and education partners to serve families and children, particularly in ways that establish trusting relationships and increase services.
Strong preference will be given to proposals that meet one or more of the Foundation’s ECE priorities:
- Promote high quality learning environments and caregiver-child interactions in home and/or school/childcare settings.
- Focus on creating the conditions for a talented and sustainable early childhood workforce.
- Are engaged, or plan to engage in 501(c)(3)-allowable legislative advocacy, shifts in culture/public perception, and/or concrete changes in conditions at the local and state level.
- Are led and/or designed by representation of the directly impacted population, particularly those who are low and middle wealth, people of color, differently abled, and/or long-time residents.
Robins Foundation provides grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations implementing programs that align with their focus areas:
- Early Childhood Education
- Dynamic Community
Funding Information
$20,000 - $100,000 for immediate actions and anticipated results through September 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Robins Foundation will consider applications from organizations that meet the following requirements:
- 501 (c) (3) organization.
- Project must solely serve children aged five or under, or families with children aged five and under, in the greater Richmond region (Chesterfield, Henrico, Petersburg, and Richmond City).
- Organization is maintaining and/or creating new initiatives, partnerships, and efforts to support young children, their parents, and/or to change policies that create an effective early childhood system.
Please note that Robins Foundation has, and will continue to, consider support to faith-based organizations which utilize a secular curriculum and inclusive admissions practices.
Ineligible projects for 2022
Proposals are ineligible for funding if they exclusively focus on:
- Travel to conferences or other events
- Budget shortfalls or cash flow issues
- Capital investments
For more information, visit Robins Foundation.
