Grants are awarded to charitable organizations that provide direct services for children from birth to age 14 and offer access to opportunities.
Donor Name: Oklahoma City Community Foundation
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $5K-$40K
Details:
The Opportunities for Children iFund grant was designed to provide opportunities and enrichment for children ages 0-14 who otherwise would not have access. There will be funding preference for the following:
- Programs that provide enrichment activities
- Programs that leverage resources and that demonstrate collaboration between two or more organizations
- Programs that utilize developmentally appropriate, evidence-based strategies
Funding Areas
Eligible programs include:
- Preschool children
- Programming/services that are focused on building school readiness. Examples: early education programs, early literacy programs, and/or family engagement programming.
- Foster children
- Programming/services that support foster children. Examples: housing, mental health, mentoring, basic needs, resource centers, education, therapy, life/job skills, recreational/social/cultural opportunities, and re-unification programs.
- Underserved children
- Programming/services that provide recreational, social, and cultural activities for children who would otherwise not have the opportunity to participate due to socioeconomic or geographic barriers, developmental disabilities (physical and/or intellectual), or chronic health conditions.
- Note: Programming that takes place during school hours.
Funding Information
Grants will be awarded in the range of $5K-$40K.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a current, updated GiveSmartOKC.
- Programs must serve children ages 0-14
- Programs must provide direct services in central Oklahoma; the Board of Directors must be located in central Oklahoma
- Programs must not be limited by residency, membership, or association with a particular institution
For more information, visit Opportunities for Children.
