The Sudbury Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Children, Youth & Families (CY&F) Capacity Building Grant Program to help young people realize their full potential and become caring, productive citizens.
Donor Name: The Sudbury Foundation
State: Massachusetts
Towns: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
The focus is on underserved youth who face economic and/or personal barriers to success. The program provides proven youth-serving nonprofits in their geographic catchment area with funds for capacity-building projects designed to strengthen the agency’s core capacities.
Funding Information
- Grant maximum of $25,000.
Project Eligibility
Applicants must be seeking funding for a project that fits one of the following Capacity Building grant tracks:
- Strategic or Business Planning – Examples: professional services for growth planning, organizational assessment, and design, community needs assessment, market studies, business plans
- Board or Staff Development/Training – Examples: board skills and leadership training, staff professional development training, executive coaching, succession planning (for current board and staff)
- Fund Development Plans & Systems – Examples: professional services for the structuring of fundraising programs, support systems, and training
- Communications Plans & Systems – Examples: professional services for a marketing and communications assessment and the development of a comprehensive plan, support systems, and training
- Program Evaluation – Examples: professional guidance to develop or enhance evaluation tools, systems, and training
Eligibility Criteria
- Primary focus: Preference is given to organizations whose primary mission is youth development. Agencies who serve a broader age constituency may be eligible for a capacity-building grant targeted toward youth-serving programs within the organization and will be asked to provide data on the percent of total programming directed to children and youth only.
- Content Areas: Successful grant applicants will be nonprofit organizations (or, in some cases, a program within an organization) who address such issues as early health and learning, literacy, academic enrichment and support, skill-building, drop-out prevention, college/job readiness, or career exploration; or who focus on personal/behavioral enrichment including leadership development, self-esteem building, mentoring, promotion of healthy behaviors, emotional health supports, etc. Agencies offering parenting education and support programs are also eligible to apply.
- Program Intensity: They support organizations that offer a medium-to-high level of engagement with children and youth as determined by the number of hours and depth of contact the programming involves. They also support programs featuring a continuum of supports that encourage strong relationships between youth and caring adults. Preference is for underserved populations.
Nonprofit organizations must be located in Sudbury and the contiguous communities including Acton, Concord, Framingham, Hudson, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Stow, and Wayland. Organizations based outside of these communities whose programming substantially benefits residents from one or more of the towns listed may also apply. They will be asked to provide data on the percent of total youth programming vs. youth programming in their catchment area.
For more information, visit CY&F Capacity Building Grant Program.
