The Children’s Foundation of Mississippi (CFM) is offering up to ten (10) small planning grants to establish local councils that serve the interests of children aged 0-5 years.
Donor Name: Children’s Foundation of Mississippi (CFM)
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/22/2022
Size of the Grant: more than $2,000
Details:
This Request for Proposal (RFP) offers you the opportunity to apply for a planning grant of no more than $2,000 to assist in convening community members to define the need for and develop early childhood programming that serves children under five and their families. These groups will determine what capacity is needed to create a strategic plan for moving early childhood programs forward. These grants will be made to agencies or organizations to determine community needs and promote the advancement of early childhood programming in local communities.
The funding partner is asking the CFM to engage communities with a focus on one or more of the following areas within the grant request:
- Work to expand and deepen civic engagement with policymakers on children’s issues identified in their communities
- Support or advocate for policies that continue to expand state funding for high‐quality public Pre‐K in Mississippi
- Serve as a facilitator and connector to build partnerships with existing non-profits/programming with established track records such as Excel By 5; Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Parents Campaign Research and Education Fund, United Ways, Reach Out and Read, Mind in the Making/VROOM, etc.
The planning grants will be awarded to local, community-based entities in two categories:
- Community groups that are currently meeting, formally or informally, to address early care and education needs at the local level (whether it is within a municipality or across a county)
- Communities that do not currently have groups working on early care and education needs but want to explore more possibilities for children in their communities/counties are also encouraged to apply for the planning grants.
For more information, visit CFM.
