Fairfax County’s Trauma Informed Spaces Grant Program supports community-based organizations that have experienced a negative economic impact as a result of the COVID pandemic.
Donor Name: Fairfax County
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax County (VA)
City: Falls Church and Fairfax
Town: Herndon, Vienna, and Clifton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/12/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Purpose
The purpose of this grant program is to support community-based organizations that have experienced a negative economic impact as a result of the COVID pandemic. Because these impacts so often resulted in CBOs prioritizing spending on direct services and staffing, and because the pandemic resulted in widespread collective traumas, this program emphasizes the development of trauma-informed spaces.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) concept of a trauma-informed approach, “A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed:
- Realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery;
- Recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system;
- Responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices; and
- Seeks to actively resist re-traumatization.”
A trauma-informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization and is distinct from trauma- specific interventions or treatments that are designed to address the consequences of trauma. A trauma informed approach reflects adherence to six key principles rather than a prescribed set of practices or procedures. These principles may be generalizable across multiple types of settings, although terminology and application may be setting or sector specific:
- Safety
- Trustworthiness and transparency
- Peer support
- Collaboration and mutuality
- Empowerment, voice and choice
- Cultural, historical, and gender issues.
A trauma-informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization and is distinct from trauma- specific interventions or treatments that are designed to address the consequences of trauma.
Funding Information
The maximum total request for each organization is $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Fairfax County is developing a grant opportunity for community-based organizations using the ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds). A community-based organization is an organization that:
- Is exempt from Federal income taxation and that is described in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code (87 Fed. Reg. 4447 (Jan. 27, 2022));
- Has a place of business providing direct services located in Fairfax County (Fairfax County includes the Towns of Herndon, Vienna, and Clifton. The City of Falls Church and City of Fairfax are separate jurisdictions from Fairfax County and are excluded.); AND
- Provides services to County residents in one or more of seven distinct categories: Financial Stability, Food and Nutrition, Health, Literacy/Educational Development Attainment, Housing, Positive Behaviors/Healthy Relationships, and Support/ Community/Social Networks.
For more information, visit Fairfax County.
