Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund is seeking applications for grants to prevent child abuse and neglect among Louisiana’s children and families through building strong cross-sector partnerships and increased child safety and public awareness.
Donor Name: Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/24/2023
Details:
LCTF is a quasi-governmental organization, under the Louisiana Children’s Cabinet within the Governor’s Office. In 1983, the Louisiana legislature established LCTF to fund agencies addressing child abuse throughout the state. In operation for 39 years, LCTF is one of the longest established Children’s Trust Funds in the nation. A Governor-appointed Board of Directors oversees LCTF, and an Executive Director manages it. LCTF Board oversees the Louisiana State Plan for Child Abuse and Neglect, which proposes strategies for tackling child abuse and neglect through funding for prevention efforts.
LCTF provides grants to programs that focus on child abuse and neglect prevention. LCTF grants will be awarded for primary and secondary prevention programs. Funds will NOT be available for tertiary prevention programs although the Board recognizes the need to treat victims in order to break the cycle of abuse. Prevention is defined as follows:
Primary Prevention is taking measures to keep child abuse from happening, before it has ever occurred. Key aspects of primary prevention efforts are:
- It is offered to all members of a population
- It is voluntary
- It is an attempt to influence societal forces which impact parents and children;
- It seeks to promote positive family functioning rather than just to prevent problems.
- Examples of primary prevention activities include, but are not limited to, educational programs in schools and to professionals and volunteers, parenting and prenatal support classes, and awareness announcements in the media.
Secondary Prevention is taking measures to keep child abuse from happening before it has occurred to a serious degree, but after certain warning signals have appeared. Key aspects of secondary prevention are:
- It is offered to a predefined group of “at risk” individuals;
- It is voluntary;
- It is more problem focused than primary prevention;
- It seeks to prevent future parenting problems by focusing on the particular stresses of identified parents or guardians.
- Examples of secondary prevention programs include support programs for teenage parents, programs for parents of infants with specific problems, programs for children who have been abused and programs for families with identifiable stresses.
Funding Areas
LCTF-funded programs fall into the following five categories:
- Teaching children personal safety and life skills:
- After-school mentoring and tutoring programs; school-based child development programs, Pre-K-12; life skills programs; school based parenting programs; bullying prevention programs; programs that involve youth in problem solving and teach anger management skills; Baby-think-it-over parenting awareness programs.
- Education and support services for parents:
- In-home, early intervention programs for families of at-risk children; parent involvement programs in the schools; parenting programs for parents that home-school their children; maternal mental health, post-partum depression, perinatal programs; single parent support groups; fatherhood initiatives and programs for extended family/grandparents; child safety education, including internet safety.
- Hospital and/or home visitation and support services to families:
- Case management to help families connect with community resources; support for networking and collaboration of service providers;
- Public awareness and education programs for adults:
- Marketing campaign that clarify what child abuse or neglect is to the public and “brands” the Children’s Trust Fund; dissemination of information related to child-development and non-abusive discipline at public places; development of a public awareness campaign on child abuse/neglect prevention and a marketing “blitz” including electronic media, newspapers, public service announcements and billboards; creation of video/DVD and written material libraries on parenting at parenting centers, neighborhood centers, family resource centers and public libraries; develop and promote referral guides and hotlines for parents.
- Training and education of teachers, professionals and volunteers:
- Statewide training for mandatory reporters (open to the public as well); cross disciplinary training (e.g. attorneys, social workers, educators, law enforcement, volunteers) on child abuse prevention models, new legislation and policies, and more; assistance to coalitions addressing parent education and support, child abuse prevention, and public awareness of children’s issues; data collection on prevention programs, and uses of this data; training on the effects of poverty and child abuse/neglect.
Eligibility Criteria
LCTF accepts grant applications from public and non-profit organizations. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis for primary and secondary child abuse prevention programs and for other projects consistent with LCTF recommendations.
LCTF is allowed to award grants to non-profit and public organizations:
- Non-profit organizations must submit proof of non-profit status in the form of a designation letter from the IRS and state charter along with application;
- Public organizations must submit a letter of authorizing application written by the person designated in the organization to execute contracts.
For more information, visit Children’s Trust Fund.
