The Portland Children’s Levy is accepting applications for Foster Care Program.
Donor Name: Portland Children’s Levy
State: Oregon
City: Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
PCL goals are:
- Prepare children for school.
- Support children’s success inside and outside of school.
- Eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s well-being and school success.
Foster Care Funding Priorities
Applications for foster care program funding must address at least one of the funding priorities shown below.
- Program Services Eligible for PCL Funding: Applicants for funding must provide at least one of these services and may provide more than one.
- Support for older foster youth to enter college and/or the workforce, find housing, and live on their own.
- Support for foster youth to understand their cultural and racial identity.
- Support and create opportunities for connection and/or reunification between foster youth and birth families, including but not limited to mental health services.
- Support for foster parents to create a welcoming home and provide supportive care for youth who identify as LGBTQ2SIA+.
- Help for foster youth and their foster families and birth parents to navigate multiple systems, especially to access mental and behavioral health services.
- Provide services that support and improve youth mental health, especially for youth who identify as LGBTQ2SIA+.
- Mentoring for foster youth and/or for birth parents of youth in foster care, especially by mentors who share similar experiences with the foster care system.
- Program Features: Community engagement also indicated that families value programs that have the following features. Applicants are not required to have these features to be eligible for PCL funding; however, programs with these features may score more highly.
- Staff who reflect the racial, cultural, sexual and gender identities of foster youth.
- Consistent, long-term relationships for foster youth as they navigate transitions.
- Support social-emotional development of foster youth.
- Culturally responsive practices.
Funding Information
- A range of $7.5 million to $8.2 million in funding will be available for a 36- month period.
- Maximum grant allowable is up to $2.5 million per application.
- Applicants must request a minimum grant of at least $300,000 and propose a year-one budget of at least $100,000.
- An organization’s total annual PCL grant request(s) cannot exceed 30% of the organization’s revenues in its last closed fiscal year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit corporations 501(c)(3), local education agencies, community colleges and universities are eligible to apply for PCL funding.
- Partnerships or collaborations of multiple entities must designate a lead entity to apply for funding, and if funded, take responsibility for reporting and billing. The lead entity may subcontract with partners to deliver portions of the proposed program.
- Applicant organizations must have at least $750,000 in annual revenue in the last closed fiscal year to be eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Portland Children’s Levy.
