The Community Services division is soliciting applications from qualified organizations to support violence prevention programs benefitting youth in unincorporated Pierce County.
Donor Name: Pierce County
State: Washington
County: Pierce County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/22/2023
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding for this grant is obtained exclusively from taxes generated in unincorporated Pierce County for criminal justice purposes. The intent of this funding is for the prevention or elimination of violent behavior in, among, or towards children and youth. Funding is available for the contract period of January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025. Funding is estimated to total approximately $2.8 million. The initial contract period is for the period of January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024, which may be extended through December 31, 2025, based on funding and performance.
Organizations receiving funding must demonstrate that eligible Pierce County youth residing in unincorporated Pierce County are the primary beneficiaries of program services. Successful applications must provide evidence that their proposal can meet the following priorities, established by Ordinance 2001-82:
- Serve unincorporated areas. Programs requesting funding must serve youth who reside in unincorporated Pierce County.
- Sustainability. Programs funded through this tax should create a long-term reduction or elimination of a violent situation or violent behavior(s), not just a transitory benefit while an individual or family is participating in the program.
- Cooperative efforts. Programs applying for these funds should develop and encourage cooperation and coordination between agencies, municipalities and clients.
- Focus. The focus of programs should be on the prevention or elimination of violent behavior in, among, or towards children and youth.
- Demonstrability. Programs applying for Violence Prevention funding must be able to demonstrate in a clear and concise manner that the program is accomplishing the goals and objectives it has established.
- Best Practice. Applications based on programs identified as best practices in another jurisdiction should identify that jurisdiction, specify when the program was identified as a best practice and identify who determined that it was a best practice.
For more information, visit Pierce County.
