The Community Thrive Grant is now open and accepting submissions.
Donor Name: United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Ohio
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/12/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The United Black Fund recognizes the negative impact of mental health and gun violence issues and is committed to identifying and partnering with organizations that are making a positive impact. If there are organizations in Cuyahoga County that provide programs, resources, and support for gun violence prevention or improve mental health by reducing the incidence of these issues, they encourage them to apply for the Community Thrive grant.
Focus Areas
- Mental Health Support
- UBFGCO is particularly interested in projects that impact mental health and wellness and other causes that lead to this disease. Some recommended areas are depression (youth and adults), suicide prevention (youth and adults), school violence/school absenteeism, anger management, and social media addiction.
- Gun Violence Prevention
- UBFGCO seeks innovative approaches to prevent gun violence, such as education and awareness and community-based interventions that address the root causes. Proposals addressing School/University/Religious Institution/Retail shooting prevention, support for families affected by gun violence, gun culture, gun safety, and/or gun laws.
Application Criteria
In order to be eligible for the Community Thrive Grant, the organization should fulfill the following criteria:
- Programming to support Mental Health or Gun Violence Prevention/Intervention work.
- The organization must have been established for at least three years and should have a proven track record.
- The organization should provide data to support its impact.
- The organization must serve Cuyahoga County.
- The organization should provide a minimum of one letter of support.
- The organization must demonstrate that funding will be utilized for 80% programming and 20% operations and/or marketing.
- The organization must be a 501©3 or have a fiscal agent.
- A strategic plan summary outlining the use of funds should be provided.
- The grant does not support one-time events, sponsorships, or fundraising campaigns.
- Programming should have a minimum execution period of one year.
For more information, visit UBFGCO.
