Deadline: 21-Feb-22
The Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund (LCTF) is pleased to announce the release of the 2022-2023 Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Grant Applications 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.
It is LCTF constant goal that support community based efforts to develop, operate, expand, enhance and coordinate initiatives and programs geared toward the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Focus Areas
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.
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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.
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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.
Program Areas
LCTF-funded programs fall into the following five categories:
- Teaching children personal safety and life skills
- Education and support services for parents
- Hospital and/or home visitation and support services to families
- Public awareness and education programs for adults
- Training and education of teachers, professionals and volunteers
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.
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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 Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.louisianactf.org/grant-application.html