Deadline: 3-Aug-22
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is seeking applications for its program entitled “Safety Net”.
Purpose
- To ensure that vulnerable residents of the region have access to food and shelter.
- To increase access to well-integrated and/or trauma-informed mental health services.
Funding Information
- This year GCF plans to distribute $2.7 million across the RFPs. For the 2022 Safety Net cycle, GCF has approximately $850,000 available and grants will be awarded up to the $50,000 level.
Criteria
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Proposals will be accepted from any organizations that meet the following criteria as well as align strongly with the details of this RFP.
- Applicants must be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS, typically 501(c)(3) status or government agency. If your organization is not a 501(c)(3), you may utilize a fiscal agent, however the fiscal agent must be identified in the application.
- Grants will be made to organizations with efforts based in the Greater Cincinnati region which includes the counties of: Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Kentucky and Dearborn in Indiana.
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Preference will be given to:
- Organizations that develop solutions with a racial equity lens
- Proposals with clear and measurable outcomes that address the goals of the funding focus.
- Organizations that have demonstrated partnerships, collaboration and/or alignment with community-wide efforts
- Organizations that have demonstrated insights from their past results
- Organizations using an asset-based approach to the work ensuring that vulnerable residents of the region have access to food, shelter, and mental health services.
For more information, visit GCF.
For more information, visit https://www.gcfdn.org/rfp/