Deadline: 30-Jun-21
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation is seeking applications for its Youth Violence Prevention Program to reduce youth violence and the risk factors that contribute to it.
Priorities
- Geographies: lower-income and higher-crime areas of Allegheny County, PA; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; and Martin and St. Lucie Counties, FL
- Populations: within those geographies, proven-risk and higher-risk youth and youth adults
- Strategies: proposals with clear and measurable objectives for serving those populations through one or more of the following strategies:
- working with clients in multiple settings, including, one-on-one, peer group, family, school, and/or community
- using the Foundation’s grants as leverage to attract other public and private resources
- implementing and expanding researched practices and evidence-based programs; increasing the non-profit’s evaluation capacity and accountability in order to determine effectiveness
Funding Information
The Foundation considers proposals for programs, projects, and coalitions and collaborative. The Foundation awards 6-10 grants per year and grants range from $25,000 to $75,000. The Foundation occasionally makes two- or three-year commitments.
Exclusions
The Foundation’s YVP Committee will not consider proposals concerning youth suicide, child abuse or neglect, domestic abuse, hate crimes, media or online violence, or victim protection and advocacy.
For more information, visit https://rahuntfdn.org/youth-violence-prevention/