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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Illuminate Colorado and Prevent Child Abuse America have a toolkit, resources, and concrete actions that we can all take throughout the month of April to prevent child abuse and make sure great childhoods happen for all kids in Colorado.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Funding Opportunity: CDC Suicide Prevention Funding
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CDC-RFA-CE20-2001) will support the implementation and evaluation of CDC’s comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to implement and evaluate this approach to suicide prevention, with attention to vulnerable populations* that have higher suicide rates than the general population and account for a significant proportion of the suicide burden. The program’s goal is to reduce suicide and suicide attempts in vulnerable populations by 10%.
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Suicide is a growing public health crisis in the United States. In 2018, suicide took more than 48,000 lives, with rates increasing 35% since 1999. Suicide has devastating consequences on individuals, families, schools/workplaces, and entire communities. There is no single cause of suicide. Factors increasing suicide risk occur at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels and may include job/financial, health, criminal/legal, and relationship problems, substance use, loss of a friend or loved one to suicide, a history of suicide attempts, and mental health concerns, among others.
In order to address this range of risk factors and prevent suicide, CDC’s comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention is needed. This approach includes the development of a strategic action plan with the following components:
Pending available funding, CDC’s Injury Center intends to commit approximately $7 million per year for five years to support up to ten cooperative agreement recipients. More information is available at Grants.gov For questions about this announcement, please email: CSP20-2001@cdc.gov Important Dates |
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* Vulnerable populations include, but are not limited to, veterans, tribal populations, rural communities, LGBTQ, and people who are homeless.
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Monday, April 6, 2020
Funding Opportunity for COVID Response
Please click here for more information: https://covrn.com/covid-relief-fund/
The Colorado COVID Relief Fund’s purpose is to raise and coordinate allocation of funds based on prevention, impact and recovery needs of community-based organizations in Colorado. This Fund is organized to ensure that the most acute community needs across the state are being addressed and that community voice is reflected in all funding decisions made over time.
Through this Fund, eligible community-based organizations across Colorado may receive a general operating grant of up to $25,000. Read below for more information.
Eligibility and Funding Priorities
Community-based organizations that meet the following three criteria areas are eligible to apply: Organization type, populations served, and alignment with one of the Fund’s three funding priority areas of Prevention, Impact and Recovery.
- Organization type: Nonprofit organizations, local government, school districts and small businesses who are:
- Serving areas of the state with limited nonprofit capacity; and/or
- Serving a community need resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
- Note funding is not available for:
- Businesses of any type seeking support related to operational needs, such as business interruption or closure, or employee-related issues such as payroll or paid leave. Small businesses who do not qualify may find funding options through the Colorado COVID-19 Business Resource Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Website. Visit the Funding Resources section of this site for other information about funding for businesses.
- Individuals or families
- Populations served:
- Eligible organizations must serve one or more of the following populations in Colorado through programs and services:
- Children from families living on low income* who are impacted by school or childcare closures
- Communities of color
- Healthcare, hospitality, service industry and gig economy workers
- Immigrant and refugee communities
- Minimum or low-wage employees displaced by business closures
- Older adults living on low income*
- People with limited English proficiency
- People with disabilities
- People without health insurance
- Victims of domestic violence or child abuse
- People living on low income*
- People experiencing homelessness
- Workers without access to paid sick leave
*For the purpose of this Fund, low income is defined as living at or below the poverty line or qualifying for free and reduced lunch.
- Eligible organizations must serve one or more of the following populations in Colorado through programs and services:
- Alignment with one of the Fund’s three funding priority areas of Prevention, Impact and Recovery.
- Eligible organizations must demonstrate that they are meeting a community-driven need through their programs and services within one of the following three funding priority areas of Prevention, Impact and Recovery: Note that for the first funding cycle, eligible organizations may only apply in the Prevention and Impact priority areas.
- Prevention (examples include: medical supplies, shelter staff coverage, residential facilities staff serving vulnerable populations, nursing home staff coverage for low income households, mobility services serving vulnerable populations, cleaning supplies for shelters or care facilities of all kinds, medical information and support such as messaging campaigns)
- Impact (examples include: economic impact of reduced and lost work due to the outbreak, early childhood education availability, technology assistance, childcare, education, volunteer services, food access or services, schools)
- Recovery (examples include: medical supplies, activities to support small business focused on charitable efforts, mental and behavioral health for most vulnerable populations, volunteer services)
- Eligible organizations must demonstrate that they are meeting a community-driven need through their programs and services within one of the following three funding priority areas of Prevention, Impact and Recovery: Note that for the first funding cycle, eligible organizations may only apply in the Prevention and Impact priority areas.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Recognize Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy - Earlier Deadline this Year!
Recognize Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy - Earlier Deadline this Year!
National Philanthropy Day in Colorado is accepting nominations for outstanding youth and youth groups (aged 18 and younger). National Philanthropy Day pays tribute to youth demonstrating an outstanding commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism. The Outstanding Youth and Outstanding Youth Group winners each receive a $3,000 cash award.
Help recognize the youth inspiring the next generation of philanthropists by submitting a nomination for one of these impactful awards. Nomination forms and additional information are available at https://community.afpglobal.
All award winners, and their nominators, will be honored at the National Philanthropy Day in Colorado Awards Luncheon on November 13, 2020. Each year, the event draws more than 800 people to honor the accomplishments of the award winners. In Colorado, the Association of Fundraising Professionals coordinates National Philanthropy Day.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Resources for Supporting Children During COVID-19
Child Trends, a research organization focused on improving the lives of children and youth, has important resources for addressing the impacts of COVID-19, including their most recent publication:
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
CDC: NEW Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
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NEW Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Preventing Adult-Perpetrated Child Sex Abuse (CSA)
Application Due Date: 05/29/2020 |
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On March 26, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released RFA-CE-20-005, Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Prevent Adult-Perpetrated Child Sex Abuse (CSA). Please visit Grants.gov for the most current information and click on the red Subscribe button to be automatically notified of updates.
The purpose is to solicit investigator-initiated research to rigorously evaluate approaches (programs, policies, or practices) for their impact on primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetrated by adults. CSA is defined here broadly as sexual victimization during childhood (before 18 years of age). CSA is a preventable adverse childhood experience (ACE) and a serious threat to the health and development of children in the United States. Research funded under this announcement will strengthen the evidence base for primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA. Applicants must propose rigorous evaluation designs, which for the purposes of this funding opportunity can include experimental or quasi- experimental designs. The intent of this announcement is to support the rigorous evaluation of an approach for the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA that addresses one of the following three research priorities: Research Priority One: Existing approaches for the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA that have not yet been rigorously evaluated and shown to be effective for the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA. Research Priority Two: Existing evidence-based approaches that have empirical evidence of effectiveness in reducing other forms of violence but have not been rigorously evaluated for their effectiveness in the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA. Research Priority Three: Community- or societal-level approaches that address the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA but have not been rigorously evaluated for their effectiveness in the primary prevention of adult-perpetrated CSA. NCIPC intends to commit up to $800,000 in fiscal year 2020 to support up to two (2) awards. The total amount awarded, and the number of awards will depend upon the number, quality, duration and cost of applications received and approved. |
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For More Information
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The Notice of Funding Opportunity can be found under RFA-CE-20-005 at www.grants.gov at this link: www.grants.gov/web/grants/
A pre-application teleconference call will be conducted to address questions regarding this NOFO. Questions and answers from the discussion will be included in an amended NOFO approximately 3 weeks after the call.
Application due: May 29, 2020 |
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