Core Funding Opportunity:
An organization can choose to utilize Core Funding during either the Calendar Year (January 1 – December 31) or the Academic Year (July 1 – June 30). The process for applicants to receive Core Funding over two Calendar Years; January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; is below.
2025-2026 Guidelines
- Organizations may apply for up to two separate projects. Organizations currently receiving funding for one project may only apply for one additional project.
- Instead of a project limit cap, CSF will now consider investing up to $750,000 annually in a single organization with Core Funding (no more than 1.5 million over 2-years). This can be done through a single request, or no more than two different requests in either funding cycle (calendar year or academic year). Individual projects are not bound by an award limit.
- Contracts will be awarded for two-year projects, dates January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
- Continued during this cycle:
- There is no longer a requirement of a “25% cash-match.”
- Applicants will self-select one outcome from within the Fund’s Community Impact Framework.
- In lieu of full applications, applicants will participate in an in-person presentation with CSF staff to discuss their proposed project. Selected applicants will receive additional instructions regarding these presentations.
Important Dates:
- Letter of Intent Available: April 1, 2024. Letters of intent must be submitted online to be considered. Click the Apply button when available to begin. You may review the questions here prior to beginning the form.
- Letter of Intent Deadline: April 26,2024 at 5:00 pm CDT
- Invitations to Submit Application Supporting Documents: will be sent via email no later than 5:00 pm CDT, June 3, 2024
- Application Supporting Documents Deadline: June 21, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT
- Statement of programmatic changes since LOI submission
- Impact/Outcome information
- Budget and budget narrative (provided format)
- Postal code information for children and families to be served
- Project timeline (any format)
- Supporting Documents
- IRS tax determination status letter
- Jackson County tax clearance or waiver
- Organization financial audit
- Licensing proof (if applicable)
- Partner Memo(s) of Agreement (if applicable)
- Core Funding Applicant Presentations/Discussions: will be scheduled between August 12, 2024 through September 20, 2024
- Notification of funding decisions will occur on October 18, 2024
Awarded funds will be disbursed to agencies either monthly or quarterly, contingent on reimbursement type and timely submission of required reporting documents.
Contact Person: Children's Services Fund, 816.832.6340, hello@jacokids.org
Fund Description:
Pursuant to RSMo 210.861, the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County is able to fund:
1. Up to 30 days of temporary shelter for abused, neglected, runaway, homeless or emotionally disturbed youth; respite care services; and services to unwed mothers.
2. Outpatient chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment programs:
- Counseling and related services as a part of transitional living programs.
- Home-based and community- based family intervention programs.
- Unmarried parent services; crisis intervention services, inclusive of telephone hotlines.
- And prevention programs, which promote healthy lifestyle among children and youth and strengthen families.
3. Individual, group, or family professional counseling and therapy services; psychological evaluations; and mental health screenings.
Areas of Interest:
Examples of services that could be funded through the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County include, but are not limited to:
- Temporary shelter for children and youth
- Counseling and in-home case management
- Parent education
- Family intervention programs
- Home-based family interventions
- Community-based family interventions
- Abuse prevention programming
Areas of Exclusion:
The following are ineligible costs and activities for the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County:
- Inpatient medical, psychiatric, and chemical dependency services.
- Transportation services.
- Capital campaigns, construction and building expenses.
Procedures for Grant Seekers:
If this is your first time accessing the application software, please click the Register button in the upper right hand corner. If you are a first time user, but your organization has an application account, please contact grants@growyourgiving.org or 816.627.3452 to be added to your organization.
Do not see an Apply button? You may not have administrator account privileges. Please check with your organization account's primary administrator to confirm your access. You may also contact grants@growyourgiving.org or 816.627.3452 for assistance.
Children's Services Fund of Jackson County Core Funding
Core Funding Opportunity:
An organization can choose to utilize Core Funding during either the Calendar Year (January 1 – December 31) or the Academic Year (July 1 – June 30). The process for applicants to receive Core Funding over two Calendar Years; January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; is below.
2025-2026 Guidelines
- Organizations may apply for up to two separate projects. Organizations currently receiving funding for one project may only apply for one additional project.
- Instead of a project limit cap, CSF will now consider investing up to $750,000 annually in a single organization with Core Funding (no more than 1.5 million over 2-years). This can be done through a single request, or no more than two different requests in either funding cycle (calendar year or academic year). Individual projects are not bound by an award limit.
- Contracts will be awarded for two-year projects, dates January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
- Continued during this cycle:
- There is no longer a requirement of a “25% cash-match.”
- Applicants will self-select one outcome from within the Fund’s Community Impact Framework.
- In lieu of full applications, applicants will participate in an in-person presentation with CSF staff to discuss their proposed project. Selected applicants will receive additional instructions regarding these presentations.
Important Dates:
- Letter of Intent Available: April 1, 2024. Letters of intent must be submitted online to be considered. Click the Apply button when available to begin. You may review the questions here prior to beginning the form.
- Letter of Intent Deadline: April 26,2024 at 5:00 pm CDT
- Invitations to Submit Application Supporting Documents: will be sent via email no later than 5:00 pm CDT, June 3, 2024
- Application Supporting Documents Deadline: June 21, 2024 at 5:00 pm CDT
- Statement of programmatic changes since LOI submission
- Impact/Outcome information
- Budget and budget narrative (provided format)
- Postal code information for children and families to be served
- Project timeline (any format)
- Supporting Documents
- IRS tax determination status letter
- Jackson County tax clearance or waiver
- Organization financial audit
- Licensing proof (if applicable)
- Partner Memo(s) of Agreement (if applicable)
- Core Funding Applicant Presentations/Discussions: will be scheduled between August 12, 2024 through September 20, 2024
- Notification of funding decisions will occur on October 18, 2024
Awarded funds will be disbursed to agencies either monthly or quarterly, contingent on reimbursement type and timely submission of required reporting documents.
Contact Person: Children's Services Fund, 816.832.6340, hello@jacokids.org
Fund Description:
Pursuant to RSMo 210.861, the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County is able to fund:
1. Up to 30 days of temporary shelter for abused, neglected, runaway, homeless or emotionally disturbed youth; respite care services; and services to unwed mothers.
2. Outpatient chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment programs:
- Counseling and related services as a part of transitional living programs.
- Home-based and community- based family intervention programs.
- Unmarried parent services; crisis intervention services, inclusive of telephone hotlines.
- And prevention programs, which promote healthy lifestyle among children and youth and strengthen families.
3. Individual, group, or family professional counseling and therapy services; psychological evaluations; and mental health screenings.
Areas of Interest:
Examples of services that could be funded through the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County include, but are not limited to:
- Temporary shelter for children and youth
- Counseling and in-home case management
- Parent education
- Family intervention programs
- Home-based family interventions
- Community-based family interventions
- Abuse prevention programming
Areas of Exclusion:
The following are ineligible costs and activities for the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County:
- Inpatient medical, psychiatric, and chemical dependency services.
- Transportation services.
- Capital campaigns, construction and building expenses.
Procedures for Grant Seekers:
If this is your first time accessing the application software, please click the Register button in the upper right hand corner. If you are a first time user, but your organization has an application account, please contact grants@growyourgiving.org or 816.627.3452 to be added to your organization.
Do not see an Apply button? You may not have administrator account privileges. Please check with your organization account's primary administrator to confirm your access. You may also contact grants@growyourgiving.org or 816.627.3452 for assistance.