Safe and Drug Free Schools VA Virginia Dept of Education Richmond, VA tel: 804-225-2910 fax: 804-786-9769

Funding Resources for School-Based Prevention Programs

I. Starting Points

GRANTS.GOV
http://www.grants.gov
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.

GRANTS WEB
http://www.srainternational.org/sra03/grantsweb
index.cfm
GrantsWeb is a starting point for accessing grants-related information and resources on the Internet. GrantsWeb offers links to grants-related Internet sites and resources, including funding opportunities, grants data bases, policy developments, and professional activities.

SCHOOL GRANTS
http://www.schoolgrants.org
This site posts all types of grants for schools, teachers, and students and provides links to Federal and State agencies and foundations.

THE FOUNDATION CENTER
http://fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed. It publishes the Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly listing of requests for proposals (RFPs) from U.S. grant makers. Center resources include proposal writing workshops and an online directory of foundations.

CHANNING BETE, INC.
http://www.channing-bete.com/funding/index.php
Website includes:

• current funding opportunities (updated frequently)
• a list of federal agencies that distribute funding for positive youth development and prevention efforts
• a list of the top 25 foundations funding youth development initiatives(based on dollars distributed for these programs), complete with contact information
• grant-writing tips and suggestions.

CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE
http://www.cfda.gov
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It details every Federal grant, including description, eligibility, deadlines, and award procedures. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal Government. The website has a helpful "First Time Users Guide" and search capability. The catalogue can also be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, 202-512-1800.

FEDERAL REGISTER
The Federal Register is the main resource for Federal funding opportunities. It is published Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The current year's Federal Register database is updated daily by 6 a.m. Documents are available as ASCII text and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Funding announcements can be accessed through the Department of Education's website at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/

 

II. FEDERAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (USED)
http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
The simplest way to check for grants in the various units of DOE is to go to the site listed above, then select "Grants and Contracts." DOE grants are also listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (www.cfda.gov).

These are examples of the types of relevant grant opportunities the Department of Education has or may fund:

• Alternative Strategies: Grants to Reduce Student Suspensions and Expulsions and Ensure Educational Progress of Suspended and Expelled Students
• Neglected and Delinquent/High Risk Youth Program
• Even Start Statewide Family Literacy Initiative Grants
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
• Parental Responsibility/Early Intervention Resource Centers
• Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
• Character Education
• Emergency Immigrant Education Program
• Goals 2000 Comprehensive Local Reform Assistance Program
• Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Program
• Linking Policy and Practice Audiences to the 1997 Amendments of IDEA
• State and Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement
• Center on Achieving Results in Education for Students with Disabilities (special education)
• Rehabilitation Short-Term Training (special education)
• Centers for Independent Living (special education)
• Special Demonstration Programs (special education)
• Community Parent Resource Centers (special education)
• Elementary School Counseling Demonstration
• Middle School Drug Prevention and School Safety Program Coordinators
• State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders
• Civic Education
• Systems-Change Projects To Expand Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Mental or Physical Disabilities, or Both, Who Receive Public Support
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
• School Violence Prevention and Early Childhood Development Activities

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Go to "Funding" on the menu. The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. Website provides a listing of drug-related funding opportunities, training and technical assistance, equipment procurement programs, and other resources from public- and private organizations. The Drug-Free Communities Support Program is co-sponsored by ONDCP and OJJDP (see below).

OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PREVENTION (OJJDP), DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Examples of types of relevant grant opportunities in which the Department of Justice is or has been involved follow:

• Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Building a Model for Effective Service Delivery
• Fiscal Year 2000 Missing and Exploited Children's Program

Interagency (With Departments of Education and HHS)

• Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
• School Violence Prevention and Early Childhood Development Activities

This site also offers a gateway to other Department of Justice and Federal agency funding opportunities.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
http://www.dhhs.gov/progorg/
The Department of Health and Human Services houses a variety of federal agencies/programs that can be accessed through the HHS website. These include:

Administration for Children and Families - (ACF)
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
Go to "Grants and Contracts." This agency funds state, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
Go to "Funding" on menu. Lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.

National Institutes for Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov
Go to "Grants." Agency serves as the steward of medical and behavioral research for the U.S.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov
Go to "Funding" on the menu. You will find information on grants from the Center for Mental Health Services, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov
Go to "Funding" on the menu. You will find information on grants from the Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Health Professions, the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, and the HIV/AIDS Bureau.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Go to "Funding Opportunities" to find program announcements and requests for applications.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov
Go to "Funding." Here are some examples of relevant grants the Department has funded recently:

• Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with SED
• Homeless Families Program
• Community Action Grants for Service Systems Change
• Violence Prevention/Resilience Development—School and Community Action Grants
• Family Strengthening
• Substance Abuse Prevention/HIV Care
• Adolescent Treatment Models
• Community Action Grants
• Practice/Research Collaboratives
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

III. SELECTED FOUNDATIONS

THE FOUNDATION CENTER
http://fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed. It publishes the Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly listing of requests for proposals (RFPs) from U.S. grant makers. Center resources include proposal writing workshops and an online directory of foundations.

Many foundations have a focus on health, mental health, and schools. Contacting organizations directly to discuss your proposal is often a good strategy.

Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org

W. K. Kellogg Foundation
http://www.wkkf.org

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
http://www.mott.org

Commonwealth Fund
http://www.cmwf.org

Pew Charitable Trusts
http://www.pewtrusts.com

DeWitt-Wallace/Readers Digest Foundation
http://www.wallacefunds.org

W. T. Grant Foundation
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org

Rockefeller Foundation
http://www.rockfound.org

Public Welfare Foundation
http://www.publicwelfare.org

Carnegie Corporation
http://www.carnegie.org

Newman's Own
http://www.newmansown.com

IV. NATIONAL CENTERS

THE FINANCE PROJECT
http://www.financeproject.org
The Finance Project is a non-profit policy research, technical assistance and information organization created to help improve outcomes for children, families and communities nationwide. Its mission is to support decision making that produces and sustains good results by developing and disseminating information, knowledge, tools and technical assistance for improved policies, programs, and financing strategies. The Finance Project's work is concentrated in several areas:

• Financing issues and strategies related to education, family and children's services, and community building and development;
• Results-based planning, budgeting, management and accountability;
• Community supports and services that reach across categorical boundaries and the public- and private-sectors to effectively link health care, education, family support, income security and economic development;
• Improved governance and collaborative decision making; and
• planning and implementation of comprehensive welfare and workforce development reforms.

Among the Project's publications are the following:

Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants: Strategic Planning Guide by Anna E. Danegger, Carol E. Cohen,Cheryl D. Hayes, and Gwen A. Holden

Towards an "Economics of Prevention:" Illustrations from Vermont's Experience by Cornelius Hogan and David Murphey (December 2000)

Developing Cost Accounting and Decision Support Software for Comprehensive Community-Based Support Systems: Integrated Feasibility Analysis by Robert Harrington and Peter Jenkins with Carolyn Marzke and Carol Cohen (February 1999)

Financing Strategies to Support Comprehensive, Community-Based Services for Children and Families by Mary M. O'Brien, National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (March 1997)

Financing Family Resource Centers: A Guide to Funding Sources and Strategies by Sara Watson and Miriam Westheimer (April 2000)

Creating Dedicated Local Revenue Sources for Early Care and Educational Initiatives by Barbara Hanson Langford (April 2000)

Cost Framework for Teacher Preparation and Professional Development by Jennifer King Rice (June 2001)

Issues and Challenges in Financing Professional Development in Education by Carol Cohen (June 2001)

Catalog and Guide to Federal Funding Sources for Professional Development in Education by Carol Cohen and Anya Freiman (June2001)

Money Matters: A Guide To Financing Quality Education and Other Children's Services (January 1997)

Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Nancy D. Reder (April 2000)

Using CCDF to Finance Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Sharon Deich with Erika Bryant and Elisabeth Wright (August 2001)

Maximizing Medicaid Funding to Support Health and Mental Health Services for School-Age Children and Youth by Andrew Bundy with Victoria Wegener (October 2000)

Using TANF to Finance Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Margaret Flynn (October 1999)

A Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Out-of-School Time and Community Initiatives by Sharon Deich (January 2001)

Using Title 1 to Finance Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Sharon Deich, Victoria Wegener, and Elisabeth Wright (December 2001)

Financing Transportation Services for Out-of-School Time and Community School Programs by Barbara Hanson Langford and Michele Gilbert (November 2001)

Using the Community Development Block Grant to Support Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives

Adapting to Changing Conditions: Accessing Tobacco Settlement Revenues for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Carol Cohen and Victoria Wegener (December 2000)

Maximizing Medicaid Funding to Support Health and Mental Health Services for School-Age Children and Youth by Andrew Bundy with Victoria Wegener (October 2000)

Maximizing Federal Food and Nutrition Funds for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives by Barbara Hanson Langford (February 2000)

Resources for Improving Mental Health Services for Low-Income Children by Kelly O'Dell (October 2001)

Financing Broad-Based Community Collaboratives by S. Cates (September 1998)

THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE IN SCHOOLS (FORMERLY MAKING THE GRADE) http://www.gwu.edu/~mtg/sbhcs/financing.htm
 

This site focuses on financing issues related to school-based health centers. You can access the following papers:

• Issues in Financing School-Based Health Centers: A Guide for State Officials
• Medicaid, Managed Care, and School-Based Health Centers: Proceedings of a Meeting With Policy Makers and Providers
• The New Child Health Insurance Expansion
• Nine State Strategies-Executive Summary