Foodlink
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
Foodlink, the regional food bank for Central and Western New York, rescues and redistributes more than
7.5 million pounds of food annually to more than 550 organizations. Foodlink is the lead organization
of the Community/University Partnership Project (CUPP), a group of nine college and university departments
and ten community partners. The CUPP partners have been working together for the past three years to build
the capacity of small faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs), to meet the human service needs in and around Rochester, New York.
Project Description:
The CUPP Capacity Building Project anticipates serving
approximately twenty-five human service organizations
with assessment and diagnostic services, training, technical
assistance, and subawards in the five critical areas of
capacity building.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Rochester, New York
Subaward Plan:
Foodlink anticipates providing $200,000 for capacity-building
subawards to twenty-five organizations, with awards ranging
from $1,000 to $25,000. Applicants must have annual operating
budgets less than $500,000 and provide services in the
CCF priority areas in order to be eligible. Applicants
are not required to have 501(c)3 status.
Contact Information:
936 Exchange Street
Rochester, NY 14608
585-328-3380
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Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC) is
the largest council of churches in the country, with over
700 member congregations, 30,000 volunteers, and twenty
programs that serve an estimated 290,000 people annually.
Operating in concert with the Stairstep Foundation, an
African American service and advocacy organization, GMCC
will engage additional congregations and community-based
nonprofits in capacity building.
Project Description:
The Community Initiative Project will offer universal
community training through a series of fifty workshops
open to interested faith-based or community organizations
throughout the grant period. Organizations interested
in receiving intensive technical assistance and subaward
funding will be required to participate in a three-session
organization capacity assessment process offered nine
times during the project period to up to 180 organizations.
The end product of the assessment process will be the
development of a capacity-building plan and budget. Subaward
recipients will be notified of their award in late March
and implementation of their intensive technical assistance
and training will begin in April.
Geographic Scope of Project:
The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and
first-ring suburbs.
Subaward Plan:
Community Initiatives will make approximately thirty to
thirty-five subawards in two cycles of fifteen to eighteen.
Subaward amounts will range from $5,000 to $10,000. Only
those organizations that have completed the organizational
capacity assessment process and have an approved capacity
plan will be eligible to submit an application for a subaward.
Preference will be given to organizations that have an
operating budget of $500,000 or less, that have not received
previous Federal funding, and that offer programs that
address CCF priority areas.
Contact Information:
1001 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-721-8687
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Ingham County – Power
of We Consortium.
Award Amount, Year 1: $500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The Ingham County Health Department serves as the administrative,
fiduciary, and staff home of the Power of We Consortium
(PWC). The PWC is a decentralized, collaborative network
that brokers relationships, information, and resources
to tackle community issues that are beyond the capacity
of any single organization. The PWC has more than a decade
of experience building capacity in faith-based and community
organizations (FBCOs) in Michigan’s capital area.
Project Description:
The Power of We Consortium will offer free training workshops
to charitable nonprofits serving Ingham County, based
on needs expressed by all applicants. The PWC will select
twenty to twenty-five FBCOs at various stages of development.
The PWC will use organization-specific capacity building
teams composed of both peer and institutional mentors
to complete a thorough capacity assessment, to develop
customized technical assistance and subaward action plans
addressing at least two of the five critical areas of
capacity building, and to provide on-going “guide-by-the-side”
technical assistance to support action plan implementation.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Ingham County, Michigan
Subaward Plan:
The Power of We Consortium expects to grant $280,000 in
subawards to twenty to twenty-five recipients through
an open, competitive process. Awards will range from $500-$40,000.
Preference will be given to those organizations whose
service areas align with Compassion Capital Fund priority
areas, who demonstrate a strong track record in leadership
development and/or community engagement, and who have
historically not received funding from the Federal government.
Contact Information:
5303 S. Cedar
Lansing, MI 48911
517-887-4568
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The Institute for Youth Development
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The Institute for Youth Development (IYD) is a non-partisan,
nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to help teens make
healthy choices. To meet this goal, IYD conducts research
and develops programs to educate teens, parents, educators,
and youth development professionals about the importance
of avoiding alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco, and violence.
In addition to youth development expertise, the founders
of IYD also have extensive experience in HIV/AIDS policy
initiatives.
Project Description:
IYD anticipates training 225 organizations through nine
one-day capacity building seminars in the ten designated
jurisdictions of Northern Virginia. These seminars will
also inform interested organizations of IYD’s CCF
project and related subaward and technical assistance
opportunities. IYD will assist potential participant organizations
in producing a baseline assessment identifying capacity-building
needs in the five critical areas of capacity building.
The competition application will determine ten to fifteen
faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) that serve
at-risk youth. These FBCOs will receive intensive training,
technical assistance and subawards.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford
Counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls
Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Northern Virginia.
Subaward Plan:
IYD will provide $200,000 in subawards to ten to fifteen
faith-based and community organizations. The maximum award
per organization will be $20,000. Attendance at one of
the capacity building seminars, bidders’ conference,
and submitting a letter of intent will be required to
be considered for a subaward. Eligibility will be limited
to organizations that work with at-risk youth, particularly
those at risk of gang influence and involvement. Applicants
must have no history of receiving Federal competitive
funding.
Contact Information:
1329 Shephard Drive
Suite 1
Sterling, VA 20164
703-433-1640
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Northwest Leadership Foundation
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The Northwest Leadership Foundation (NLF) is a faith-based,
locally-driven nonprofit organization established in 1989
to encourage, strengthen, and develop the capacity of
grassroots faith and community-based organization (FBCOs)
in the Tacoma/Seattle region. The Northwest Leadership
Foundation, along with its partnering organization the
Knoxville Leadership Foundation, has more than fifty years
of experience in comprehensive capacity-building support
and state-of-the-art training and technical assistance
for FBCOs.
Project Description:
The Leadership Foundation Capacity Building Initiative
will provide capacity building training workshops open
to all FBCOs in Tacoma and Knoxville. NLF will select
twenty organizations from Knoxville and twenty from Tacoma
for intensive services. NLF will perform an organizational
assessment and develop a customized development plan for
each participating organization that will address at least
two of the five critical capacity building areas. Thirty
competitively selected FBCOs will receive both subawards
and intensive technical assistance. Ten competitively
selected FBCOs will receive training and intensive technical
assistance only.
Geographic Scope of Project:
The cities of Tacoma, Washington and Knoxville, Tennessee
Subaward Plan:
The Leadership Foundation Capacity Building Initiative
will provide $200,000 in capacity building subawards,
with grants ranging from $2,500 to $25,000. The request
for proposals will be released in the sixth month of the
implementation of their project. Preference will be given
to those organizations that implement programs in CCF
priority areas and have not previously received Federal
funds.
Contact Information:
717 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98405
253-272-0771
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Nueva Esperanza
Award Amount, Year 1:
$500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
Nueva Esperanza’s mission of their Hispanic Capacity
Project (HCP) is to increase the capacity of Hispanic
faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) resulting
in more efficient services to individuals and families
in need. The HCP has served 140 FBCOs across America since
2002.
Project Description:
The Hispanic Capacity Project will work with 40 Hispanic
FBCOs in Florida to build their capacity and improve services.
Fourteen organizations will be selected from Miami, and
twenty-six from Tampa/Orlando. Organizations will have
the opportunity to receive training and apply for subawards
or technical assistance awards. The HCP will provide technical
assistance awards to ten organizations averaging $3,000
per organization. HCP will offer three training events
during the project period, two at the regional level and
one at the national level.
Geographic Scope of Project:
The cities of Miami and Tampa\Orlando, Florida.
Subaward Plan:
A total of $200,000 will be dispersed in the Miami and
Tampa/Orlando regions through subawards to approximately
thirty FBCOs. The average grant size will be $6,500. In
order for an organization to receive a subaward or technical
assistance, it must be among the forty organizations selected
for the overall program and must participate in all training
events. Priority will be given to those organizations
that historically have not received Federal funds and
that implement programs in the CCF priority areas.
Contact Information:
4261 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
215-324-0746
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Southwest Georgia United Empowerment
Zone, Inc.
Award Amount, Year 1: $480,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
Southwest Georgia United (SWGAU) operates a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural Empowerment Zone.
SWGAU began in 1994 as a grassroots, community-based initiative
for economic development and community improvement in
Crisp and Dooly Counties. It structures its mission around
four key principles – strategic vision for change,
community-based partnerships, economic opportunity, and
sustainable community development. Since its inception,
SWGAU has created over 1,500 jobs, operated a youth development
program, provided ongoing training/ technical assistance
to 66 faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs)
and distributed over $14 million into the community.
Project Description:
In the first months of the project, SWGAU will provide
training for creating capacity building plans and administer
an organizational assessment to fifty faith-based and
community organizations. Twenty of these organizations
will be selected to receive intensive training and technical
assistance. In addition to individualized consultation,
SWGAU will offer workshops, conference calls, and brown-bag
informational and networking sessions.
Geographic Scope of Project:
Crisp and Dooly Counties in Georgia
Subaward Plan:
SWGAU will deliver $204,000 in competitive subawards to
at least ten eligible organizations. Priority will be
given to organizations that have not received funds from
the Federal government and that implement programs in
the CCF priority areas. Small FBCOs that have no regular,
full-time paid staff and may not have a formal board of
directors will be encouraged to apply for no more than
$10,000. Organizations with a board of directors and at
least one full-time paid staff member will be encouraged
to apply for no more than $24,000.
Contact Information:
1150 Industrial Drive
Vienna, GA 31092
229-268-7592
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Alaska Department of Health
and Social Services: Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives
Award Amount, Year 1: $500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services
has protected and promoted the health and well-being of
Alaskans since statehood in 1959. The Alaska Office of
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (AOFBCI), housed
in the Department of Health and Social Services, was created
to to improve the well-being of Alaskans by strengthening
and expanding the contributions of faith-based and community
initiatives. The AOFBCI seeks to: foster partnerships
between and among government, faith and community groups;
build capacity in faith-based and community organizations;
and educate the government, organizations and the public
about FBCI contributions, opportunities and issues that
impact Alaskans in need.
Project Description:
Through the Compassion Alaska project, AOFBCI will offer
free capacity building training on a regional basis to
interested FBCOs over the duration of the grant. A capacity
building track will be added to the 2007 Conference on
Community and Faith-Based Service, held in Anchorage.
This conference targets faith-based and community organization
staff, leadership and board members as well as community
members and national service members, AOFBCI will offer
intensive technical assistance in the form of customized
consultation, coaching, and subawards to ten organizations
that have successfully completed a competitive application
process. Interested organizations will be required to
complete a self-administered organizational assessment.
Designated assessors from AOFBCI will administer semi-structured
interviews to determine the organization's baseline capacity
in the five critical areas of capacity building. The AOFBCI
will provide supportive technical assistance that can
be addressed via phone or email within 24-hours to organizations
with less intensive needs.
Geographic Scope of Project:
All five regions in the State of Alaska: Northern, Interior,
Southwest, Southcentral and Southeast
Subaward Plan:
AOFBCI will award a total of $200,000 in ten subawards
of up to $20,000 each. Two subawards will go to each of
the five regions in Alaska. Applicants must provide social
services in one of the CCF priority areas to be eligible
for an award. Additionally, applicants must also have
no history of Federal funding, have received fewer than
two state grants in their entire history, have an annual
budget of less than $500,000, and have fewer than ten
staff members to be eligible for a subaward.
Contact Information:
Anchorage Office:
3601 “C” Street
Suite 902
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-269-8021
Juneau Office:
350 Main Street
Suite 404
P.O. Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811
907-465-6817
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United Way of Tucson and Southern
Arizona
Award Amount, Year 1: $500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona is the lead
applicant and fiscal agent of the Arizona Compassion Initiative.
The Initiative is a joint effort with the Governor's Office
for Children, Youth, and Families-Office of Faith and
Community Initiatives, Arizona State University Center
for Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona Department
of Economic Security, and LeCroy & Milligan Associates.
Through this partnership, the Arizona Compassion Initiative
will be able to serve organizations in distressed areas
throughout Arizona.
Project Description:
The Arizona Compassion Initiative will assist eligible
organizations in completing the Virginia Organizational
Assessment Instrument to determine capacity in CCF's five
critical areas of capacity building. The Initiative will
create capacity-engaging plans with suggestions for technical
assistance and training in two or more of the critical
areas of capacity building for each organization. Participants
will then be invited to submit a proposal for receiving
a subaward and twenty hours of individualized technical
assistance. The initiative will also provide free capacity
building workshops for qualifying nonprofit organizations.
All services are provided to organizations serving elders-in-need
and families transitioning from welfare to work.
Geographic Scope of Project:
The State of Arizona, including urban, rural, and tribal
areas.
Subaward Plan:
The Arizona Compassion Initiative will award $200,000
in subawards to thirty to forty organizations. Awards
will range from $500 to $10,000. Applicants must provide
social services to elders-in-need and/or families transitioning
from welfare to work and preference will be given to those
organizations who have not received Federal funding in
the last five years.
Contact Information:
330 North Commerce Park Loop
P.O. Box 86750
Tucson, AZ 85754
520-903-9000 x440
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University Of Hawaii
Award Amount, Year 1: $500,000
Award Year: 2006
Organization Description:
The Center on the Family (COF) is an academic unit of
the University of Hawaii-Manoa. The COF strives to enhance
interdisciplinary research, service, and education that
will support and strengthen families. The COF is the state’s
foremost resource for data and information relating to
children, families, and older adults. The COF partners
with Hawaiian Island Ministries, an organization serving
904 churches in 55 denominations.
Project Description:
The Hawaii Moving Forward project will offer up to six
training workshops open to all faith-based and community
organizationss throughout Hawaii at no cost to participants.
The organizations selected to participate in the Fellows
Program will work with Hawaii Moving Forward to articulate
their organization’s needs. Individualized technical
assistance will focus on one critical area of capacity
building for five months and a second priority area for
the following five months. Fellows will also be offered
the opportunity to create a network of peer support and
seek out project partners to collaborate in providing
services to those in need.
Geographic Scope of Project:
The state of Hawaii
Subaward Plan:
Hawaii Moving Forward will provide $200,000 in subawards
ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 to fifteen to eighteen
organizations. Only those organizations accepted into
the Fellows Program will receive subawards. Applicant
organizations must provide social services to the homeless,
elders-in-need, at-risk youth, families in transition
from welfare to work, those in need of intensive rehabilitation,
or couples in need of marriage strengthening.
Contact Information:
Miller 103
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-4132
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