Grants to Hawaii Nonprofits Serving Foster
Youth to Build Organizational Capacity

Foundation / Corporation

Funding Source:

Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) - Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation

Estimated Size of Grant:

Grants generally range from $5,000 to $40,000.

Term of Contract:

Grants may be multi-year commitments.

Eligibility:

• See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Tax-exempt Hawaii organizations are eligible to apply. Organizations may be either 501(c)(3) or religious organizations. Units of government and public schools are not eligible under this Request for Proposals. Fiscal sponsorships are not permissible.

The majority percentage of the organization’s or program’s clientele or project beneficiaries must be
-Children in the foster custody of a Hawaii state government agency;
-Children placed by a Hawaii state government agency in therapeutic foster placement or in kinship, foster, respite, guardianship, permanent custody, or adoptive families; or
-Their caregivers, or
-Current foster youth or young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who have aged out of the state child welfare or mental health systems.

Grants will not be made for capital, endowments, re-granting activities or operating costs.

Pre-Application Information:

If you are new to the online application process, remember to set up your online account to access the application. Keep in mind that it may take 3 days to process a new user registration.

Applications submitted by 5:00 PM (HST) on the following dates will be considered:

-January 17, 2017
-May 15, 2017
-September 15, 2017

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Geographic Focus:

USA: Hawaii