Applicants are inviyed to apply for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief Capacity Building Grant Program.
Donor Name: National Alliance for Children’s Grief
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
NACG invites any organization that currently serves young people who have experienced a death of a loved one to apply for this competitive grant opportunity to enhance access to and increase grief support for youth and their families. 
Capacity Building Cycle Focus
Funds to enhance organizational capacity, development of an organization’s infrastructure, capabilities, and overall effectiveness. The focus will strengthen the core capacities of the organization, rather than funding specific programs or services. The grant must support 1 of 6 major categories:

Organization Development / Planning activities: organizational assessments; strategic planning; fund development; communications/marketing; recruiting or maintaining volunteer support; business planning. 
Staff/board development: leadership training; defining the role of the board; recruitment of new board members; strengthening governance. 
Strategic relationships/collaboration: technical assistance; consultant support; restructuring; mergers; or business planning 
Internal operations: improvements to financial management, human resources, or volunteer management; development of evaluation systems and training; facility planning. 
Technology & Infrastructure: improving IT capacity through upgrades to hardware and software, networking, updating websites, and staff training to optimize the use of technology. 
Evaluation Assessment

Funding Information 

$15,000 Over 1 Year: grant award of $15,000 for one year. 
$10,000 Over 1 Year: grant award of $10,000 per year for one year.
$5,000 Over 1 Year: grant award of $5,000 for one year. 

Eligibility Criteria

U.S. based 501(c)3. 
Provide 990 tax returns for at least two of the past three years. 
Provide audited financials for the most recent full fiscal year.
Must provide a budget detailing specifically how requested funds will be used. 
Must be the entity that will provide the children’s bereavement services. 
Must have at least one paid staff person. 
Request amount must not be greater than 15% of the organization’s most recent fiscal year actuals for grants. 
Organizations most recent fiscal year actuals must be less than $150,000.
The grant proposal must include cultural considerations of bereaved children based on the community you will be serving.

For more information, visit NACG.