Children's Initiative
Purpose
To create and promote stability and resiliency for children who have been exposed to domestic violence.
Requirements
The program must contain all four of the following components:
| 1) | Directly serve children who have been exposed to domestic violence ("Directly serve children" means programs that develop methodologies, train staff or are designed to only prevent domestic violence will NOT be funded. ), | |
| 2) | Enhance the mother-child relationship, | |
| 3) | Include a Domestic Violence specific parenting education component, and | |
| 4) | Be a new program (Funding is for new projects that are within the first three years of development). |
Priorities
The program will:
| 1) | Have the objective of preventing future abuse and breaking the cycle of violence, | |
| 2) | Assist children in coping with the physical, emotional and mental trauma of abuse, | |
| 3) | Provide treatment and services beyond initial intervention, and | |
| 4) | Target children of middle school age and younger. |
Eligibility
Types of Programs
The Foundation will provide program support for domestic violence
programs only. Projects which focus on abused, homeless or
children with special needs or programs which attempt to prevent
domestic violence or provide programs for children, some of whom have
experienced domestic violence, are NOT the program's focus. Requests for capital support or general operating support are not considered.
Geographic Scope
In this Initiative, unlike the general program, the Foundation will
fund local projects without geographic restrictions.
Grant Size
The average grant size for the Initiative is $25,000.
Multi Year Funding
Multi year funding will be considered if a progress report is submitted
along with a letter of intent for each year that a grant is requested.
Please indicate in the letter of intent (and accompanying program
budget) that you wish to be considered for multi-year funding. No
project will be considered which anticipates Weyerhaeuser Family
Foundation funding for longer than three years.
Restrictions
Please note the following restrictions that apply to the general
program, also apply here. The Foundation will not consider proposals in
the following areas:
- Books or media projects, unless the project is connected to other areas of Foundation interest
- Capital projects
- Individuals, scholarships or fellowships
- Ongoing projects or general operating support for an organization
- Organizations located outside the United States
- Land acquisitions or trades
- Lobbying activity
- Research projects
Outcomes-Based Assessment
The Foundation is interested in measurable outcomes. Therefore
applicants will be asked to clearly state their goals at the outset of
each grant period, and to report on their activities and achievements
at the end. The single most important question to be addressed
is: What difference will this project make for those who participate in
it?
Application Process
The Letter of Intent is the first step in the application process and should be no more than two pages, to which you must
attach a one-page budget summary and an Application Cover Sheet - Children's Initiative.
In addition, a copy of the applicant's letter from the Internal Revenue
Service regarding exempt status should also be included with the Letter
of Intent. Be sure to review Requirements and Restrictions.
The Letter of Intent should contain the following information in a concise form:
- Brief background on the applicant organization
- Need for the project
- Plan to address the need (Include an overview of the treatment model and the evidence that exists which shows the model's effectiveness.)
- Time frame
- Budget for the project
Please Note: If you have received a grant in previous years under this Initiative, a report on progress to date should be contained in your initial letter of intent as well as your full proposal.
Deadline
Letters of Intent for the Children's Initiative program must be received by the Foundation office no later than April 1, 2009.
In fairness to all applicants, the Foundation will strictly adhere to it's deadlines. Material received after the established deadlines will not be considered.
Foundation Process for Decision Making
The Board of Trustees will review all letters of intent at their
meeting in June and will notify applicants in July of the Board's
decision regarding the initial application stage.
Selected organizations will be invited to submit a full proposal which must be received at the Foundation office no later than August 1, 2009. Grant decisions will be made in November and funds will be distributed by year end.
Each grant proposal must carry the signature of the appropriate administrative officer of the tax-exempt non-profit applicant.
Organizations receiving grants are expected to assume proper fiscal responsibility for the expenditure of grant funds as well as to assure the Foundation that the purposes of the grants are fulfilled.
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| Application Cover Sheet - Children's Initiative | Examples of Past Grants - Children's Initiative |