Nonprofit Funding, Jobs, & Events March 2022

Funding

Point Source Youth QTBIPOC Community Fund
The PSY QTBIPOC (Point Source Youth Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Community Fund will provide advocacy grants of up to $10,000 per year to 15 communities led by community advocates, leaders, and small organizations. The fund is focused on supporting QTBIPOC and HIV-focused grassroots organizations across the country to create youth-led housing interventions like direct cash transfers and rapid re-housing. The PSY QTBIPOC Community Fund will build on Point Source Youth’s mission to end youth homelessness and focus on new innovative solutions to provide access to housing and care that works.
Deadline: April 5, 2022 | Learn more >>

Office on Violence Against Women’s Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
Funds under this program must be used to develop and/or implement strategies that engage and mobilize men and boys at individual, group, relational, and societal levels to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking through one or more of the following purposes: 

• Develop and/or implement programming to recruit and train men and boys to serve as role models, positive influencers, change agents, and/or mentors to address and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking.
• Integrate education on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking (the VAWA crimes) into established support and/or enrichment programs (e.g., mentoring, youth services, sports, fraternal, faith-based, fatherhood, re-entry, and educational programs) to assist men and/or boys in developing healthy relationships, challenging social norms that support violence against women and girls, becoming active bystanders, and understanding the intersection of the VAWA crimes and other types of related violence (e.g., gang initiation, gun violence).
• Develop and implement a train-the-trainer program for community organizations or programs, and/or governmental agencies or programs, to incorporate education and/or training into their existing work with male clients to prevent violence against women and girls.

Grants.gov Deadline: April 7, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 12, 2022 | Learn more >>

National Alliance for Children’s Grief’s Grief Reach Grants
In 2011, in an effort to address the gap in funding and resources, the New York Life Foundation one of the largest corporate funders in the Childhood bereavement space partnered with the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, a national, professional alliance dedicated to education, advocacy and raising awareness about childhood bereavement to create Grief Reach. Since its inception, the program has funded grants supporting improvements in bereavement support for children and their families in communities across the country. Grant proposals must meet one of these criteria to apply:

• Innovation grants should be creative programming proposals that you are not currently offering and/or providing. Please note: this is not an expansion of something you are already providing/offering but a pilot of a new way to address a need and serve bereaved children.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion grants must be focused on providing services to all in your community with a special focus on DEI needs.

Deadline: April 11, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Office of Violence Against Women’s Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program
This program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. In FY 2022, funds under this program must be used for one of the following purposes. Applicants may select only one purpose area.

• Services and Training to Address Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking (within ages 0-10). 
• Creating Safer Communities for Youth: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Response Services for Youth Impacted by Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking (within ages 11-24).
• Providing School-Based Services: Prevention, Intervention, and Response to Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking (within ages 5-19).

Grants.gov Deadline: April 7, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 12, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Office of Violence Against Women’s Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
This program supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: 

• To identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities, by encouraging collaboration among domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victim service providers; law enforcement agencies; prosecutors; courts; other criminal justice service providers; human and community service providers; educational institutions; and health care providers, including sexual assault forensic examiners; 
• To establish and expand nonprofit, nongovernmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local government victim services in rural communities to child, youth, and adult victims; and
• To increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural communities, by-- (A) dealing directly and immediately with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occurring in rural communities; and (B) creating and implementing strategies to increase awareness and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 7, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 12, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Office of Violence Against Women’s Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking 
This funding supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: 

• Transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of newly developed or existing transitional housing, 
• Short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing; and 
• Support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to, (a) locate and secure permanent housing; (b) secure employment, including obtaining employment counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, and counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce; and (c) integrate into a community by providing that minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as transportation, counseling, childcare services, case management, and other assistance. Participation in the support services shall be voluntary. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 14, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 19, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Office of Violence Against Women’s Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program
This program supports efforts to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations within Indian country and Alaska Native villages. Projects supported have provided intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, or police departments), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, non-offending family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault.
Grants.gov Deadline: April 19, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 21, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s Growth Opportunities
The Growth Opportunities grant program introduces and prepares justice-involved youth and young adults for the world of work through placement into paid work experiences. These grants focus on youth and young adults most impacted by community violence, particularly in areas of concentrated crime and poverty as well as communities that have recently experienced significant unrest. This program contributes to the Biden-Harris Administration’s comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other violent crime, in part, with preventative measures that are proven to reduce violent crime and support public safety and community well-being. The goals of the grant are to: help youth and young adults to increase their conflict resolution skills and develop strategies to prevent and avoid violence; introduce and prepare youth for the world of work; help youth identify career interests, attain relevant skills and gain work experience; and provide income to youth, to start them on the path of earning living wages and obtaining high quality jobs and careers.
Deadline: Round 1: April 21, 2022 & Round 2: October 5, 2022 | Learn more >> 
 
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) Grant Program 
This program supports a coordinated, national investment strategy that aims to strengthen and modernize the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) system, centered on equity and promotes Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce development solution. Applicants have the opportunity to apply for funding across four grant categories: (1) State Apprenticeship System Building and Modernization; (2) Expansion of RAP Opportunities for Youth; (3) Ensuring Equitable RAP Pathways Through Pre-Apprenticeship Leading to RAP Enrollment and Equity Partnerships; and (4) Registered Apprenticeship Hubs. The ABA grant program builds on the Department’s previous and ongoing efforts to expand and modernize Registered Apprenticeship through expanding the number of programs and apprentices, diversifying the industries that utilize Registered Apprenticeship, and increasing access to and completion of RAPs for underrepresented populations and underserved communities.
Deadline: April 25, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s Workforce Pathways for Youth
The Workforce Pathways for Youth demonstration grants support national out-of-school time (OST) organizations that serve historically underserved and marginalized youth ages 14 to 21.  These grants will place an emphasis on age-appropriate workforce readiness programming to expand job training and workforce pathways for youth, including soft skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities, and apprenticeships. Funding will also support partnerships between workforce boards and youth serving organizations.
Deadline: April 25, 2022 | Learn more >>
 
Office of Violence Against Women’s Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
This program supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to accessing more traditional programs. Culturally specific services means community-based services that include culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities. Culturally specific means primarily directed toward racial and ethnic minority groups, which are defined as American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts); Asian Americans; Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; Blacks; and Hispanics.
Grants.gov Deadline: April 21, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: April 27, 2022 | Learn more >>

Office of Violence Against Women’s Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program
This program supports nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on culturally specific communities and have experience in the area of sexual assault or who partner with an organization having such expertise. The goal of the SAS Culturally Specific Program is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally appropriate services that address the unique needs and challenges of victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities. In FY 2022, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration: 

• Advance racial equity as an essential component of ending sexual assault. 
• Strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault, including improve outreach, services, and support for survivors of sexual assault. 
• Improve outreach, services, and support for survivors of sexual assault from underserved communities, particularly LGBTQ communities. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 27, 2022 
JustGrants Deadline: May 3, 2022 | Learn more >>

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth Demonstration Project
The goal of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is to support selected communities in the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness and sharing that experience with and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end. The population to be served by this demonstration program is youth experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth. The demonstration has seven primary objectives:

• Build national momentum
• Promote equity in the delivery and outcomes of homeless assistance
• Highlight the importance of youth leadership
• Evaluate the coordinated community approach
• Expand capacity
• Evaluate performance measures
• Establish a framework for Federal program and TA collaboration

Deadline: June 28, 2022 | Learn more >>

Free Webinars and Trainings

Federal Rental Assistance and Direct Cash Transfers
Chapin Hall
March 31, 2022
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Strategies for Youth Reentry in Rural Communities
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
April 5, 2022
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Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
Office for Victims of Crimes
April 5, 2022
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Equity and Engaging Youth Impacted by Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
Youth Collaboratory and Center for Court Innovation
April 6, 2022
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Digital Maturity: Practical Approaches for Leaders Looking to Future-Proof with Technology
Stanford Social Innovation Review 
April 6, 2022
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Bias in the Juvenile Justice System: Education Professionals Working with Youth
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
April 7, 2022
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Increasing the ROI of DEI: Advancing Equity Through Policy Assessment & Impact Evaluation
Independent Sector
April 12, 2022
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Addressing Housing Needs for Youth Returning from Juvenile Justice Placement
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
April 19, 2022
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Setting Expectations and Boundaries in a Mentoring Relationship
MENTOR
April 21, 2022
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Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry: What Young People Say They Need
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
April 26, 2022
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2022 Youth Mentoring Research Symposium
National Mentoring Resource Center
April 27-28, 2022
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Events

Rural Conference on Youth Homelessness
Point Source Youth 
April 12-13, 2022
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CJJ Annual Conference and Hill Day
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
May 18-21, 2022
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Jobs

• Grant Writer & Various Other Positions | AIDS Alabama | South Birmingham, AL
• Office Manager | Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee | Knoxville, TN
• Bilingual Match Support Specialist | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | Omaha, NE
• Director of Development & Communications & Various Other Positions | Bolder Options | Minneapolis, MN
• Match Support Specialist & Various Other Positions | Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc. | Witchita, KS