Covid-19 Community Stabilization Fund Application
Funding Priorities
Based on real-time feedback provided by nonprofit partners, community leaders, and individuals in need, CFHZ’s board has identified the following targeted strategies for prioritized investment:
1) Financial Stability - Preventing people from slipping into poverty - primary strategy is focused on stabilizing ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households, in particular by helping keep people in their homes through rent payment assistance and home foreclosure prevention.
2) Continued basic needs supports - primary strategy is providing basic needs support targeted to those who haven’t (or won’t ever) receive the federal stimulus financial supports.
3) Health - Increase mental health and substance abuse services - primary strategy is scaling up existing mental health and substance abuse providers to be able to serve more people and reach different audiences.
4) Education - Mitigating the education opportunity gap - primary strategy is to provide extra resources to support those students who are likely to fall the furthest behind on their educational journeys as our model for learning is being forced to adapt in real-time.
Application Process
The review committee will be meeting monthly and will focus on awarding funds to one to two strategies per month. Upcoming deadlines are outlined in the timeline section below. This application form is the first step of the process and CFHZ staff will contact you for additional information if your application advances to the next stage of the review process. This decision will be made based on which applications present the best opportunities to advance the stated goals and priorities of the fund. If you have had previous experience with our Competitive Grant Program, this process is intended to be simpler and to move more quickly given the unique and urgent challenges our community is facing at this time.
Timeline
Deadline to submit ideas for Strategy 1: Preventing People from Slipping into Poverty and Strategy 2: Continued Basic Needs - September 11
Deadline to submit ideas for Strategy 4: Education - October 5
Deadline to submit ideas for Strategy 3: Mental Health and Substance Abuse - November 2
Questions?
Please contact Elizabeth Kidd at ekidd@cfhz.org if you have any questions.
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Which Stabilization Fund Priority are you submitting an idea for?
1)Financial Stability - Preventing People from Slipping into Poverty
2)Financial Stability - Continued Basic Needs Supports
3)Health - Increase Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
4)Education - Mitigating the Education Opportunity Gap
Describe your idea and how it will help achieve the stated priority.
500 words max
Is this idea part of an existing project/program, a replication of project/program that has been implemented elsewhere or brand new?
200 words max
What would it cost to implement this idea and what would the size and scope of impact be?
200 words max
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