Collaborative Funding Pilot Grant Application

Collaborative Funding Pilot Grant Application
United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties is excited to announce a Collaborative Funding Pilot Grant for fiscal year 2023-2024. This grant is designed to encourage collaborative efforts and streamlined approaches. This pilot grant will be offered in addition to our normal grant cycle.

Proposals for this one-year grant will be accepted beginning on February 1, 2023 and ending on March 24, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Grants may be renewable beyond one year contingent upon alignment with United Way’s priorities and ability to meet desired outcomes.

In 2023, all requests must align to Bold Goals 2030 as well as at least one strategy and tactic and 2-3 shared measurements within the Bold Goal for which you are applying. The collaborate grant applications must include multiple organizations.

Be creative! We are looking for innovative solutions to help dissolve problems!
- The Coordinating Agency receives the grant and is responsible for collaborative reports to United Way. They will coordinate work with each of the collaborators to ensure program success.
- Please complete the information for the Coordinating Agency.*
- Coordinating Agency Address*
  
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- Contact Person for this proposal:*
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- Please paste a link to your Giving Matters profile.*
- Title of this Proposal (Program or Service Name)*
- Please provide a description of this program. *
  
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- Please review the Bold Goals, Strategies and Tactics found here and identify the Bold Goal, strategies, and tactics this program aligns with.
  
  Please select one Bold Goal, but you may choose multiple strategies and tactics.
- Which Bold Goal area does this program align with?*
- Prevention: Develop projects (i.e. trainings, campaigns) that help sector groups (a church, a place of business, a service organization) implement a culture of positive mental health and wellness practicesPrevention: Community-based strategies to increase awareness and outreach to destigmatize mental health and increase access to servicesPrevention: Connection to basic needsEarly Intervention: Co-locating servicesEarly Intervention: Workforce development (address shortage in mental health professionals)Early Intervention: First Responder engagementEarly Intervention: Equitable access to school-based programs and servicesTreatment and Recovery: Increase accessibility to affordable treatment and servicesTreatment and Recovery: Workforce Development (increase number of treatment providers)Treatment and Recovery: Increasing access to peer support servicesData Collection and Evaluation: Standardized data collectionData Collection and Evaluation: Community level baseline dataData Collection and Evaluation: Program evaluations
- Supported Families: Maternal, Prenatal, and Newborn EducationSupported Families: Educational Support for all Family MembersSupported Families: Positive Family/Child InteractionsSupported Families: Family Mental HealthSupported Families: Business and Community AwarenessHealth and Development: Access to HealthcareHealth and Development: Food Security/Physical Activity/Safe, Stable and Nurturing EnvironmentsHealth and Development: Prenatal CareHealth and Development: Social/Emotional Screenings and ServicesEarly Learning: Early Literacy Experiences in the Home and the CommunityEarly Learning: Early Developmental Intervention ServicesEarly Learning: Supported transitions from pregnancy to early care and education, to preschool, and kindergartenEarly Learning: High-quality, affordable early learning programs from birth to kindergarten
- Financial Empowerment: Financial counseling services (i.e. budgeting, debt management, credit counseling)Financial Empowerment: Eviction and predatory lending educationFinancial Empowerment: Free tax preparation servicesHousing: Eviction prevention and landlord engagementHousing: Transitional housing and housing pathways leading to permanent housingHousing: Long-term case management (3-24 months) with direct financial assistanceHousing: First-time homebuyer educationWorkforce Development: Career navigation programs (utilizing a 2Gneration approach)Workforce Development: Peer mentor programsWorkforce Development: Engage employers in education and training on hiring and training the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained Employed) populationWorkforce Development: Workforce development and skills training programsWraparound/Supportive Services: Long-term case management or coaching to help connect to resources and assist clients in obtaining necessary documents to be able to access servicesWraparound/Supportive Services: Wrap-around services such as childcare and transportationWraparound/Supportive Services: Capacity building for Charity Tracker and other community-wide networks of support
- Support for Wellness Activities: Physical activity education in schoolsSupport for Wellness Activities: Increase awareness of free resources for physical activity (e.g., green systems, parks, apps, etc.)Support for Wellness Activities: Increase access for under-resourced families to local resources, such as swimming pools and gymsSupport for Wellness Activities: Physical activity for all abilities and agesSupport for Healthy Food Choices: Education for parents and families about food choicesSupport for Healthy Food Choices: Increase access to community or government resources for healthy foods for familiesSupport for Healthy Food Choices: Increase awareness of community or government resourcesAppropriate Messaging/Communication: Interculturally appropriate and inclusive messaging in a variety of languagesAppropriate Messaging/Communication: Advocacy at the local and state levels for health promotion in schools and the communityAppropriate Messaging/Communication: Promote health literacy in community and schoolsMedical Intervention: Creating closed-loop referral pathwaysMedical Intervention: Community Medical Support for under-resourced families
- Please review the Shared Measurements that have been identified for each Bold Goal area found here.
  
  Please select 2-3 of the shared measurements related to the Strategies this program align with. At least one should be an outcome (e.g. % change in...) as opposed to selecting all outputs (e.g. # of people served).
- Prevention: # of community trainings to destigmatize mental healthPrevention: # of clients enrolled in or connected to the program also enrolled in SNAP/TANF/TNCAREPrevention: # of organizations trained in suicide and substance abuse prevention (businesses, churches, etc.)Prevention: Total # of youth/adults served and assessed for avoiding or reducing risky behaviors (e.g. alcohol abuse, unprotected sexual activity)Early Intervention: # of clients participating in prevention servicesEarly Intervention: % of clients with improvements in their assessment scoresEarly Intervention: % of individuals who meet treatment goalsEarly Intervention: % of people changing behavior to engage in safer practicesEarly Intervention: % engaged in a defined harm reduction programTreatment and Recovery: % of client goals being metTreatment and Recovery: % of clients who expressed improvement in their mental health as a result of prevention servicesTreatment and Recovery: % of clients with improvements in their assessment scoresTreatment and Recovery: # of people on wait listTreatment and Recovery: % of clients who report a decrease or elimination in substance useTreatment and Recovery: % of individuals who improve their daily functioning as measured by an assessment
- Supported Families: % of caregivers who report who change in knowledge, attitudes and behaviorsSupported Families: Pre/post program assessment (increase or decrease in score)Supported Families: Pre/post EPDS measures (overall mental health measure for caregivers)Health and Development: # of families enrolled in or connected to program also enrolled in SNAP/TANF/TNCAREHealth and Development: # of families who have an identified medical homeHealth and Development: % of children who demonstrate age-appropriate developmental milestones (as shown by an assessment)Health and Development: % of children who demonstrate growth in social-emotional skills (as shown by an assessment)Early Learning: # of people served/enrolled and length of time enrolled (active participation)Early Learning: % of caregivers who report change in knowledge, attitudes and behaviorsEarly Learning: Pre/post program assessment (increase or decrease in score) for childEarly Learning: # of trainings for early care and education staff and/or universal childcare development
- Financial Empowerment: Pre/post assessment numbers for growth and understanding in financial literacyFinancial Empowerment: % of clients who improve their credit scoreFinancial Empowerment: % of clients who completed case management program and met established goalsFinancial Empowerment: # of sessions attended at wraparound servicesFinancial Empowerment: % of clients who saw an increase in income or resources (SNAP/TANF/TennCare)Financial Empowerment: # of children involved in financial stability approaches, 2GenHousing: # of sessions attended at wraparound servicesHousing: % of clients income to cost of housing ratio 30% or lessHousing: % of households to obtain/maintain stable housingHousing: % of clients who completed case management program and met established goalsWorkforce Development: # of families whose employment was positively affected because they were connected to services such as childcare, transportation, etc.Workforce Development: % of clients that report increase in their income related to increased skills attainmentWorkforce Development: # of community members trained on ALICE populationWorkforce Development: # of children involved in financial stability approaches, 2GenWorkforce Development: % of individuals who maintain employment for at least three monthsWraparound/Supportive Services: # of sessions attended at wraparound servicesWraparound/Supportive Services: % of clients who saw in increase in income or resources (SNAP/TANF/TennCare)Wraparound/Supportive Services: % of individuals who demonstrate improvement in problem solving and/or positive coping skills as measured by an assessmentWraparound/Supportive Services: % of individuals who demonstrate improvement in their daily functioning as measured by an assessment
- The shared measurements for Healthy Behaviors will be developed in late 2023. Please self-identify the 2-3 outcomes that will be included in your reporting.*
- Based on the measurements you selected, please provide quantitative goals for the next 12 months.
  
  For example, if you selected "% of caregivers who report who change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors" your goal might be: of the total number served, 75% will report a change in knowledge. Or, if you selected "# of community trainings to destigmatize mental health" your goal might be: conduct four trainings on a quarterly schedule with attendance of at least 25 at each training.
- Please specify your first measurement and provide quantitative goals for the next 12 months.*
- Please specify your second measurement and provide quantitative goals for the next 12 months.*
- Please specify your third measurement, if applicable, and provide quantitative goals for the next 12 months.
- Please describe in detail how success is defined for individuals participating in this program.*
- Describe any assessments you already have in place or the process by which you will implement measurement of your chosen outcomes.Paragraph*
- What are the eligibility requirements (such as Federal Poverty Guidelines) for your services?*
  
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- Please explain the circumstances.*
  
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- What is the fee?*
- Please provide information for each collaborator included in this proposal.*
- How will your collaborative be addressing one of the Bold Goals? What specific problem are you trying to solve?*
  
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- Describe how the collaborators will engage with each other to meet the goals of the program.*
  
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- Any additional comments or information regarding this program? *
  
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- Please download this Program Budget and Demographic template, complete the spreadsheet with the collaborative Program Budget (tab 1) and projected program demographics (tab 2), and then upload the completed spreadsheet.
- Upload Program Budget and Demographics*
  
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- Based on the proposed budget from the previous section, please outline how much each agency will receive from the UW funding and for what purpose.*
- Please review United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement.
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- Please describe how this collaborative will consider diversity, equity and inclusion in your service delivery design and implementation. For example, how will the collaborative foster effective principles and practices of valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion? How will they be communicated and measured? How will the collaborative advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in systemic ways? *
- Please download the Patriot Act Form and upload the completed form.
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