GRANT APPLICATION
Powered by R&R: The Rest of our Lives, BREAKWEEK is an opportunity for US-based Jewish nonprofit organizations to experiment with a powerful talent intervention in a structured format, paired with implementation guides, coaching support, customized evaluation tools, peer-to-peer engagement and a $3,000 grant. Organizational-wide closures are a proven practice that have been utilized across sectors to promote habits of wellbeing, retention and productivity, and combat burn-out, attrition and exhaustion. The deadline to submit this application is September 19, 2025. If you have any questions, or if there is something we can do to better accommodate your needs as you proceed through this process, please visit our website www.restofourlives.org/breakweek or don't hesitate to reach out to R&R Chief Program Officer Rachel Zieleniec at rachel@restofourlives.org.
Contact Information
Organization Name
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Name of person submitting application
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First Name
Last Name
Position Title
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What pronouns do you use?
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Email
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Organization's website
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Organization's Address (headquarters of your organization)
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Are you the point person who will be managing and implementing this experiment for your organization?
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Yes
No
Name AND title of point person (if it is not individual submitting application)
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First & Last Name
Title
Organization Information
How many years has the organization been in operation?
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Number of full-time (> 30 hrs/week) staff members:
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Number of part-time (< 30 hr/week) staff members:
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Organization's current fiscal year operating budget
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Please share your organization’s current policies AND practices regarding both paid-time-off and formal leaves (Examples may include vacation, parental leave, sick leave, sabbatical, volunteering leave, collective closures, etc.)
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0/500
Do you track employees' time-off?
Yes
No
Not sure
Please copy & paste your organization's benefits for employees as shared in your most recent job posting and/or in other public-facing materials
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0/1000
Please share your projected BREAKWEEK dates. Please note: The one week break [5 consecutive work days, not including federal closures] must be provided for your entire organization at the same time, between the months of March - October 2026, and cannot take place during the Jewish holidays.
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Has your organization ever considered experimenting and/or has already implemented organizational-wide breaks, specifically in service of the rest and wellbeing of your employees in the past? Please share in detail, including on any evaluation conducted on the impact of the practice.
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0/300
Please share 2-3 reasons why you believe your organization is ready to implement this specific rest-based intervention in the coming months.
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0/300
In addition to BREAKWEEK, is your organization planning on implementing any other rest-based interventions this year? If so, please share more detail.
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0/300
Are there any accommodations that you or your organization may need in order to participate in this application process?
0/150
Is there anything else you would like to share with us as part of your application?
0/150
Acknowledgements
Prior to submission, please acknowledge the following criteria as requirements to participate in BREAKWEEK:
We acknowledge our organization will adhere to the grant requirements, and close for 5 consecutive work days between the months of March - October 2026.
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Yes
We acknowledge this cannot be an unpaid week-off for our employees, and our organization will maintain all pay and benefits for every employee during their org-wide time-off,
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Yes
We acknowledge that our organization's representative will attend the first grantee community of practice meeting on January 14, 2026.
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Yes
We acknowledge that our organization's representative will attend the first grantee community of practice meeting on January 14, 2026 at 2pm ET.
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Yes
We acknowledge that our organization must have 501c3 status or be a fiscally sponsored organization.
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Yes
We acknowledge the the CEO/ED of our organization has signed off on this application and is in support of this grant request:
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Yes
We acknowledge that our organization serves the Jewish community and/or is led with Jewish values.
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Yes
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