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Our Grant Cycles and Funding Priorities
Our grant programs provide community-based services with a sustainable funding source that is essential to providing consistent, reliable, and high quality services to children throughout the state.
Since our inception in 1997, over $8 million has been awarded to communities throughout Nebraska to support services that address community needs in the areas of early childhood, preventing child abuse and the need for entry into the child welfare system, promoting school success/preventing truancy, and helping at-risk youth transition to adulthood.
Our grant programs are evaluated on an annual basis by the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Through those evaluations, we are able to understand how our strategic investments help us achieve our ultimate outcomes. Click here to view our most recent evaluation.
Nebraska Children has two granting cycles:
- January through December (announced in the fall)
- July through June (announced in the spring)
In 2008, NCFF is only accepting requests from continuation grantees. New requests for proposals will be accepted in the spring of 2009.
Grant funding is focused on these priorities:
- Home visitation programs for new parents
- Early childhood initiatives
- Substance abuse prevention in adolescents through youth development activities
- Child abuse prevention
- Programs for families at risk of entering the child welfare system
Past grant funding has included: home visitation services for new parents, parent education and support programs, after-school programs, mentoring services, respite care for parents of children with disabilities, and child abuse prevention.
- If you are interested in applying for a grant from the Nebraska Child Abuse Prevention Fund Board, please click here for the 2008 Application Guidebook.
- Request for Proposal - Continuation Grants (MS Word)
- Request for Proposal - Continuation Grants (PDF)
This announcement is a formal request for proposals from current Nebraska community grantees who are on a January – December granting cycle from Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.
- Cover Letter for Request for Proposal (RFP) (PDF)
- PLEASE NOTE: Early Childhood Endowment Grant Materials Available at www.earlychildhoodendowment.org.
If you are interested in applying for a grant through the Nebraska Early Childhood Education Endowment, please visit www.earlychildhoodendowment.org for grant application materials.
- Add me to your RFP mailing list (Specify "RFP Mailing List" in your comments)
Grant Applications and Evaluation Form Download Library
Grantees are required to submit evaluation materials as part of our commitment to accountability and excellence in supporting services.
Reports for the July 2007 - December 2007 grant period are due January 31, 2008.
Your completed evaluation and success stories should be submitted online at The UNMC web site at www.unmc.edu/apps/mmi/ncff/index.cfm. The Evaluation Guide below provides step-by-step instructions for completing your evaluation.
In addition, grantees should complete the Financial Reporting Form below, and submit ONE ORIGINAL COPY to:
Anna Seckman, Projects and Grants Manager
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402.817.2012
Fax: 402.476.9486
E-mail: aseckman@nebraskachildren.org
- Application Guidebook for Continuation Grants 2008 (MS Word)
- Application Guidebook for Continuation Grants 2008 (PDF)
- Evaluation Guide, Updated January 2008 (MS Word - 1MB)
- Evaluation Guide, Updated January 2008 (PDF - 1MB)
- Financial Reporting Form (MS Word - 300KB)
- Financial Reporting Form (PDF - 500KB)
Please note: If you are using the Microsoft Word applications and forms, please make sure that your "Update Fields" box is UNCHECKED by going to the "Print" tab under Tools, Options, on your Microsoft Word© task bar. This will ensure that your entries are not removed after you have saved and printed your application.