Grants
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.
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.
- Cover Letter for Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Request for Proposal - Continuation Grants
- Add me to your RFP mailing list (Specify "RFP Mailing List" in your comments)
- 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.
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.
Twelve-month reports for the July 2007 - June 2008 grant period are due July 31, 2008.
Six-month reports for the January 2008 - June 2008 grant period are due July 31, 2008.
Your completed evaluation and success stories should be submitted online at the UNMC web site at 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 (PDF - 771KB)
- Application Guidebook for Continuation Grants - 2008 (MS WORD - 762 KB)
- Evaluation Guide, Updated June 2008 (MS Word - 5293 KB)
- Evaluation Guide, Updated June 2008 (PDF - 1006 KB)
- Financial Reporting Form (MS Word - 300KB)
- Financial Reporting Form (PDF - 500KB)