Other Funding Sources
Funding & Information Related to Children and Families
Federal Government:
- Grants.gov
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Administration for Children & Families
- Office of juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
- U.S. Department Housing & Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Labor
Links to State of Florida:
- Department of Children & Families
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Department of Education
- Agency for Workforce Innovation
- Division of Cultural Affairs
Private Funding Opportunities
Children's Board Library
The Children’s Board Library has a collection of funding materials that could assist you in writing grants. In addition we have Foundation Directory On-Line – a comprehensive national data base of funders. To contact our librarian call Marci K. Delaney @ 813-204-1741 or marcik@childrensboard.org
Hillsborough County Grants Collaborative (HCGC)
HCGC is an all-volunteer network of grant writers and program/resource developers established to share information, provide training and technical assistance and offer support and resources to local grant professionals and grassroots organizations. Meetings are held bi-monthly at various locations. Please request to be added to our e-mail list if you wish to be notified of meetings, grant opportunities and training events. For further information contact: Veronica Blanco or Bobbi Davis at 813-229-2884, or e-mail vblanco@childrensboard.org.
Foundations
Below is a list of local and national foundations that support children and youth project::
- Allegany Franciscan Ministries
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- BankAtlantic Foundation
- Bank of America Foundation
- Baseball Tomorrow Fund
- Beaumont Foundation of America
- Ben and Jerry’s Foundation
- Charles Stewart Mott
- Community Foundation of Greater Tampa
- Conn Memorial Foundation
- Eckerd Foundation
- Edna McConnell Clark
- Florida Literacy Coalition
- Gerber Foundation
- Glazer Family Foundation
- Helios Education Foundation
- Hillsborough County Medical Association Foundation, Inc.
- JPMorgan Chase
- The Knight Foundation
- The Lightning Foundation
- MacArthur Foundation
- Mailman Family Foundation
- Ray’s Baseball Foundation
- Regions Bank
- Target Foundation
- Volunteer Florida Foundation
- The Walmart Foundation
Online Resources for Grantseekers
Here are some websites that offer advice for grantseekers. Your local library may have additional resources to help in your research.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
(formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) - Blue Avocado
- CharityChannel
- Charity Navigator
- Council on Foundations
- The Finance Project
- The Foundation Center
- Foundation for Child Development
- Grants for Single Mothers
- GuideStar
