Funding Beyond GRAA Exploring Alternative Funding Sources

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Funding Beyond GRAA- Exploring Alternative
Funding Sources

• U.S. Department of Education
• Office of Safe Drug Free Schools
• GRAA TA Conference
• January 15, 2008
• Presenter
• Tracy Johnson
• CSAP Central CAPT

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Activity

• What type of Funding do your program currently
  have? (in addition to GRAA)

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Alternative funding is about Sustainability

• Key Actions to Reach/Sustain Intended Outcomes
• ? Assure that the community agencies,
  organizations and institutions have adequate
  internal capacity
• ? Assure effectiveness and alignment of the
  prevention system
• ? Assure cultivated community support for the
  prevention system and its outcomes

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? Assure that the community has adequate internal
capacity

• Administrative structures and linkages that
  support strategies to achieve targeted reductions
  in substance using behaviors
• Administrative policies and procedures that allow
  communities to respond as data indicates
• Administrative structures that support the
  expertise needed
• Multiple funding streams

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? Assure effectiveness and alignment of the
prevention system

• Prevention strategies align logically and reach
  an appropriate number of the targeted population
• The implementation process is documented
• Document, demonstrate, and communicate the
  accomplishment of intended outcomes

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? Cultivate community support for the prevention
system outcomes

• Build awareness and support for the coalition and
  its strategies
• Cultivate stakeholders as leaders and champions
• Nurture ongoing dynamic interactive communication
  with key stakeholders and community leaders

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The Sustainability Factor

• Sustaining outcomes, not programs
• Think sustainability from the beginning
• Look to the system to sustain outcomes
• Sustain prevention by making it everyones job!

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Elements of Sustainability

• Structures and formal linkages
• Champion and leadership actions
• Administrative policies and procedures
• Expertise
• Ownership among stakeholders
• AND of Course.

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Elements of Sustainability

• Resources
• Human
• Financial

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Activity

• What have been some of the challenges you have
  faced with sustaining your programs and/or
  funding?
• What are some of the strategies can you or do you
  use to deal with the challenges?

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Know the Funding Source

• Some institutional funders (foundations,
  businesses, associations, and government)
• provide ongoing general operating support
• provide grants only for programs
• some will never make capital grants
• some will consider all of the above.

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Know the Funding Source

• Some institutional funders (foundations,
  businesses, associations, and government)
• - focus on a few charitable areas,
• arts
• neighborhood development,
• youth services,
• Education
• protecting the environment,
• human rights advocacy.

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Know the Funding Source

• Most funders have written guidelines
• what they will fund
• how you can apply for grants.
• issue annual reports, which generally list actual
  grants.
• Individual donors who respond favorably to what
  youre doing and who you serve are usually a good
  source of funds for general operating support.

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Know the Funding Source

• Devise your strategy
• see yourself as funders may.
• Place yourself in the position of those with the
  money to give
• review what you are telling potential funders
  about your organization and its programs.
• Do your homework, so that your time and resources
  are focused on funders most likely to be
  interested in your programs

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• Know the Funding Source
• Be sure that your project is a good match with
  the funding source.
• Your proposal must be congruent with the
  grantors priorities (not the other way around).
• Dont waste your time or the funders time with a
  proposal that is not a good match.

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• Verify Available Funding
• Verify funding is still available.
• Identify timelines for grant awards.
• Double-check your timeline to verify award
  schedules meet your needs.
• Be realistic in the amount you ask for and at
  maximum ask only for the amount they are willing
  to fund.

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• Read the Application Guidelines
• Most grantors provide details on how and when to
  submit proposals, and also identify what the
  proposal must contain.
• Read the guidelines before you start, read them
  during the process read them when you finish.
  Follow them to the last detail.

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• Pay Attention to Format
• Use bold type to emphasize key words.
• Include page numbers.
• Use ragged right margins.
• Use white space for easy reading.

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• Be Clear and Concise
• Present your ideas in a precise, easy to
  understand style.
• Be succinct.
• Avoid acronyms if they are not widely understood.

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• Proofread, Proofread, Proofread
• Is this enough said?
• Spelling and grammar errors are not acceptable!!!
• Inaccurate content is not acceptable!!!
• When finished with your proposal, let it settle,
  then proofread.
• Get someone unfamiliar with the field to
  proofread.

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• Convey Your Willingness to Collaborate
• Share your history of success with collaboration
  in the past and your willingness to collaborate
  on this project.

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Types of Funding Sources

• Local
• City Govt (Parks Recs)
• County Govt
• United Way
• Community Trusts
• Housing Authorities
• CDBG

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Types of Funding Sources

• Local
• JAIBG
• Businesses
• Fundraising
• Fraternal Clubs
• Individuals
• Health Network

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Types of Funding Sources

• Statewide (Govt)
• Education
• Juvenile Justice
• WIA
• Human Services
• Public Health
• Commerce

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Types of Funding Sources

• Statewide (Govt)
• Children Family Services
• Summer Food Service Programs
• State Formula Grant (SAPT)
• Govenors Discretionary Funding

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Types of Funding Sources

• National (Federal Govt)
• Education
• Justice
• Health Human Services
• Center for Disease Control Prev.
• Commerce

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Types of Funding Sources

• Foundations
• Fortune 500 companies
• Bill Melinda Gates
• Annie E. Casey
• Robert Woods Johnson
• Kellogg
• Pew Charitable Trusts

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Where to find types of Funding Sources

• World Wide Web
• Grantsmanship Center
• http//www.tgci.com/funding.shtml
• U. S. Govt
• http//grants.gov/
• gt Federal Register
• http//www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• gt Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• http//www.cfda.gov
• gt Department of Agriculture grants
• http//www.usda.gov
• gt Department of Education
• http//www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?srcrt

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Where to find types of Funding Sources

• World Wide Web
• gt Department of Interior
• http//www.doi.gov/cci/grants.html
• gt Department of Health and Human Services
• http//www.hhs.gov/grants/index.shtml
• gt Department of Justice
• http//www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html

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Where to find types of Funding Sources

• World Wide Web
• gt Department of Labor
• http//www.dol.gov/dol/grants2.htm
• gt Environmental Protection Agency
• http//www.epa.gov/ogd/index.htm
• gt Corporation for National and Community Service
• http//www.cns.gov/for_organizations/

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Where to find types of Funding Sources

• World Wide Web
• Foundation Center
• http//foundationcenter.org/

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Collaboration is a Win-Win for All!