Current Grant Cycle Info for funding beginning July 2009

The Children's Investment Fund accepted Requests for Investments in Early Childhood, After School, Mentoring, Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention and Foster Care. The RFI deadline was in early March 2009 and applications are no longer being accepted.

The CHIF Allocation Committee will meet in May and June to make funding decisions, with grants beginning July 2009. Applicants will be notified about public meetings, which will also be posted on the website.

Grant Application Clarifications from Bidders' Conferences (Word Doc)

                      Early Childhood RFI/January 2009
Funding Application (Word doc)
Exhibit A/Cover Sheet (Word doc)
Exhibit B/Check List (Word doc)
Exhibit C/Program Budget (Excel)
Exhibit D/Menu of Outcomes (Word doc)

                       Early Childhood Best Practices Research
Click here for list of articles

                    After School RFI /January 2009
Funding Application (Word doc)
Exhibit A/Cover Sheet (Word doc)
Exhibit B/Check List (Word doc)
Exhibit C/Program Budget (Excel)
Exhibit D/Menu of Outcomes (Word doc)

                   After School Best Practices Research
Click here for list of articles

                    Mentoring RFI /January 2009
Funding Application (Word doc)
Exhibit A/Cover Sheet (Word doc)
Exhibit B/Check List (Word doc)
Exhibit C/Program Budget (Excel)
Exhibit D/Menu of Outcomes (Word doc)

                    Mentoring Best Practices Research
-Oregon Mentors Quality Assurance Standards: Click here for Word Doc
-Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review: American Journal of Community Psychology: David Dubois, April 2002. This is not the full study but references the key findings. Please rotate the document after opening to read it onscreen. Click here for the PDF.
-Click here for list of additional research.

  Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention RFI/January 2009
Funding Application (Word doc)
Exhibit A/Cover Sheet (Word doc)
Exhibit B/Check List (Word doc)
Exhibit C/Program Budget (Excel)
Exhibit D/Menu of Outcomes (Word doc)

  Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention Best Practices Research
Click here for list of articles

                    Foster Care RFI/January 2009
Funding Application (Word doc)
Exhibit A/Cover Sheet (Word doc)
Exhibit B/Check List (Word doc)
Exhibit C/Program Budget (Excel)
Exhibit D/Menu of Outcomes (Word doc)
 
                     Foster Care Best Practices Research 
Click here for list of articles

After School and Mentoring Program Renewal March 2006

Renewal Application – Download Word Doc
Exhibit A: Applicant Cover Sheet – Download Word Doc
Exhibit B: Applicant Data Summary Form – Download Excel Doc
Exhibit C: Definitions and Instructions for Data Summary Form – Download Word Doc
Exhibit D: 40 Assets for Youth – Download Word Doc
Exhibit E: PPS Data Points – Download Word Doc
Exhibit F: Applicant Budget Form – Download Excel Doc

Limited Request for Investment in Early Childhood: July 2005

1) Invitation for Request for Investments in Early Childhood
(Cover Page)
Word Doc

2) Request for Investments in Early Childhood
Word Doc

3) Attachment A: Applicant Cover Sheet
Word Doc

4) Attachment B: Applicant Data Summary Form
Excel Doc

5) Attachment C: Definitions and Instructions for Data Summary
Word Doc

6) Attachment D: Applicant Checklist of Required Enclosures
Word Doc

7) Attachment E: Applicant Budget Form
Excel Doc

Early Childhood

1) Invitation for Request for Investments in Early Childhood
(Cover Page)
Word Doc

2) Request for Investments in Early Childhood
Word Doc

3) Attachment A: Continuum of Proven Programs Definitions
PowerPoint

Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention

1) Invitation for Request for Investments in Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention
(Cover Page)
Word Doc

2) Request for Investments in Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention
Word Doc

3) Attachment A: Summary of Community Identified Needs in
Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention
Power Point Doc

4) Attachment B: Continuum of Proven Programs Definitions
PowerPoint Doc

5) Attachment C: Applicant Budget Form
Excel Doc

6) Attachment D: Applicant Cover Sheet
Word Doc

After School and Mentoring

Spring 2005

1) Invitation to Submit a Request for Investment in After-School and Mentoring Services
Word Doc

2) Request for Investment in After School and Mentoring Programs
Word Doc

3) Exhibit A - Summary Community Needs and Barriers
Word Doc

4) Exhibit B - Mentoring Quality Standards
Word Doc

5) Exhibit C - Applicant Cover Sheet
Word Doc

6) Exhibit D - Applicant Data Summary Form
Excel Doc

7) Exhibit E - Definitions and Instructions for Application Data Summary Form
Word Doc

8) Exhibit F - Applicant Checklist of Required Enclosures
Word Doc

9) Exhibit G - Applicant Budget Form
Excel Doc

10) Exhibit H - 40 Assets for Youth
Word Doc

11) Exhibit I - Proven Programs Continuum and Definitions
Word Doc

12) Exhibit J - Area Schools' Affiliation with SUN Program
Excel Doc

Spring 2004

1) Invitation for Request for Investments in After School and Mentoring
(Cover Page)
Word Doc

2) Request for Investments in Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention
Word Doc

3) Exhibit A: Community Identified Needs and Barriers in After School and Mentoring
Word Doc

4) Exhibit B: Mentoring Quality Assurance Standards
Word Doc

5) Exhibit C: Applicant Checklist of Required Enclosures
Word Doc

6) Exhibit D: Applicant Cover Sheet
Word Doc

7) Exhibit E: 40 Assets for Youth
Word Doc

8) Exhibit F: Continuum of Proven Program Definitions
Power Point Doc

9) Exhibit G: Applicant Budget Form
Excel Worksheet