The City of Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS) is seeking grant proposals from nonprofit organizations for the 2024-2026 grant period.
Donor Name: City of Alexandria
States: Virginia
City: Alexandria
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2023
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS) aims to support human service needs for the City’s most vulnerable residents across the lifespan to advance conditions in their respective environments of origin to ensure wellbeing, safety, self-sufficiency and resilience through equitable processes, practices and outcomes.
The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) coordinates and administers the Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS). Through a competitive grant application process, grant funding supports organizations whose programs and services address human service needs for the city’s residents across the lifespan to advance conditions in their respective environments to ensure the wellbeing, safety, self-sufficiency and resilience through equitable processes, practices and outcomes. The programs and services will reflect the City of Alexandria’s diverse communities and values. This includes community and recipient voice in practices and decision making. Additionally, AFHS will support organizations in the community positioned to offer services that are sound in practice and innovative in delivery to respond to emerging and critical human service challenges.
Grant Priorities
- All children and youth are school ready (this includes young children 0 to 5).
- All Alexandrians are socially connected, emotionally secure and culturally competent.
- All Alexandrians are economically secure and career ready.
- All Alexandrians have access to physical, dental, mental health and vision resources and services.
- All Alexandrians are assisted in and empowered to prevent and remedy crises (this includes food insecurity, evictions, and financial crises).
Focus Populations
- Children and youth (including ages 0-5)
- Individuals with low incomes and low wealth
- Individuals with dental, physical health, mental health and vision care needs
- Individuals facing crises
- Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
- Older Adults
- Historically marginalized communities: This population includes, but is not limited to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrant populations (including those who lack documentation or families with mixed status), Justice involved individuals, LGBTQIA+, Persons with disabilities across the lifespan to include support for care givers, Individuals with Limited English proficiency, Unhoused /Housing Insecure /Housing Cost Burdened
Grant Period
DCHS is seeking grant proposals from nonprofit organizations for the 2024-2026 AFHS grant period; July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Any organization, public or private with an IRS nonprofit determination is eligible to apply for AFHS funding.
For more information, visit City of Alexandria.