The Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation is accepting proposals for its Community Experts Fund.
Donor Name: Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation
States: Massachusetts, New York
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/22/2022
Grant Size: up to $20,000
Details:
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for any amount up to $20,000.
Eligible Programs
Funding requests should support new or existing programming in one of two categories:
- Mentoring & Coaching:
- Mentoring or coaching for youth that supports self-advocacy, communication skills, and personal goals. This includes a focus on one or more of the following:
- Social and communication skills;
- Life skills and independent living;
- Job/career/academic support;
- Peer mentoring;
- Self-advocacy/self-expression
- Mentoring or coaching for youth that supports self-advocacy, communication skills, and personal goals. This includes a focus on one or more of the following:
- Counseling:
- Person-centered counseling or therapy that focuses on healing from trauma, on personal growth, and on managing mental health challenges. This includes a focus on one or more of the following:
- Individual or group therapy for young people;
- Individual or group therapy for families;
- Staff/partner training in screening and behavioral supports
- Person-centered counseling or therapy that focuses on healing from trauma, on personal growth, and on managing mental health challenges. This includes a focus on one or more of the following:
Eligible Activities & Expenses
Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Programming (e.g., funding for a portion of existing staff positions, costs of community programming, admission fees, team-building activities, program supplies)
- Transportation (e.g., transportation for participants)
- Technology & Equipment (e.g., Laptops or Zoom costs)
- Training for staff and/or community partners (within or outside of agency)
- Events (e.g., space rentals, food costs, speakers)
- Related facility enhancements (e.g., space for group therapy)
- Program evaluation (e.g., evaluation consultant fees)
- Stipends (e.g., stipends for youth or community participation)
Eligibility Criteria
Youth-serving nonprofit organizations currently providing services in one or more of these regions are eligible to apply:
- Massachusetts: Barnstable County, Dukes County, Essex County, Nantucket County
- New York: Erie County, Niagara County
For more information, visit Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation.