The Children's Trust Community Engagement and Outreach Grant - Direct Service Program Enhancement

The Children's Trust Community Engagement and Outreach Grant - Direct Service Program Enhancement is sponsored by The Children's Trust (Miami-Dade County). The purpose of this program is to provide an enhancement to an existing program that provides direct services to children/youth and families in a cohort over a period of time. All proposed services must take place within Miami-Dade County.

Community Engagement & Outreach Grants | The Children's Trust Community Engagement & Outreach Grants Empowering Community Partners Community Engagement and Outreach grants provide community partners with an opportunity to seek funding for existing programs and events that support children and families in Miami-Dade County as well as the mission and values of The Children's Trust.

Direct Service Program Enhancement Provides enhancements to existing programs that provide direct service to children/youth and families. Supports partnerships and/or sponsorship of outreach events that align with the mission and values of The Children’s Trust. The Community Engagement and Outreach Grants funding opportunity will open this upcoming summer of 2026.

Partner organizations will have the opportunity to seek funding for existing direct service programs and community events occurring between October 2026 and September 2027. The funded programs and events must support children and families in Miami-Dade County and align with the strategic framework of The Children's Trust.

The Children's Trust Strategic Framework Register online for the Community Information Session at the link provided below on - June 25, 2026 (registration link below) Pre-Application and Application Release Date: June 29, 2026 Open Lab Sessions from 10 - 11 a. m.

on the following Thursday dates: Pre-Application Deadline: July 23, 2026 Application Deadline: July 30, 2026 Internal Debriefing Period: August 2026 Award Announcement: September 2026 Join us on Thursdays in the month of July for Open Lab support on the Community Engagement & Outreach Grant funding opportunity, register at link provided below.

Community Information Session June 25, 2026 Open Labs Zoom Registration Community Engagement Grants Direct Service Program Enhancement This funding is to provide enhancement to existing programs that provide direct services to children/youth and families. The organization must have previous experience working with direct services.

It is highly encouraged that the service to be addressed be demonstrated as a high-need or overlooked population, a necessary service in which barriers exist, or some physical/safety factor prevents access. Providers are not eligible if they currently receive other funding from The Children's Trust, with the exception of Capacity Building (Small CBO) grants and the Innovation Fund.

This grant is not for providing professional services to another organization's participants Only one of these grant awards will be made to an organization during the fiscal year and there can be no duplication of participants between programs with similar scopes of services. (i.e., two summer camp programs cannot serve the same participants at one site). The typical grant award is expected to be less than $20,000.

00. This funding is to support partnership and/or sponsorship of community outreach events that align with the mission and values of The Children's Trust. Outreach grants support events that connect families to resources and/or learning.

This grant cannot be utilized for fundraising events or for the sole purpose of purchasing giveaways. (i.e., toy drives, backpack distributions). Outreach grants also may not be used to sponsor fundraising events.

The typical grant award is expected to be less than $10,000. 00. Example: Community resource events that support children and families.

Prior to applying, use the links below to watch tutorial videos, read relevant materials and gather your documents.

You should only submit an application if your organization has a valid EIN number for at least six months, is registered with the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), is not a Miami-Dade County Public School or a charter school, is proposing services taking place in Miami-Dade County, and is submitting a final application at least 90 days prior to the proposed program or event dates.

The Children's Trust Procurement Policy Certificate of Insurance Sample The Children's Trust Strategic Framework The Children's Trust Budget Manual Frequently Asked Questions Application Training Video Sunbiz and FEIN Tutorial Video Community Engagement and Outreach Closeout Report Community Engagement and Outreach Closeout Report Community Engagement and Outreach Closeout Report Guide Communications Compliance Form Community Engagement and Outreach Grants Marketing & Communications Requirements