CDO News
30 May 2024
In this issue
Intro and Wrap Up
End of Program Celebration
Opportunities
INTRO & WRAP UP
Dear Partners,
It’s been a privilege working with you this past year on the Community Driven Outreach Program to serve your community. We are so grateful for the partnership, and we look forward to future opportunities.
The Community Driven Outreach Program will officially conclude on May 31st, 2024, and we are extremely proud of your achievements!
Here are some of the program highlights:
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- Partners distributed over 14K free test kits to community members
- PPE was dispersed to over 4,204 community members
- Services and marketing outreach materials were created and made available in 12 different languages
- Educational campaigns successfully motivated over 254 individuals to get vaccinated
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Please stay tuned for a one-pager that will celebrate the cumulative impact of all you have accomplished!
Also in this issue:
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- Recap of CDO Celebration
- Funding opportunities
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END OF PROGRAM celebration
CDO Program Celebration in Tacoma!
A special visit from DOH
We had a big surprise guest at our end of program celebration. Dr. Umair Shah, the Washington State Secretary of Health, stopped by to show his support for our partners and to listen to their feedback.
Community leaders made a big impression and provided frank, insightful feedback about their work and priority needs moving forward. Here are some of the big takeaways from the discussion between our partners and DOH during the event.
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- The DOH funding through the CDO Program helped partners mobilize their communities and build momentum for outreach and additional services. Partners want to build on this momentum with more support and partnerships.
- Community partners aim to increase their capacity to serve their populations. They are concerned about sustainability, including funding and visibility within DOH. They are asking for more beyond the Community Collaboration sessions.
- DOH noted that partners can advocate legislatures for more funding around priority issues. Partners are ready to mobilize to support the funding requests with legislators, but may need some guidance to activate.
- Mental health issues came to the forefront during the pandemic, and CDO partners focused more and more on this priority need for their community members. Partners noted that seeking mental health support is not common in the African diaspora communities they serve, but when they reached people through familiar voices from their own communities, they broke through that stigma. Partners noted the great need for community-based mental health programs moving forward.
- Health Commons Project is seeking funding opportunities below the state level (county, municipal, etc.) to support current efforts in Renton focusing on Youth Mental/Behavioral Health and Maternal Care. These efforts have potential sub-granting opportunities for Community Partners.
- Partners focused on the African Diaspora are interconnected and often operate as a natural coalition. The CDO Program has strengthened and increased the size of this coalition.
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We hope to continue these conversations and help mobilize follow-up in the coming weeks.
The event featured food from a local Kenyan restaurant, a slideshow with pictures and shout-outs, great discussion between partners, DOH, and staff, and an eclectic music playlist.
Thank you!
We are so appreciative of the partnerships and friendships we’ve formed along the way. Your work and dedication are humbling, and we know that you’ll continue to serve your communities with all your energy and passion. Thank you for being amazing stewards of the CDO Program. We hope to stay connected moving forward.
Opportunities
Upcoming grant opportunities
Calls for Applications
Check out these interesting opportunities that have recently come across our desks:
Opportunities
- Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crime
- Deadline: June 11, 2024
- With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to support comprehensive community-based approaches to addressing hate crimes that promote community awareness and preparedness, increase victim reporting, and improve responses to hate crimes. The program is also designed to develop community-informed models for preventing and responding to hate speech and incidents, as well as facilitating reconciliation and community healing.
- Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards | Morgan Stanley
- 5 winners receive 100,000 in seed funding
- Deadline: July 8, 2024
- The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards provide seed funding for transformative mental healthcare solutions for children and youth across the U.S. The Awards seek new or piloted projects from direct-service organizations that will help address the far-reaching challenges of stress, anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues in children and young adults in the U.S. Projects must tackle specific issues and address unmet needs, with a goal of reducing stigma, increasing access to care, improving equity in mental health, enabling early identification and prevention, or enhancing intervention, especially among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities are eligible, with a focus on those with an annual total revenue under $5 million.
- Confluence Health & WVMG Community Partnership Grant
- $1000-$15,000
- Deadline: July 31st, 2024
- Confluence Health and Wenatchee Valley Medical Group believe in community and support a variety of causes and organizations in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties each year. The Community Partnership Fund, managed by the Community Foundation, aims to award up to $500,000 each year in grants that: Focus on Health and Wellness, Education, and Arts and Culture.
- Woods Family – Music and Arts Grant
- Up to $5000
- Application opens August 1st and deadline: September 30th
- Established in 2011, the Woods Family Music and Arts Fund was created to enhance the music and arts culture of the NCW region. Nonprofit organizations (or fiscally sponsored programs) and public schools in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties (excluding the Methow Valley) are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 in funding for:
- Increasing equitable access to high quality arts and culture for youth
- Expand and increase participation in arts and culture to underrepresented audiences
- Programs or projects that celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of NCW, or
- Operating support for organizations that are bringing high-quality arts programs to NCW
- Inatai Foundation’sSponsorships.
- $2,500-$5,000, some cases $10,000
- Rolling application
- Events and gatherings are important opportunities for people to come together, and we aim for organizations and leaders working for equity and racial justice to do just that through sponsorships. Funding is prioritized for organizations that emphasize political power, organizing, and power-building to advance racial justice and equity in Washington. $2,500 – $5,000, in some exceptional cases we offer $10,000 or more, with applications due minimum of 60 days before the event, maximum of one year before the event.
- Groundswell Fund’s Rapid Response Fund.
- Rolling application.
- The Rapid Response Fund provides the philanthropic community with a vehicle for deploying resources quickly and strategically to Reproductive Justice and social justice organizations during unexpected and critical campaign fights and key opportunities. Watch for updates on the application process coming in Feb 2024.
- Sunderland Foundation Grant Application.
- Rolling application.
- The Sunderland Foundation awards grants to registered 501(c)(3) organizations for capital building projects in Puget Sound Area, Washington.
- Kaiser Permanente provides sponsorships
- For community events and activities that support the mission of Kaiser Permanente and that are consistent with focus areas identified in the Community Health Needs Assessment. Upcoming deadlines March 1st, May 31st, Aug 30th
- 4Culture
- The grant awards up to $2,500 for Arts projects in Seattle’s Communities of Opportunity or King County, and Heritage or Preservation projects anywhere in the county. Ongoing application process, due 2 months before event or project.