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Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
Mini Community Matching Grants
What are Mini Community Matching Grants?
The Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, or SYVPI, seeks to supplement existing Initiative services by funding small community projects in each of the three Neighborhood Networks that serve youth referred by the Networks.
Available funding for each project is up to $2,500.
All projects are required to have a community match that equals at least one-half of the requested amount of SYVPI funding. The community match can include volunteer labor, donated supplies, meeting space, professional services and/or cash that show community commitment to, and investment in, a project.
Additional information can be found in the Mini Community Matching Grants Guidelines.
SYVPI focuses on reducing and preventing youth violence in three Neighborhood Networks: Central Seattle, SE Seattle, and SW Seattle. Currently more than 1,100 youth are served by these Neighborhood Networks. Each has a lead agency that coordinates youth referrals to services.
Who Should Apply:
- Seattle neighborhood-based groups, community-based organizations, and/or grassroots organizations that actively engage diverse community members and are significantly composed of people who live and/or work in Central, SE or SW Seattle.
- Organizations must be located in the city of Seattle.
- Organizations are not required to be a 501(c)(3) to apply for funding.
- Organizations with annual budgets under $500,000.
- Agencies that currently have contracts for SYVPI services cannot apply.
- City staff in their official capacity cannot apply.
- Organizations should not apply to provide continuation services to current Community Matching Grant youth participants.
When to Apply:
The Mini Community Matching Grants have rolling deadlines and proposals must be received by the Neighborhood Network contact 6 weeks before project activities start. Your Network contact can also provide technical assistance to help you with your proposal.
| Neighborhood |
Contact and Lead Agency |
| Central |
Jamila Taylor
Central Area Network Coordinator
jamilat@THS-WA.org
206-402-1030
FAX 206-726-7585
Therapeutic Health Services
Central Youth & Family Services Branch
1901 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S
Seattle, WA 98144 |
| Southeast |
La Toya Fryer Miner
SE Network Office Manager
206-436-1909
senetwork@positiveplace.org
Please call or e-mail La Toya to set up an appt. to discuss your CMG Project idea(s) with:
Heidi Henderson-Lewis - SE Network Coordinator and Marty Jackson - Intake and Referral Specialist
Boys & Girls Club of King County
Smilow Clubhouse & Teen Center at Rainier Vista
4520 MLK Jr. Way S
Seattle, WA 98144 |
| Southwest |
Nani Fatuesi
SW Area Network Coordinator
nfatuesi@swyfs.org
206-937-7680 x216
FAX 206-935-9967
Southwest Youth & Family Services
4555 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106 |
Timeline:
SYVPI Neighborhood Networks issue RFP............................... January 2012
SYVPI Networks provide technical assistance to applicants.... On-going
Proposal submission at least 6 weeks before project............. Rolling deadline
activities start
Response to proposals/Awards announced................. Monthly until funds are expended
Projects completed, final reports due......................................... December 1, 2012
Contact Information: For more information about the Community Matching Grants, please contact the Neighborhood Network contact for your project area.
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