Hawai‘i Children’s Trust Fund grants available

The goal of the Hawaii Children’s Trust Fund, a public-private partnership established in 1993, is to prevent child neglect and abuse. The Department of Health is the lead agency for the public sector and Hawai‘i Community Foundation facilitates grantmaking using federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention funds.

The grants expand or replicate best- practices or promising community-based practices or develop innovative strategies to strengthen families and support the prevention of child abuse and neglect. They encourage parent involvement in the program and are intended to prevent child abuse and neglect, not for treatment services or for programs for families already receiving services from the child welfare system.

Maximum grants range from up to $35,000 for 12-month programs to up to $60,000 for 24-month programs. For more information and the grant application package, click here.

Other new grant opportunities

YSA Youth Venture helps make every day National and Global Youth Service Day by providing funding and support to young people who want to create new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses called Ventures. Ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. Maximum awards are $1,000. Youth ages 12 to 20 are eligible. The deadline to apply is May 14. For more information, click here.

Dana Foundation offers one- and two-year grants of up to $50,000 for art education professional development programs in rural communities. The grants will be given primarily to train professional artists teaching performing arts in public schools. The deadline for letters of intent is June 4. Click here for more information about the foundation and  click here for more information about the grants program.

Hawaii Community Foundation provides a list of grant application deadlines. Upcoming deadlines in May include the Samuel and Mary Castle Foundation grants for private education and early childhood education and care. Click here for the list.