Tompkins County Youth Services

Grants

 

Tauck Foundation Youth Grant Guidelines

2008 Teen Event Mini-Grants -

Guidelines and Application Form

Budget Forms

2008-10 Grant Application Materials (for eligible applicants only)

· About County Youth Services Department 
· How do I find out if my organization is eligible to apply?
· General instructions, deadlines, and proposal checklists
· Instructions and forms to prepare the Narrative
· Instructions and forms to prepare the Budget
· Resource Allocation Policy and Priorities for 2008-2010
· Research and Resources to help prepare the proposal
· Helpful web sites to check out for more research and best practices

About County Youth Services Department

The Tompkins County Youth Services Department is the planning, funding, and coordinating agency responsible for promoting youth development and reducing delinquency and other risk behaviors among youth 0-20.

2008 - 2010 marks a new 3-year funding cycle through the Tompkins County Youth Services Department.

How do I find out if my organization is eligible to apply?

Not-for-profit organizations or local governments are eligible to apply for funding in Spring, 2007 for the 2008 calendar year.

If you have not met with County Youth Services staff, please contact Nancy Zook at  nzook@tompkins-co.org or 274-5310 to review your interest and to determine whether your agency is eligible to apply.

General instructions, deadlines, and proposal checklists

Timeline for 2008 Resource Allocation Process

General Instructions

Instructions and forms to prepare the Narrative

Information and Narrative Instructions

Program Summary

Cover Sheet

Outcomes Chart

Instructions and forms to prepare the Budget

·Instructions

Expense Forms

Revenue Forms

Budget Form 5 - Schedule of Salaries

Budget Form 6

Resource Allocation Policy and Priorities for 2008-2010

· Resource Allocation Policy for 2008-2010

· Youth Needs Data Trends and Highlights

Key Elements of Programs that Promote Youth Development

SCANS Skills

Research and Resources to help prepare the proposal

Overview of resources available for program planning

Healthy Youth, Vital Communities Assessment of Data for Collaborative Planning

NEW! · 2006 Summary of Needs Assessment Data (pdf)

· Summary from 6 Community Forums, December, 2002

Helpful web sites to check out for more research and best practices

http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/fldc/programs/ACT-For-Youth.cfm this web site at Cornell University has lots of links to adolescent research, best practices, model programs

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ Federal Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention summaries of studies, program evaluations and model resources

http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/  programs to reduce substance abuse & other risk behaviors