Intent to Apply Form

This form serves as a preliminary step in the grant application process, helping us determine alignment between applicants’ proposed projects and our funding priorities. Selected organizations will be invited to submit a full grant application.


We provide grants ranging from 75K to 300K per year (awards at the 300K level are rare). Each year, we fund approximately 12-15 organizations whose projects align with our priorities.


This form will close on May 15th, 2025 at 5 pm.


Before proceeding, please read the information below.


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS


•  Applicants must be a Community Based Organization (CBO) with a demonstrated history of serving children, families, and/or expectant mothers within our defined service area in California: Santa Clara, San Mateo and/or Santa Cruz counties.

•  Organizations must hold 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor with such status.

•  Projects must address at least one of the top three health priorities identified in our most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA):

  • Economic Stability
  • Youth Mental/Behavioral Health
  • Healthcare Access

•  Applicants must demonstrate how their project impacts underserved children and families.

•  For projects involving multiple stakeholders, the lead applicant must be a CBO and provide evidence of collaboration with other entities.

•  Strong applicants serve communities within our service area with a focus on those low or very low Child Opportunity Index (COI) areas.


EXAMPLE PROJECTS FUNDED


1. Second Harvest: Alleviating hunger for families in Silicon Valley.

2. Puente de la Costa Sur: Supporting economic security and health access for rural families and children.

3. Adolescent Counseling Services: Expanding youth mental health services.

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Click yes if the Community Based Organization definition under "Eligibility Requirements" is met.

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Select the California counties where your program provides services

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Brief overview of the organization’s mission including service area and target population (1-2 sentences)

Tell us the problem you are solving and describe the need briefly (1-2 sentences).

Brief description of the proposed project and its impact on children, families, and/or expectant mothers in the service area (one short paragraph)

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Thank you for your application.

If you met all eligibility requirements, next steps are:

  • Intent to Apply submissions will be reviewed by end of May.
  • We will get back to you with more detailed next steps if you make it to the next phase, which is the proposal process.
  • Due to submission volume, we will not be able to contact you if you don’t make it to the next phase.

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