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2. National CASA Association
2017 Mentoring renewal grants
PRESENTER CORAL EDWARD – GRANTS ASSOCIATE

3. OVERVIEW: BACKGROUND
National CASA Association was awarded $4.5 million through the OJJDP FY15 “Mentoring Opportunities for Youth” Initiative
Requirements of the grant application included:
Sub-granting 90% of award to member programs = $4.05M
Sub-granting programs in at least 38 states (Year 1)
Serving youth who are 17 years old and younger and at-risk or high-risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system
Targeting services to American Indian and Alaska Native youth
Targeting services to youth in rural communities
For the purposes of this grant, all foster youth are considered at-risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system

4. OVERVIEW: APPROACH
The goal of the funds is to increase the number of youth served with a particular emphasis on the target populations mentioned on the previous slide
National CASA identified two approaches to meeting the goals, program objectives and performance measures in the grant
Increasing the capacity of direct-service programs, and
Executing statewide awareness and recruitment efforts

5. Objectives for the webinar
Learn about the two grant categories as well as the criteria and eligibility requirements for each category
Discuss the renewal grant application, instructions and timeline
Understand the renewal application review process
Identify points of contact at National CASA for assistance
Answer your questions

6. Grant Categories, Criteria, Eligibility, Projected Awards and Timeline

7. State Awareness and Recruitment Campaign Renewal Grant
SUMMARY OF CATEGORIES
State Awareness and Recruitment Campaign Renewal Grant
National CASA Commitments over 2 years
1,000 new volunteer advocates recruited, trained and assigned (serve)
2,625 new youth served
12% reduction in program youth who offend/re-offend
75% improvement on life-skills indicators of year old youth
Focus on awareness and recruitment campaign
Youth Advocacy Renewal Grant
20% increase in Fostering Futures Training

8. KEY CRITERIA AND CONSIDERATIONS
Funding Goal Requirements
# of Volunteers by 1st year
# of Volunteers by 2nd year
# of Children by 1st year
# of Children by 2nd year
State Awareness and Recruitment Campaign Grant
Up to $75,000 award amount 50
100
132
264
Youth Advocacy Grant
Up to $20,000 award amount 9 18 22 44
Up to $40,000 award amount 15 30 40 80

9. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Both Grant Categories:
CASA/GAL local programs and state organizations who are recipients of 1st year awards
Full Member in good standing with the National CASA Association
Current paid membership for 2017
Completion of the 2016 annual survey & 6-month reports
Compliance with National CASA Association Standards
Successful past performance on current (Year 1) and previous National CASA grants

10. PROJECTED AWARDS AND LIMITS
Grant Categories/Funding Level
Awards/Limits
State Awareness and Recruitment Campaign Grant
12 Awards for a total of $824,000 in the 1st year
State Awareness and Recruitment Campaign Renewal Grant
Up to $75,000 funding level
Up to 12 Awards, Up to 100% of the 1st year award
Youth Advocacy Grant
41 Awarded for a total of $1.28M in the 1st year
Youth Advocacy Renewal Grant
$5,000 to $20,000 funding level
Up to 18 Awards, Up to 100% of the 1st year award
$20,000 to $40,000 funding level
Up to 23 Awards, Up to 100% of the 1st year award

11. GRANT TIMELINE
Renewal Applications mailed to grantees – April 19, 2017
Renewal Applications due – May 31, 2017
Review process – June 5 to June 23, 2017
Announcement of Awards – Final week of June 2017
Renewal Grant Period – July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018

12. QUESTIONS

13. GRANT AWARD CONDITIONS
Work in close partnership with National CASA Association
Must be able to support data collection efforts
Submit monthly expense reports
Submit semi-annual data reports
Submit semi-annual narrative reports
Take part in regularly scheduled calls with designated National CASA Association staff
Take part in desks audits and/or onsite monitorings

14. DATA requirements
Number of new volunteers recruited, trained and assigned
Number of new children 0-17 years of age served
Life skills assessments of youth years of age measured by pre- and post-Life Skills Assessments
Number of volunteers trained in Fostering Futures Training measured by pre- and post-Volunteer Knowledge Survey
Youth who offend and reoffend
Youth who moved to the next grade

15. AWARD Decisions are based on
Strength of plan to meet targets
Realistic, reasonable, and justified budget that directly relates to proposed activities
Specific and measurable goals, objectives and timeline
Ability to facilitate the collection of semiannual data
Quality of diversity plan
Demonstration of past performance with the 1st year grant
Plans that include targeting American Indian and Alaska native and/or rural youth

16. APPLICATION MATERIALS

17. Application FORMAT
National CASA Grant Application has 7 distinct sections and 6 sub sections:
Summary Sheet
Program Information
Program Reporting
Project Narrative
Organizational Information
Governance
Purpose of Grant
Grant Planning & Implementation
Sustainability
Data Collection and Reporting
Grant Budget Narrative
Grant Budget Summary
Current Budget

18. Additional attachments
Additional attachments have to be one combined PDF file.
Organizational chart required for all applicants
Diversity plan, if applicable due to demographics
Audit/monitoring corrective action plan, if applicable
Additional staff list, if applicable

19. Summary sheet Page 1 consists of: Amount requested Project abstract
Authorized Representative and Title

20. Program information Pages 2 – 4 consist of: Applicant information
Additional information
Staff list
Financial statistics
Community statistics
Court/judicial statistics
List of Programs
# of Local Programs

21. Program information Pages 5 – 6 consist of: Program Statistics
Target Population Statistics
Explanation on reserves in excess of $200,000
Explanation on statistical information on pages 3-5

22. Program reporting Pages 7 - 8 consist of:
National CASA grants received in the last three years
Grant reports filed on time
Grant goals met
Grant project sustained
External audit/grant monitoring, any findings

23. organizational information
Page 9 consists of:
Significant challenges or opportunities
Pages consist of:
governance
Management of the project
Governing body
Strategic plan

24. Purpose of grant Pages 12 - 14 consist of:
Progress on goals and objectives of 1st year grant
Volunteer recruitment and training plan to served target population
Grant funded position(s)
Hiring of consultant, if applicable
Community and stakeholder support & collaboration with diverse populations

25. GRANT planning & Implementation
Page 15 consists of:
Goals, objectives, activities and timeline
Sustainability
Page 16 consists of:
Long term strategies for continued advocacy
Data Collection & Reporting
Page 17 consists of:
Improvements and challenges in data collection and reporting
Evaluation of progress towards goals

26. Grant budget narrative & summary
Pages consist of:
Grant Budget Narrative
Personnel Salaries
Taxes/Benefits
Travel
Printing/Copying
Supplies
Equipment
Rent/Utilities
Other
Grant Budget Summary

27. Current budget
Page 23 consists of:
Revenue/Expenses and Net Change

28. Application scoring Sections Headings / Application Page References
Point Value
Summary Sheet & Program Information / Pages 1-6 5
Program Reporting / Pages 7-8 10
Organizational Information & Governance / Pages 9-11 15
Purpose of Grant / Pages 12-14 20
Grant Planning & Implementation and Sustainability / Page 15-16
Data Collection and Reporting / Page 17
Grant Budget Narrative & Summary / Pages 18-22
Current Budget / Page 23
TOTAL POINTS
100

29. Tips to preparing a complete, quality application
Completely answer all questions
Provide unique answers to each question; do not duplicate responses
List staff positions by job title, not personnel names
Ensure grant amount requested on pg 1 matches grant budget summary total
Show formula/calculation for grant budget amounts
Submit all required applicable attachments
Be sure to use the latest version of Adobe available

30. Application Review Process
Applications will be reviewed by individuals with knowledge of the CASA/GAL network:
National CASA Staff
Reviews will be conducted based on standardized criteria as outlined in the grant application and instructions
Potential reviewers with a conflict of interest for any category will be excluded

31. Application Review Process
Applications that will not make it to the review process
(i.e., ineligible for funding):
Not ed by 5pm PST
Missing any required attachments
Amount requested is above maximum
Files other than application/requested attachments ed

32. Contact Information
Grant Application or Process Inquiries: Membership Questions:

33. Questions

34. THANK YOU!
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Points of view or opinions expressed in this webinar are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department of Justice.