Akron, OH Grant Opportunities

Overall Theme: Align Community Services Program with the four pillars of Social Determinants of Health priorities: Economic Stability, Education/Health Care, Community and Social Engagement. Infant Mortality Eligible applications must support projects/programs that increase access to education as it relates to infant mortality for expectant mothers, mothers of newborns and infants. The Full Term First Birthday Strategic Plan identified concerns regarding “the unacceptable rate of mortality for black babies and poor health outcomes of black women”. Furthermore, infant mortality is linked “with social determinants of health and their inequitable impact on women and babies of color. Social determinants of health are factors in an individual’s social, economic and physical environment that affect infant mortality.” The Community Services Program should focus on the Full Term First Birthday Strategic Plan as it relates to “engagement, education and equip residents to support and promote healthy full-term pregnancies and safe sleep for babies”. Additionally, proposed programs should seek to: 1. Reduce premature births and infant mortality among African American infants specifically and all infants generally by 50 percent by 2025. 2. Eliminate sleep-related infant deaths in Akron. Full Term First Birthday Strategic Plan (https://fulltermfirstbirthday.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/ftfb_strategic_plan_final.pdf) Public Safety Eligible applicants in this area must focus on projects/programs that directly support the strategic priorities of the City of Akron Youth Violence Prevention Plan and focus on the neighborhood as the unit of change. Eligible grants must prioritize Akron youth ages 13-24 – the key demographic in the Plan. Grants must directly align with one of the eight “Strategic Approaches” outlined in the Plan. Conversations within the community clearly show that residents would like to see “neighborhood safety” prioritized so that “everyone from all neighborhoods

AKRON CITY COUNCIL 2027 NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANT This is an abridged version of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). View the full NOFO here. ______________________________________ Overview The Neighborhood Partnership Grant Program is administered by Akron City Council. It is a funding opportunity designed to inspire the development of innovative community-based initiatives, which improve the neighborhood and enhance the overall health and well-being of its residents. The program was created to strengthen and provide funds to neighborhood-based stakeholders invested in the development of their local community. The program aims to: Cultivate and strengthen relationships between neighborhood residents through participation in projects and activities; and Increase neighborhood resident engagement in resolving the problems that impact them. Each ward in Akron has been allotted $15,000 from which to award individual grants ranging from $3,000 to $15,000. The minimum grant award is $3,000. The maximum grant award is $15,000. Under no circumstances will grants be awarded in amounts greater than the stated maximum and only in exceptional circumstances, as determined by Council Leadership, may grants smaller than the stated minimum be awarded. There is no matching requirement. Funds awarded to each Ward or individual projects are not transferrable.