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2014 Grant Program Input from State and Local Programs
Sally Erny, Chief Program Officer
Tom Dunn, Chief Financial Officer
Presenters
Agenda
• Overview of National CASA grants program• Survey data review• What’s next• Questions
Overview of Grants
• Two funding cycles– Grants program– Mentoring program
• Both funding cycles– RFP process– Independent reviewers
Overview of Funding
• 2013 awards to state and local programs – Grants program – 71 awards, $2.5M (1 year
awards) – Mentoring program – 65 awards, $4.5 (2 yr
awards)• National CASA awards since 1993 - $125M
Survey Data - General Program Information
General Program Info
State CASA/GAL orga-nization
13%
Local CASA/GAL program87%
Type of Organization
General Program Info
47%
30%
10%
13%
What is the population of the area served by your program?
Under 100,000100,000-400,000401,000-800,000800,000+
General Program Info
Urban13%
Rural45%
Suburban6%
Mixed36%
Please select what best describes the primary area served by your program
General Program Info
41%
27%
19%
5%
2%6%
What were your program’s total expenses for the past fiscal year?
Under $100,000$100,000-250,000$250,000-500,000$500,000-750,000$750,000- $1,000,000Over $1,000,000
Survey Data - Questions
Survey Data
State grants
New local program development
Local program expansion
Local program sustainability
State capacity building
Local program capacity building
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Which of the grant categories below should be priorities for National CASA grant funds? Prioritize from 1 to 6 with 1 being the most important.
Survey Data
Yes78%
No22%
Should all state organizations be funded by National CASA?
Survey Data
Equal amount for each state15%
Based on the number of local of -fices in the state
25%Based on number of children served by local offices in
the state29%
Based on number of children in care
in the state31%
Should all state organizations be funded by National CASA?YES Responses
Survey Data
Yes52%
No48%
Should National CASA State grant funds require a match?
Survey Data
18%
22%
24%
25%
12%
Should National CASA State grant funds require a match?Yes Reponses
10%20%25%50%100%
Survey Data
Yes42%
No58%
Should National CASA Local grant funds require a match?
Survey Data
21%
24%
27%
20%
9%
Should National CASA Local grant funds require a match? YES Responses
10%20%25%50%100%
Survey Data
Yes38%
No62%
Should there be a limit on the number of consecutive years a member can receive a grant?
Survey Data
2 year limit34%
3 year limit39%
4 year limit26%
Should there be a limit on the number of consecutive years a member can receive a grant?
YES Responses
Survey Data
Yes61%
No39%
If a member program meets eligibility requirements should they be able to apply for more than one grant if they have multiple offices?
Survey Data
Yes75%
No25%
If a member program meets eligibility requirements should they be able to apply for grants in more than one category?
What’s Next
Next Steps• Survey results - presentations to state organizations
and local programs – through September 30th• Take survey results to National CASA Board to inform
decision on 2014 grants policies– October 12th
• Communication to network about any changes in grants program – February, 2014
• 2014 Application for funding with recommendations included – April, 2014
Questions
• Watch the weekly Bulletin and the National CASA grants page for updates
• Tom Dunn, CFO – [email protected]
• Sally Erny, CPO – [email protected]