Fiscal Year 2011 Out of School Time Programs. D.C. Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation
(CYITC) announces funds to provide high quality out-of-school time programs to children and youth ages 5 – 24 in
the District of Columbia during Fiscal Year 2011. The Trust seeks to support programs during the school year that
will provide purposeful and developmentally appropriate programs to help the District’s children and youth meet
developmental outcomes.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
Deadline: June 18, 2010.
The experience of reading such funding announcements brings with it mixed emotions. On one hand, it's so rewarding to see that some major funders recognize the importance of what Reach is doing. Beyond simply looking for academic enrichment, The Trust seeks "purposeful" and "developmentally appropriate" programs. After months of work, I feel confident that we fit that bill. It is our dedication to being purposeful and developmentally appropriate that makes us unique. I look forward to sharing our plans with The Trust.
On the other hand, I know the realities of the current funding climate. Recently, familiarity trumps anything else when it comes to grant applications. Since we're new, I recognize that - regardless of the strength of our model - we may not receive funding through this, or any, opportunity. No funding institution wants to waste money right now, and investing in an unproven entity inherently holds that risk. One day, we will be proven. That will, undoubtedly, bring its own challenges. For now, I only hope that The Trust sees the power in our model and its alignment with their wishes.
In the end, this is only one funding opportunity. We will pursue it, and many others, in the coming months. It will involve a significant investment of time. Whether it leads to a grant, we don't know. Only time will tell.
Thanks, as always, for reading.
Mark
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