The Father First Initiative needs great community partners to help promote fatherhood and mentoring throughout the state of Florida. If you’re interested, explore the grant opportunities below to see if you qualify.
The Florida Legislature passed House Bill 7065 in their regular session in 2022 and Governor Ron DeSantis signed it shortly after in April of 2022. The legislation did numerous things to impact fatherhood and fatherlessness in the state of Florida, including over $27 million to fund the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative and multiple grant programs.
The three grant opportunities were created to promote fatherhood and mentoring in the state by funding community-based nonprofits that work to address the comprehensive needs of fathers, provide evidence-based education programs to fathers, and provide mentorship programs for at-risk male students. The first round of Requests for Application (RFAs) were released in March of 2023. The award postings for those grant awards were on July 28, 2023. The next Comprehensive Needs of Fathers Grant RFA has been posted and can be found here.
Family First, a national nonprofit organization based in Tampa, known for its two primary programs, All Pro Dad and iMOM, has been contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families to provide technical assistance and training for grant applicants. The diverse team of providers assembled by Family First has decades of experience in providing multiple services to non-profits. These services are available during open Requests for Applications.
(Highly recommended for every organization and required for grant coaching and grant review services)
This is an assessment that will examine the health of your organization and if you will be a right fit for the current grant requests for application (RFA). This automated assessment takes about 3 minutes to complete and will send you results immediately.
This virtual training will teach participants how to successfully write/complete each section of the grant proposal, provide participants with an understanding of the grant writing process and best practices, practical tips and tools to use when writing and submitting grant proposals, and teach participants how to tailor their proposals to meet their specific needs.
(Pre-requisite – Approved Grant Readiness Assessment)
This service is an organization-specific analysis of existing and aspiring programs and how they will fit into the RFA. The coach will help the organization through the grant writing process by helping establish mile-marker goals for the writing and reviewing process. To sign up for grant coaching, please complete the assessment. Upon approval of the assessment, you will be contacted to see if you’d like to receive coaching.
(Pre-requisite – Approved Grant Readiness Assessment)
In this service, grant reviewers will be available to review your grant proposal for compliance with the RFA and provide feedback. To sign up for grant review services, please complete the assessment. Upon approval of the assessment, you will be contacted to see if you’d like to receive grant review services.
