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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 – Tomd@casaforchildren.org

• Sally Erny, CPO – Sallye@casaforchildren.org