Safe Sleep Building Blocks Grant Program

Safe Sleep Building Blocks Grant Program

Funder: Cribs for Kids, in partnership with Baby Safety Foundation (formerly JPMA Cares) and Safe Kids Worldwide

Program Status: Active - 40 organizations awarded in 2025

Geographic Scope: Nationwide (United States)

Focus Areas:

Reducing sleep-related infant deaths

Infant safe sleep education

Safe sleep product distribution

Community outreach

Award Details

Each awarded organization receives:

20 Safe Sleep Survival Kits containing:

- Cribette play yard
- Cribette sheet
- Snoozzzette wearable blanket
- Sleep Baby Safe & Snug board book
- Pacifier
- Safe sleep education materials

• Community Outreach Support including:
- Cribs for Kids Education Package (50 brochures, 50 door hangers, 25 fliers, 5 posters, 2 Safe Sleep Sammi/Sasha Toy Kits) - Safe Sleep Building Blocks press release and social media postings - Electronic badge for awarded organizations' websites and marketing materials

Eligibility

• Organizations dedicated to reducing sleep-related infant deaths
• Community-based organizations with reach and capacity
• National scope through partner network

About the Funders

Cribs for Kids:

National non-profit organization established 1998

Mission: Reducing risk of infant injury and death from suffocation and SIDS

Distributed over 750,000 safe sleeping environments

Operates through network of 1,700+ partners nationwide

Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA

Baby Safety Foundation:

Philanthropic arm of Baby Products Manufacturers Association (formerly JPMA)

501(c)(3) charitable organization

Focus on reducing preventable injuries and deaths in infants and toddlers

Safe Kids Worldwide:

Nonprofit working to reduce unintentional injuries to children ages 0-19

Network of 400+ coalitions in the U.S.

Focus areas: traffic injuries, drownings, sleep-related deaths, falls, burns, poisonings

Works in 20+ countries

Contact Information

• Email: info@cribsforkids.org
• Phone: 1-888-721-CRIB (2742)
• Address: 5450 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207