Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation: Capacity Building Grant

The Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation Capacity Building Grant aims to enhance the capabilities of nonprofit organizations serving foster children and their caregivers in Hawaii. By focusing on governance, strategic relationships, and staff training, this grant supports projects that strengthen service delivery and improve outcomes for youth transitioning from foster care. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt organizations that directly benefit foster children, ensuring their critical needs are met effectively.

Background
The Foundation wishes to support foster children, their caregivers, and transitioning foster youth. The Foundation recognizes that the strength and capacity of the
nonprofit organizations and programs serving foster children, their families, and youth are key to the healthy development of foster children and transitioning youth. The Foundation offers this Request for Proposals to provide meaningful support that enables nonprofit organizations and programs to strengthen and grow their capacity to serve foster children, their caregivers and transitioning foster youth.
Funding Priorities
The Foundation seeks to support projects that will increase the capacity of the organization, the
program, or the system in the community to deliver quality services to the clientele described under Eligibility Requirements. Capacity building efforts may address:
Governance and leadershipStrategic relationshipsEvaluation and impactResource DevelopmentInternal operations and managementProgram design, delivery and evaluationExecutive and key staff transitionsStaff training

Eligibility

Tax-exempt Hawaii organizations are eligible to apply. Organizations may be either
501(c)(3) or religious organizations.Local units of national organizations must submit local unit financial information.The majority percentage of the organization’s or program’s clientele or project beneficiaries must be:Children in the foster custody of a Hawai`i state government agency;Children placed by a Hawai`i state government agency in therapeutic foster placement or in kinship, foster, respite, guardianship, permanent custody, or adoptive families; or Their caregivers, orCurrent foster youth or young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who have aged out of the state child welfare or mental health systems.

Ineligibility

Units of government and public schools are not eligible under this Request for Proposals.Fiscal sponsorships are not permissible.Grants will not be made for capital, endowments, regranting
activities or operating costs.