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Compassion Capital Fund Fact Sheet
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
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FACT SHEET:
Compassion Capital Fund
Purpose: To expand and strengthen the role of faith-based and
community organizations in their ability to provide social services to low-income
communities.
Uses: The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) consists of three grant
programs:
- The CCF Demonstration Program funds intermediary organizations
that serve as a bridge between the Federal government and smaller faith-based
and community organizations by providing them with training, technical assistance,
and capacity-building sub-awards.
- The CCF Targeted Capacity Building Program awards one-time capacity-building
grants directly to faith-based and community organizations.
- The CCF Communities Empowering Youth Program funds experienced
organizations that build the capacity of their collaborating faith-based
and community partners that together are providing alternatives to gang
involvement, youth violence, and child abuse and neglect and generally fostering
positive youth development.
Type of Grant: Competitive discretionary grants.
Eligible Recipients:
- CCF Demonstration
program: Non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations,
tribal government organizations, public agencies, state and local governments,
and colleges and universities.
- CCF Targeted
Capacity Building program: Non-profit organizations other than institutions
of higher education.
- CCF Communities
Empowering Youth program: Non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations,
tribal government organizations, and colleges and universities.
Legislative Authority: The CCF program is operated under the Secretary’s
Demonstration and Research Authority (Section 1110 of the Social Security Act).
Contact Information:
Office of Community Services
Administration for Children and Families
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW
5th Floor West
Washington, DC 20447
Program Characteristics:
CCF Demonstration Program (Intermediary Program):
- Organizations funded under this program, called Intermediaries,
serve as a bridge between HHS and smaller faith-based and community organizations.
- Intermediaries assist smaller faith-based and community organizations
to improve effectiveness and organizational management, developing and training
staff, expanding the types and reach of social service programs, and accessing
and managing funds from diverse sources, including Federal funds.
- In FY 2008, ACF provided over $17.5 million in continuation awards to
37 intermediary grantees under the Demonstration Program. No funding was
available for new awards.
CCF Targeted Capacity Building Program (Mini-Grants):
- The Targeted Capacity
Building program funds faith-based and community organizations with
one-time awards to increase their capacity to serve targeted social
service priority areas.
- In FY 2007, ACF
provided over $10.3 million to 219 faith-based and community organizations.
No funding was made available for new mini-grants for FY 2008.
CCF Community Empowering Youth (CEY Grants):
- CEY grantees assist their collaborating faith-based and community partners
to provide alternatives to gang involvement, youth violence, and child abuse
and neglect and generally to foster positive youth development.
- CEY funding is used by the lead organization and its partnering faith-based
and community organizations to increase the overall organizational sustainability
and capacity of the collaboration and its members through technical assistance
and training.
- In FY 2008, ACF provided over $30 million in continuation awards to 131
CEY grantees. No funding was available for new awards.
CCF National Resource Center:
- The CCF National
Resource Center provides capacity-building support at the national level
by working directly with organizations funded under CCF’s three programs,
serving as an expert resource regarding capacity building, faith-based
and community initiatives, and promising practices. The center
also serves as a developer, repository, and distribution center for
information, tools, and resources needed by faith-based and community
organizations and organizations that work with them to improve their
capacity, knowledge, and skills.
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