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Funding by Topic: Child welfare

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

Family Unification Program (FUP)
Vouchers to public housing authorities which provides rental assistance to families whose lack of adequate housing is a primary cause of parents being separated or near-separated from their children.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) - Local, and Regional
Grants to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2009
    Sponsor: Brookdale Foundation

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