Grant Opportunities

• Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development (SE2D) Project
• Research
• Direct Service Grants

Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development (SE²D) Project

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives announces the release of the 2014 Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development (SE²D) Project. The mission of the SE²D Project is to nurture an environment that allows for the development of Social Entrepreneur Ventures (SEVs) to create innovative approaches to address social issues. These innovative approaches will drive the complete capital market to eventually scale promising and potentially transformative community based approaches that solve intractable social issues.

Application Due Date: 4:59PM, June 20, 2013

This year the application submission process will be conducted on the Department of State's System for Filing Grants Electronically (SAGE). For information on registering onto SAGE please click here.

• SAGE Applicant User Guide
• SE2D Project TA Presentation

In order to be eligible to submit a grant application, prospective applicants must attend a mandatory technical assistance session.

Technical Assistance sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Friday, May 3, 2013
  PSEG, 80 Park Place, Conference Room 101, Newark, NJ 07102 (10am- 12pm)
  Register for this session
• Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  The Division of Archives and Records Management (Record Storage) 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue., Trenton, NJ 08625 (10am – 1pm)
  Register for this session
• Wednesday, May 22, 2013
  Rutgers, School of Social Work Building, 217 North 6th Street, Camden, NJ 08102 (10am – 12pm)
  Register for this session

One sessions will be held on each date.

Below please find the link for the application guidelines. For more information you may contact the Office of Faith-based Initiatives at: 609-984-6952.

• Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development (SE2D) Project Application Guidelines

Research

Social Innovations:

• Social Innovation
• Social Innovation What is it
• Understanding the Impact of Social Entrepreneurs: Ashoka's Answer to the Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
• Social Entrepreneurship: Towards an Entrepreneurial Culture for Social and Economic Development
• Collaborative Entrepreneurship
• Local Forces for Good

Collective Impact:

• Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact
• Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
• Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth
• Collective Impact
• A Guide to Data Collaboration in Communities
• The Full Frame Approach 2.0

Performance Measurement Systems:

• Building a Performance Measurement System
• Social Impact Markets
• Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact

Social Finance/Impact Investment:

• Community Development Investment Review: Pay for Success Financing
• Social Innovation Financing
• Social Impact Bonds

Direct Service Grants

The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives announces the release of the 2014 Direct Service (DS) grants. The DS grant program is geared towards building the capacity of New Jersey faith and community-based organizations and enhancing their ability to implement effective community programming. The DS grant program is a competitive program and will provide funds to faith-based and community-based organizations that afford social services to low and moderate income NJ residents. Grant awards are dependent upon available funding.

Application Due Date: 4:59PM, June 20, 2013

This year the application submission process will be conducted on the Department of State's System for Filing Grants Electronically (SAGE). For information on registering onto SAGE please click here.

• SAGE Applicant User Guide
• 2014 Direct Services (DS) Grant Opportunity T/TA Presentation
• 2014 Direct Services (DS) Board Resolution

In order to be eligible to submit a grant application, prospective applicants must attend a mandatory technical assistance session.

Technical Assistance sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Tuesday, May 14, 2013
  The Division of Archives and Records Management, 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625
  Register for this session
• Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Stockton State College, Lecture Hall L112, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205
  Register for this session
• Friday, May 24, 2013
  PSEG, 80 Park Place, Conference Room 101, Newark, NJ 07102
  Register for this session

Two sessions will be held on each date. The morning session will take place from 10am – 12pm and the afternoon session will take place from 1pm – 3pm.

Below please find the link for the application guidelines. For more information you may contact the Office of Faith-based Initiatives at: 609-984-6952.

• 2014 Direct Service (DS) Application Guidelines