Grant Details

The purpose of the Family Engagement Opportunity Grant is to:

• Increase availability and accessibility to quality family engagement programs, activities, and opportunities;
• Provide supplemental educational outlets that promote, encourage, and support community awareness and advocacy; and
• Provide access to free, ongoing parent leadership and child development resources in one or more of the Early Education Empowerment Zones (E3Zs) and/or in the Metro Atlanta area

Successful grant applications will propose family engagement programs/projects that develop quality programming to be offered to families at least once a month free of charge. Projects must fit within one or more of the following focus areas:

1. Advocacy: Empower parents and families as child advocates and leaders
2. Community Connection: Help families become well-connected to community resources and supports
3. Education: Strengthen families as child’s primary educators and nurturers and increase families’ knowledge of child development
4. Health & Safety: Support families as safe, healthy, and self-sufficient caregivers

Successful applicants will detail in their proposal how the focus area(s) they choose will benefit parents, children, and the community. 

Grant funds must be used only for the purposes outlined and detailed in the grantee’s approved application, and in the manner set forth in the award letter and grant agreement. Awarded grant funds may not be expended on:

• Project/program costs incurred before the grant start date; and
• Other financial obligations (including interest payments on lines of credit, collateral and securing or servicing debt), nor to meet cash-flow or general operating expenses unrelated to the purpose of the grant proposal as defined in the grant award letter.