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Kognito, Sources of Strength Ohio & Be Present Ohio:XP Present:

State Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity | Request for Proposal

Final Application Deadline – July 10th, 2023, at 5:00pm

 

Executive Summary
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF), PreventionFIRST! (PF!), and the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (CSPR) are seeking partners to support the expansion of several youth suicide prevention programs, including:

  1. Sources of Strength (Sources), an evidence-based program for students in kindergarten – 12th grade that uses curricula and strategic messaging campaigns to build protective factors and transform school culture.
  2. Be Present Ohio: The Online Experience (BPO:XP), an evidence-informed program that teaches foundational suicide prevention skills to 13- to 18-year-olds through a series of interactive online learning modules.
  3. Kognito, which offers evidence-based, on-demand virtual trainings to administrators, educators, and students.

Applicants can apply for funding related to one or more of the above programs. Awardees will support expansion of the program(s) named in their proposal by recruiting schools to participate in the program, assisting with training and/or program implementation, providing technical assistance to local implementation sites, and liaising between local and state partners. Awardees will be eligible to apply for funding in State Fiscal Year 2025 (SFY25).

Funding Period: State Fiscal Year 2024 starting August 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024

Issue Date: May 1, 2023

Proposal Submission Deadline: July 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (see page 10 for details on the optional May 22nd, 2023, deadline)

Award Amount: $3,000 to $18,000

Eligibility: Youth-led groups, not-for-profit organizations, schools, school partners, and government organizations.

Questions: Contact RFP@ohiospf.org no later than July 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. 

FAQs will be posted at the bottom of the RFP landing page.

 

Download the Request for Proposal
 

Funding and Support for this RFP come from the Following Organizations:
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
PreventionFIRST!
Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Ohio Department of Education

FAQs

July 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

Yes. Youth-led groups, not-for-profit organizations, schools, school partners, and government organizations are all eligible for the funding.

Yes.