SFC Resources
Please check the resources on this page to complete your 2023 Summer Funding Collaborative (SFC) application and to enhance your summer program.
Resources to Help You Complete Your Application
Funder-Specific Requirements
If you would like a specific funder to consider your application, you must meet their requirements as listed.
Online application
Submit your proposal through the online application. This year, online applications will be submitted through our new funding portal. The online application portal will be released on December 7, 2022. Training for the online application portal will be provided through recorded videos and live at the SFC 2023 Application Information Sessions. The SFC will not accept e-mailed or mailed proposals will not be accepted. The deadline for the online application is 5:00 PM on Friday, January 13.
Online Application as a PDF and Word doc
Use this resource as a reference to plan your application. Do not use this form to submit your application.
Application PDF
Application MS Word Doc
Application PDF
Application MS Word Doc
Full request for proposals
Click here to download the full Request for Proposals (RFP) for SFC 2023 funding.
community review rubric
This rubric will be used by community reviewers to evaluate the Program Description section of the SFC 2022 application for programs selected for the Community Review Process. Please read through the rubric for guidance on how to structure your responses in the Program Description.
During the 2022 SFC funding cycle, the SFC conducted its first full community review of all 190 funding applications. More than $2 million in funding was granted based on the feedback and scores from the community review process. After analyzing all the written feedback from the 2022 community review process, the SFC can share this document which outlines characteristics of programs that were scored highly by community reviewers, by rubric theme.
During the 2022 SFC funding cycle, the SFC conducted its first full community review of all 190 funding applications. More than $2 million in funding was granted based on the feedback and scores from the community review process. After analyzing all the written feedback from the 2022 community review process, the SFC can share this document which outlines characteristics of programs that were scored highly by community reviewers, by rubric theme.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Review this handy one pager before you submit your application to make sure you have completed all of the steps.
How the SFC Makes Grant Decisions
Review the flowchart to understand each step of the grant decision-making process.
The SFC will accept questions about the application process via email between 5pm on December 1 and NOON on January 10, 2021. Please send all questions to summer@baltimorespromise.org. A Question & Answers document answering all clarification questions about the application will be uploaded twice to bmoresfc.org. We will upload the first document by 5:00 PM on December 16 and an updated one by 5:00 PM on January 10.
If you have technical questions about your Formstack submission, you may email them to summer@baltimorespromise.org up until the application deadline at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 3, 2021. We will do our best to respond as quickly as possible. However, due to the high volume of submissions on the deadline, we cannot guarantee an immediate response. We strongly encourage you to submit your application before the deadline, as we cannot accept late submissions for any reason
If you have technical questions about your Formstack submission, you may email them to summer@baltimorespromise.org up until the application deadline at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 3, 2021. We will do our best to respond as quickly as possible. However, due to the high volume of submissions on the deadline, we cannot guarantee an immediate response. We strongly encourage you to submit your application before the deadline, as we cannot accept late submissions for any reason
RFP Info Session Presentation
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info session video replay
On December 9, 2022 there will be more information from the SFC 2022 Information Sessions on December 7, 2022 and December 8, 2022. Click here to learn more about the information sessions. |
PDF OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
On December 9, 2022 there will be more information from the SFC 2022 Information Sessions on December 7, 2022 and December 8, 2022. Click here to learn more about the information sessions. |
BCYF will invest $2 million in funding for summer programs. BCYF prioritizes organizations led by Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian leaders and summer programs serving older youth. BCYF will align 100% of their funding decisions with feedback from the SFC 2023 Community Review Process.
Please note that in addition to the SFC’s requirements, applicants funded by BCYF, a public funding source, will have some additional requirements.
Please note that in addition to the SFC’s requirements, applicants funded by BCYF, a public funding source, will have some additional requirements.
To better serve youth in West Baltimore, West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation has additional requirements for 2023 SFC grantees.
Local Resources to Enhance Your Summer Program
This directory serves as a reference for organizations seeking and/or offering specific kinds of partnership, professional development, and technical assistance. If you would like to be included in this directory, click here.
BCHD offers a free meal service to any non-profit organization, church, day camp, community group, or city agency that serves children and youth in Baltimore City. Visit the BCHD website to apply to be a Summer Food Service Program site.
The Mayor’s Office of Human Services publishes this online summer program finder. To register your program for the map, please complete the form on the SummerScape website.
A 5-week summer work opportunity for youth ages 14-21 residing in Baltimore City that is run by The Mayor's Office of Employment Development.
Best Practices for Summer Programs
The National Education Association assembled a guide to build essential skills for youth to succeed in today's economy: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
A Multi-Layered Learning experience - STEM research brief from the National Summer Learning Association
Evidence-based tools and guidance for delivering effective programs from the Wallace Foundation.
Research brief on the importance of youth work opportunities during the summer from the National Summer Learning Association.
Helps programs determine a reasonable cost-per-student range for different programs types based on national data.
Inclusion & Special Needs
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