Two fundraising assignment

RFP Analysis

Funding Source #1

Name and Mission of the funder:

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a voluntary health organization and a

private source funding. The AFSP Mission Statement is to "Save Lives and Bring Hope to Those

Affected by Suicide." The category for this grant falls under Health and Education.

Requirements for grant proposal and requirements for winning the grant

Grants are awarded to not-for-profit institutions or organizations within the U.S and abroad.

Level of amount of funding (if available)

The grant amount offered by ASFP range up to $125,000 over a period of two years.

What successful grants have looked like:

Successful grants in the past have been awarded to individuals within the research field and

Universities. An example of a successful grant is The Young Investigator Grant awarded to

several Ph.D. individuals conducting research. An example of the research topic within the

Young Investigator Grant is "Dissecting the Molecular and Cellular Effects of Child Abuse in

the Uncinate Fasciculus" which was granted to Arnaud Tanti, Ph.D., from Douglas Mental

Health University Institute in Canada. The grant amount for Arnaud Tanti was for $ 85,000 and

the funds were used to examine the impact of child abuse and suicide. Findings from AFSP's

grants have been published in many scholarly journals and help support further research.

Summary explaining which types of organizations might be successful in applying for each

grant:

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP) seeks to better inform communities

about suicide, and the treatment needed to prevent suicide. ASFP is allocating funding to support

investigation of suicide causes, prevention and treatment that have proven effective. A selection

from organizations that support research on suicide are better suited for this grant. The types of

organizations within the following discipline are good a good fit for this grant opportunity:

psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing,

social work, and health services administration. Applicants from the Veterans Administration are

also eligible and applicants that complete data collection around LGBT individuals are highly

encouraged to apply. A college research department would be a great candidate for this grant as

they are a not-for-profit entity and include investigators from academic disciplines that have a

proposed study on suicide and suicide prevention.

Funding Source #2

Name and Mission of the funder:

The National Institutes of Health is a government source of funding. The NIH Mission Statement

is "to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the

application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability."

Requirements for grant proposal and requirements for winning the grant:

The National Institutes of Health offers a Research Project Grant (ROI) which provides support

for health-related research and development that supports the mission of NIH. Funding is

solicited via a Request of Application and there is no specific program requirements, instead the

R01 research plan proposed by the applicant must be related to their mission.

Level of amount of funding (if available):

The amount received for this ROI depends on the Research Project submitted by the organization

and NIH will determine if the amount is feasible, and willing to fund.

What successful grants have looked like:

Local organizations that have received funding from NIH include agency's like 21st Century

Medicine, Abilita Bio, Abreos Biosciences, and Accents on Health. The funding received by

these organizations range from $392,326 - $1,237,12

Summary explaining which types of organizations might be successful in applying for this

grant:

An organization will be successful in receiving funding from NIH if they are in the biomedical

research area and their focus is to enhance life and reduce illness and disability.

References

https://ienonprofits.com/funding-opportunity/the-american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention- supports-investigation-into-suicide-prevention-and-treatment/

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/mission-goals

https://annual2018.afsp.org/

https://afsp.org/take-action/give-a-gift/state-nonprofit-disclosures/