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Grantmaking Strategies
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is focused on innovative solutions that solve problems
and improve the quality of life throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. As a new community foundation, we
have examined the diverse needs across our region, evaluated the best practices of our parent foundations and
incorporated community input before launching a new set of grantmaking strategies.
The community foundation has identified a series of Requests for Proposals, or RFPs, that address five grantmaking strategies:
By using an RFP approach, the community foundation aims to solicit the best thinking of nonprofit service providers,
public sector agencies, research institutions and other entities serving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. We
encourage you to read the research papers to better understand our goals and objectives on each strategy.
Stay informed about the announcement of future requests for proposals by signing up for our
community e-newsletter.
How To Apply
The first step for any interested organization is to attend a grant information session. This will give you the
opportunity to learn more about our RFP process and talk with a program officer.
Step two is to submit a proposal with all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
We encourage submission of proposals via email
If you have questions, please contact us at grants@siliconvalleycf.org or 650.450.5400.
Eligibility Criteria and Deadlines
Please refer to the appropriate grantmaking strategy application. We will accept proposals postmarked and submitted
electronically by the respective deadline date. It takes approximately four to six weeks to respond to these applications
and an additional two weeks for grant disbursement.
| Education - Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap in Mathematics through an In-School Strategy |
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Education Strategy:
Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap in Mathematics through an In-School Strategy
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
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Reasearch Paper
Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap
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| Education - Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap in
Mathematics through an Out-of-School Strategy |
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Education Strategy:
Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap
in Mathematics through an Out-of-School Strategy
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
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Reasearch Paper
Closing the Middle School Achievement Gap
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| Community Opportunity - Safety-Net Services |
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Community Opportunity Fund Strategy:
Safety-Net Services
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
Please check back in January 2009 for two additional RFP announcements.
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| Economic Security |
Economic Security Combining Financial Education and Asset Building
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
Please check back in May and September 2009 for two additional RFP announcements. |
Request for Proposal |
Application |
Research Paper |
SUBMIT ONLINE:
- Download and fill our our application document.
- Attach it and supporting documents to an email.
- Submit them to:
grantproposals@siliconvalleycf.org
or by clicking the button beloew.
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| Economic Security Foreclosure Prevention Counseling |
Economic Security Strategy: Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
Please check back in May and September 2009 for two additional RFP announcements.
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Request for Proposal |
Application
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SUBMIT ONLINE:
- Download and fill our our application document.
- Attach it and supporting documents to an email.
- Submit them to:
grantproposals@siliconvalleycf.org
or by clicking the button beloew.
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| Immigrant Integration Strategy |
Immigrant Integration Strategy: Strengthening the legal Services Infrastructures
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
Please check back in May and September 2009 for two additional RFP announcements.
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Request for Proposal |
Research Paper |
Application
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SUBMIT ONLINE:
- Download and fill our our application document.
- Attach it and supporting documents to an email.
- Submit them to:
grantproposals@siliconvalleycf.org
or by clicking the button beloew.
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| Immigrant Integration Strategy |
Immigrant Integration Strategy: Bridging the Cultural Gap
While the community foundation prefers proposals in electronic form, a paper version of the RFP and application
checklist can be downloaded, printed and submitted by mail. We encourage you to read the grantmaking research
papers for more information about the specific strategies. Submit a proposal online by clicking on the email
button. Attach all the required information outlined in the RFP application checklist.
Please check back in May and September 2009 for two additional RFP announcements. |
Request for Proposal |
Research Paper |
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SUBMIT ONLINE:
- Download and fill our our application document.
- Attach it and supporting documents to an email.
- Submit them to:
grantproposals@siliconvalleycf.org
or by clicking the button beloew.
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