Ohio Children's Trust Fund (OCTF) Great Lakes Regional Prevention Council and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) issues this Request for Proposals to establish or expand primary and secondary prevention programs that address issues of child abuse and/or neglect in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake Counties.

Funding amounts available are contingent on the level of funding received from the Ohio Children's Trust Fund, and the number and quality of proposals received. Projects will be supported for a 15 month project period: April 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. Please submit a letter of intent to apply as a PDF to Susan.Connor@UHhospitals.org by 5 pm on December 23, 2016. See section VII for requirements for the letter of intent. The deadline for applications is 5 pm on February 3, 2017.

The Ohio Children's Trust Fund (OCTF) was created in 1984 to prevent child abuse and neglect by investing in strong communities, healthy families, and safe children. As Ohio's sole public funding source dedicated to child abuse and neglect prevention, the OCTF funds regional prevention councils throughout the state, which in turn funds community-based primary and secondary prevention strategies at the local level.