MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Endowment supports Grand Traverse region organizations’ programs to promote child safety and success, with an emphasis on preventing and treating child sexual abuse.
Funder: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,790 total available
Summary: Supports programs promoting child safety and success, with an emphasis on preventing and treating child sexual abuse.
Key Information: Applicants must serve one of five Grand Traverse region counties or the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
The MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Endowment is administered by the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation through its Fall Grants process. It supports organizations serving the Grand Traverse region with programs that promote child safety and success. Within that broader purpose, the endowment places particular emphasis on the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse.
The fund’s focus encompasses both work to prevent abuse and programs that treat it. Organizations can use the foundation’s eligibility quiz to identify relevant grant opportunities, then review this endowment’s focus and criteria before submitting an application.