Child Well-being Program (unsolicited letter of inquiry)
The Child Well-being Program funds work to promote healthy child development and prevent abuse and neglect, currently centred on prevention-oriented child welfare. Unsolicited letters of inquiry are accepted from US nonprofits through an open online form.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Neither the letter-of-inquiry page nor the Child Well-being funding-area page publishes a grant range; the LOI form asks the applicant to state the amount sought.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No formal deadline. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis and staff respond within two months. Supplemental materials cannot be submitted at the inquiry stage.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- US-based nonprofit organizations with a Tax ID only. The foundation cannot fund individuals directly, so a researcher must apply through their institution or a nonprofit partner. Most grants remain by invitation; the LOI is the entry point.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- prevention-oriented child welfare · family strengthening · child maltreatment prevention
- Apply at
- https://www.dorisduke.org/grants/letter-of-inquiry
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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