Call for Proposals To Implement Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services

February 20, 2024

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Lake County, IN – Community Partners, a family service program of Geminus Corporation, requests grant proposals for child abuse and neglect prevention services. The call for proposals supports the Geminus partnership with the Indiana Department of Child Services to provide community-based social services to families and children in Lake County, Indiana.

Grant awards cover services between July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

Applicant Criteria

  • Lake County, IN nonprofits
  • Prevention services supporting Lake County families and children

Submission Criteria

  • Applications are due April 5, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. CST.
  • Submit to Community Partners, Geminus Corporation, 8400 Louisiana Street, Merrillville, IN 46410

Grant Proposal FAQs

Applicants are encouraged to attend the bidder’s symposium on March 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Halls of St. George, 905 E. Joliet St., Schererville, IN. Current grantees are required to attend. Geminus staff will be on hand to discuss the process and answer questions. To register for the bidder’s symposium, contact Elizabeth Pustelnik at el*****************@*****us.care or (219) 757-1813. The symposium is limited to two people per agency.

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