Funding Opportunity — Now Open! Parenting Education and Parenting Supports Grant
Application opens
January 21st, 2026
February 13th, 2026
Application closes
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Award Information
The Parenting Education and Parenting Support Programming grant may be used for all aspects of providing parenting education and/or support programs for parents of children from birth through age 18, using evidence-based or emerging curriculum. We estimate we will make between $150,000 - $170,000 total awards during this funding cycle.
Funding requests of up to $10,000 will be considered. This cycle will run from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
This is a competitive funding opportunity. All applications will be reviewed and scored by a volunteer selection committee.
Priority Populations
For this funding opportunity, the Early Childhood of Lane County will prioritize proposals that serve the following communities:
Families in rural Lane County
Families of color
Grandparents who are parenting
Families whose home language is not English
Those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+
Foster/adoptive parents and/or separated families
Families with special needs
Unhoused families
To Apply
Submit a complete PDF application to Vanessa Ries, vries@unitedwaylane.org The deadline to apply is Friday, February 13 at 5:00pm.
Download the 2026-27 Parenting Education and Parenting Supports Application here:
Download the 2026-27 Parenting Education and Parenting Supports Scoring Rubric here:
Please reach out to Brittany Kramer bkramer@unitedwaylane.org with any additional questions.
