Childhood Bereavement Changemakers Request for Proposal

The Childhood Bereavement Changemaker Initiative is an evaluation capacity building program that was developed by Judi’s House/JAG Institute in partnership with the New York Life Foundation to support agencies in understanding and using data to strengthen services for bereaved children and families.

The Childhood Bereavement Changemaker (CBC) Initiative allows participating organizations access to a unique, sequenced, evaluation training model. The model includes interactive workshops, expert consultation, program evaluation resources and templates, and peer networking. After fully engaging in this learning process, organizations will be equipped with data to inform planning, influence change, increase funding, and enhance overall impact—ultimately ensuring bereaved children in their communities have the care they need.

Selected Childhood Bereavement Changemakers (Changemakers) will participate in a series of four two-hour workshops in preparation for completing capacity building activities and exercises. Between workshops, Changemakers will participate in group and individual technical assistance sessions with the Judi’s House/JAG team to support these activities. Changemakers will become part of our extended alumni network that supports organizations tackling similar obstacles to create a broad learning community dedicated to elevating evaluation practice and data utilization in the field. Offered at no cost to participants, the initiative provides selected Changemakers unparalleled support and continuing education credits where applicable.

This RFP is for the March 2027 – February 2028 Childhood Bereavement Changemaker cohort. Organizations committed to growing their evaluation capacity to elevate childhood bereavement with the necessary time and resources to dedicate to the CBC process should review the entire RFP and submit a completed application online* no later than 11:59 pm MST on Monday November 30, 2026.

CBC Request for Proposal

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By submitting the completed Childhood Bereavement Changemaker Application, the organization agrees to contribute all investments, meet all requirements, and abide by all timelines outlined in the Childhood Bereavement Changemaker Request for Proposal.

Do you have questions about your application or the application process? Email our Childhood Bereavement Changemaker staff at MariaB@judishouse.org and MaddyS@judishouse.org.

Applications are now open. Please click the button below to access the online* application.
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The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm MST on Monday, November 30, 2026.

*Only Childhood Bereavement Changemaker applications submitted online will be considered.