TIMELINE & MILESTONES
OPEN CALL PHASE
Sept 21-Oct 12
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
Have questions about the Expression of Interest? Sign up for office hours with a Save the Children team member.
Sept 19
INVITATION
TO SUBMIT
Share your Expression of Interest through our online portal — we’ll just want to get a general sense of your idea or program without all the specific details.
Oct 24
CANDIDATES INVITED TO APPLY
From the pool of people who submitted an Expression of Interest, we will invite organizations to submit a more detailed application.
Oct 26-Nov 9
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
We will review key application questions, how to best answer them, as well as weave together a cohesive narrative for your idea.
APPLICATION PHASE
December
GRANTEE AWARDS ANNOUNCED & FUNDS DISBURSED
LAUNCH PHASE
Early to Mid January 2023
INCUBATION WORKSHOP
Grantees will participate in a three-day Incubation Workshop to build their innovation toolbox and meet their cohort peers.
Feb 2023-Jan 2024
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION & SUPPORT
Save the Children will provide technical assistance and support during the grantees’ 12-month testing period.
Jan 10
FINAL IMPACT REPORT DUE
Grantees will receive guidance to submit a final impact report to Save the Children.
SPRING 2024
YEAR ONE LAB EVALUATION
Save the Children has a long term vision for The Lab to identify, test, and refine community-driven program models and/or policies that can be scaled or adapted in communities to bring about widespread impact on rural child food security across the United States.