Children's Trust Fund Board public meetings in 2025
5 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Children's Trust Fund Board
The Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Board will meet on December 18, 2025, to review financial reports, approve past meeting minutes, and discuss upcoming 2026 board meeting dates, grant application portals, and a statewide child abuse prevention campaign. The board will also review progress on the Five-Year State Plan and a campaign update, and address a vacant board seat.
- Approval of minutes from May 15 and October 14, 2025 meetings
- 2026 board meeting dates and grant/event application portal review
- 2026 grant reviewer application and portal setup
- Grant Review Subcommittee discussion
- Put the Phone Down Statewide Campaign introduction
Children's Trust Fund Board
The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board will meet to discuss financial reports, a new CBCAP grant award for 2025-2026, the 'Put the Phone Down' statewide campaign, and updates on the five-year state plan and board vacancies. The meeting is largely procedural with no major decisions listed.
- CBCAP Grant Award Amount 2025-2026
- Put the Phone Down Statewide Campaign
- Five Year State Plan
- Application Portal update
- Board vacancy discussion
The board received reports on financial processing, current safety campaigns, and the completion of the 2025-2030 State Plan. No formal votes were taken as a quorum was not present.
- Minutes and agenda approval: Not decided (quorum not present)
- CBCAP grant award for 2025-26 received: $698,793
- Funding declined by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans and JFR Monroe
- 2025-2030 State Plan: Reported as complete
Children's Trust Fund Board
The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board will consider two new grant proposals from LSU and Team Dynamics. The board will also receive a financial report, hear updates on the annual child abuse conference, the five-year state plan, and a campaign update.
- New Business: LSU Proposal and Team Dynamics Proposals
- Financial Report from Ursula Anderson
- Update on Annual Child Abuse & Neglect Conference
- Update on Five Year State Plan
- Update on Campaign
The Board approved several service proposals for program evaluation, technical assistance, and website maintenance. A new cell phone awareness campaign was authorized, while the 2026 Child Abuse Conference planning proposal was deferred for further negotiation.
- Approved $15,000 LSU proposal for online application and technical assistance
- Approved $73,000 LSU proposal for program evaluation and technical assistance
- Approved $6,000 Team Dynamics proposal for website updates and maintenance
- Approved $14,400 Team Dynamics proposal for a 6-month virtual speaker series
- Tabled $45,260 Team Dynamics proposal for 2026 Child Abuse Conference planning
- Approved creation of a new cell phone awareness campaign
- Approved March 27, 2025 meeting minutes
- Accepted the financial report as presented
Children's Trust Fund Board
The Board approved the financial report and the minutes from May 15 and October 14, 2025. Members established the 2026 meeting schedule and noted the timeline for the upcoming grant application portal. The Executive Director confirmed the completion of the 2025-2030 State Plan.
- Approved May 15 and October 14, 2025 minutes (All approved)
- Accepted financial report as presented (All approved)
- Set 2026 board meeting dates for March 26, May 21, August 10-14, and November 12
Children's Trust Fund Board
The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board will meet to approve minutes from October 2024, hear financial and executive reports, and consider new business including funding recommendations for FY 2025-2026, team dynamics proposals, and a partnership on truancy. Old business includes updates on the annual child abuse conference, the five-year state plan, and a campaign update.
- Funding recommendations for FY 2025-2026
- Proposal for partnership: Solutions Summit on Truancy
- Annual Child Abuse & Neglect Conference update
- Five Year State Plan update
- Campaign update
The Board approved the Grant Review Committee's recommendations for 65 programs and 9 events totaling $1,518,735, which will be forwarded to the Children’s Cabinet. The Board also approved funding for a truancy summit and a grantee meeting proposal. Additionally, the Board accepted the financial report and minutes from October 24, 2024.
- Approved Grant Review Committee recommendations for 65 programs and 9 events totaling $1,518,735 (All approved)
- Approved $5,000 to fund the Solutions Summit on Truancy (All approved)
- Approved $19,000 proposal from Team Dynamics for FY 26 Annual Grantee Meeting (All approved)
- Accepted financial report as presented (All approved)
- Approved October 24, 2024, meeting minutes (All approved)