27693 - RFA 9100 FHU0002 Community Youth Development 2022
Funding Opportunity Details

Family Health

Pre Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2022 12:00 PM

Final Application Deadline: Aug 17, 2022 5:00 PM

Description

• RFA 9100 FHU0002 Community Youth Development 2022

  SOLICITATION NAME: Request for Applications for Community Youth Development (CYD)

  The City of Austin (City) seeks a response for this Request for Applications (RFA) from qualified social service providers (Applicants) to provide services that prevent juvenile delinquency and increase youth protective factors associated with juvenile delinquency. Applicants must provide services only to eligible 6 – 17-year-old students who live in and/or attend school in the 78744-zip code. Applicants must propose to provide at least one or a combination of the following program services: Youth Leadership Development or (YLD), Youth-Based Curriculum Class or Activity. The services will have a goal of providing early intervention or prevention of at-risk behavior that leads to child abuse or neglect, delinquency, running away, and truancy.

   

  Department: Austin Public Health

   

  Funding and Timeline

  Application Due Date: August 17, 2022 at 5 PM CST

  Total Funding Amount: $80,000

  Maximum Ceiling Amount: $80,000

   

  Solicitations Questions and Answers

  Questions must be submitted via email to the Authorized Contact Person or through Partnergrants database.

  Authorized Contact Person:
  Cynthia Gamez
  Public Health Program Manager
  E-Mail: APHCYDInfo@austintexas.gov

   

  Questions regarding the RFA are due on or before: August 8, 2022 at 12 PM CST (Noon)

  • Technical questions regarding submitting your Application in Partnergrants can be submitted until the due date.

  Pre-Bid Conferences

  • Pre-Bid Conference Call: July 27, 2022, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CST
  • Zoom Pre-Bid Conference Call: Held on 7/27/22
  • Pre-Bid Conference Call Presentation
  • Pre-Bid Attendance List
  • Other materials covered on the conference call can be found in the list of RFA documents below.

  If you would like to receive notifications of future APH funding opportunities, send your contact information to Natasha Ponczek Shoemake at APHCompetitions@AustinTexas.gov.

   

  Interested applicants must:

  Interested Offerors must do the following:

   

  Offerors Initial Steps: Registration

  1. Confirm your organization is a registered vendor with the City of Austin. 
     • To find the City of Austin Vendor Number please visit Austin Finance Online and search for the organization’s legal name. 
     • To register to become a potential City of Austin vendor, go to Austin Finance Online to register. 
  2. Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system. The proposals will be submitted through this web-based system. 
     • To register, visit Partnergrants and click on “Register Here.”  
     • Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants. 

   

  2. Register with Sam.gov. 
     • In order to enter a contract with the City of Austin for this funding, you must be a registered vendor with the Federal Government by completing a registration in Sam.gov. The Federal Government estimates registration takes at least 14 hours. You must go through full registration, not just obtain an ID. Assistance can be provided by the Sam.gov team.  
     • On April 1, 2022, the entire Sam.gov system transitioned so get started now because it could be very difficult to obtain assistance during this transition time from the Sam.gov helpdesk. 
     • APH estimates from start to finish the registration process takes at least 4 weeks. Note that APH is NOT able to work with Sam.gov on your behalf or ask about the status of your registration. Your registration must be viewable to the public and not made private or restricted. 

   

  Offeror Initial Steps: Pre-Application 

  4. Complete an Annual Agency Threshold Application in the PartnerGrants database. 
     • This form must be submitted once per 12 months and remains valid for all competitions closing within that time period. The threshold application will be reviewed by APH staff and the agency will be notified once approved. 
     • Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “Annual Agency Threshold Application-Applicants for Funding Start Here” to complete a new threshold application. 
     • Submit one per agency per 12-months and note the submission date for future use 

     

  5. Complete an Intent to Apply form for each proposal the offeror plans to submit by the due date identified in Form 1 – Offer Sheet.  
     • 5. Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “RFA 9100 FHU0002 Community Youth Development 2022” and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 3 above. 
       6. Offerors may submit more than one Intent to Apply form and must submit a unique Intent to Apply form for each proposal per the guidelines of the RFA.