Thursday, May 15, 2014

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - MAY 2014 Edition




 

Grant/Contract Name:  College Tour Initiative
Deadline:   To be eligible, all college tour expenses must be incurred by August 31, 2014.

Eligibility:   Not-For-Profit

Agency:   NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) 

Grant ID:  HES01-CACGP-2013  

Summary:   HESC offers funding for college tour(s) and college campus visit(s), on a reimbursement basis, to qualified not-for-profit organizations (as defined in the Criteria section in the Overview Document) that organize, coordinate and provide college tours to the target population.

The target CACG population to be served by this funding is defined as students from families who are living below the poverty line, applicable to the individual's family size (as determined under section 673(2) of the Community Service Block Grant Act). Students must attend high school in New York State.


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Grant/Contract Name:  New York City Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Services

Deadline:   July 7, 2014.  Agencies interested in responding to the Request for Proposals are required to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent to OASAS postmarked by May 23, 2014 or delivered by 5:00 PM EST on May 23, 2014.
 
Funding Amount:   Awards will be made to serve youth and communities in the five boroughs of New York City according to these maximum amounts per borough: Kings $5,080,340; Queens $3,732,326; Bronx $3,212,482; Manhattan $2,533,970; Richmond $1,180,439.

Eligibility:   Corporations organized or existing pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and, non-public schools in good standing (where applicable). All applicants must have completed the not-for-profit prequalification process.

Agency:   NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

Summary:   The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) announces the availability of funds for alcohol and substance abuse prevention services to serve youth within the five boroughs of New York City (NYC). Alcohol and substance abuse prevention services in NYC, currently funded by OASAS through contracts that expire June 30, 2014, will now be awarded through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process, with the exception of the prevention contract with the NYC Department of Education which receives a specific appropriation in the budget.

The target population is the population who will receive the prevention services. The priority for the populations to be served as a result of this RFP will be those youth (ages 5-20) living within the five boroughs of New York City who are determined to be at the highest risk for chemical abuse or dependency. While all youth are considered to be at risk, limited resources dictate that priority be given to those populations at the highest risk.

Bidders Conference: June 3, 2014 from 1:30 PM EST until 3:30 PM EST at OASAS' offices at 501 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10018. Only those applicants that submit a Letter of Intent by May 23rd may attend the Bidders Conference.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Latino Health Outreach Initiative
Deadline:   June 4, 2014

Funding Amount:   Anticipated Amount of Award(s):   $37,500.00. Up to $75,000 will be available annually to support two (2) awards of up to $37,500 each per year.

Eligibility:   Not-For-Profit, Governmental Entity, Tribal Organization

Agency:   NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH)

Grant ID:  Request for Applications #1401150202.  Grants Gateway ID: DOH01-LATINO-2014

Summary:   The Latino Health Outreach Initiative was established by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) in 2007 pursuant to legislation. For the purposes of this initiative, the term "Latino" includes any and all individuals that identify as being of Spanish or Hispanic origin. Initially, the Latino Health Outreach Initiative supported efforts to address Latino health in the upstate regions of New York State. To expand on this work, the Office of Minority Health-Health Disparities Prevention (OMH-HDP) announces the availability of funds to support Latino Outreach Health Initiative efforts throughout New York State. The purpose of this funding is to reduce barriers to health care and improve health care system access for Latinos in New York State by providing core interventions, enhancing communication, and improving evaluation.

Applications submitted in response to this solicitation should demonstrate the applicants' ability to design and implement effective programs that can serve Latinos using relevant
cultural, linguistic, age, gender and developmentally appropriate interventions and strategies. Applicants must also demonstrate their ability to develop and use monitoring and evaluation tools to continually assess and enhance program services. Applicants should also demonstrate the capacity to serve unique groups among this population as appropriate (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals; immigrants; low income individuals; persons with mental illnesses; and persons with disabilities). These individuals are members of communities that historically experience barriers and marginalization, and may face additional and greater discrimination impacting their access to, and interaction with, the health and human services system.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Project Prevent Grant Program
Deadline:   June 30, 2014

Funding Amount:   20 awards anticipated. Estimated Total Program Funding:    $9,750,000

Eligibility:   LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law.

Agency:   U.S. Department of Education

Grant ID:  ED-GRANTS-042914-001

CFDA#:   84.184 -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Programs

Summary:   The Project Prevent Grant Program provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to increase their capacity to help schools in communities with pervasive violence to better address the needs of affected students and to break the cycle of violence.   

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Grant/Contract Name:  Minority Male Wellness Initiative
Deadline:   June 10, 2014.  Letter of intent due June 2, 2014

Funding Amount:   Total funding: $150,000.  Up to $75,000 will be available annually to support two (2) awards of up to $37,500 each per year  

Eligibility:   Not-For-Profit, Governmental Entity, Tribal Organization

Agency:   NYS Health Department

Grant ID:  Request for Applications #1401150205

Grants Gateway ID: DOH01-MMALEW-2014

Summary:   For the purposes of this initiative, "racial and ethnic minority males" or "minority males" are defined as men who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander. Initially, the Minority Male Wellness Initiative supported efforts to address minority male wellness in the downstate regions of New York State. To expand on this work, the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention (OMH-HDP) announces the availability of funds to support Minority Male Wellness Initiative efforts throughout New York State. The purpose of this funding is to reduce barriers to health care and improve health care system access for minority males in New York State by providing core interventions, enhancing communication, and improving evaluation of programs and services.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Minority Youth Violence Prevention: Integrating Public Health and Community Policing Approaches
Deadline:   June 13, 2014

Funding Amount:   10 awards anticipated. Award Ceiling: $400,000; Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility:   State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) * Local public health agencies (county and municipal) * State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies * Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institution of higher education) * Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institution of higher education) * For-profit organizations (other than small business) For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. * Small, minority, and women-owned business * Universities * Colleges * Research institutions * Hospitals * Community-based organizations * Faith-based organizations * Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governmengt * American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations * Alaska Native health organizations * Urban Indian health organizations * Tribal epidemiology centers

Agency:   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Grant ID:  MP-YEP-14-001

CFDA#:   93.910 -- Family and Community Violence Prevention Program

Summary:   The MYVP will support program interventions developed through adaptations, refinements, and modifications of promising violence prevention and crime reduction models that are tailored to at-risk minority male youth (10-18 years old) and integrate a problem solving approach, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) problem-solving model or the COPS Office Scanning, Analysis, Response and Assessment (SARA) problem-solving model. These approaches should simultaneously address public health and public safety concerns and be tailored to at-risk minority male youth. Services provided under MYVP will not be denied to any person based on race, color, national origin, or gender. This demonstration program requires a coordinated strategy and multi-partner approach. Applications to the MYVP must be comprised of collaborative partnerships (established by means of a letter(s) of commitment) of which the applicant is the lead. At minimum, the partnership must include one public health agency and one law enforcement agency; one of which may be the lead applicant. Applicants should demonstrate a partnership among disciplines, and include public health, law enforcement, and other criminal justice/public safety stakeholders, and organizations that specifically provide minority youth violence prevention services (e.g. community policing programs, juvenile services and the courts. Applicants must identify an established or promising violence prevention/crime reduction model and integrate the CDC public health or the SARA model to address the specific problem(s)identified among at-risk minority male youth in the target community.  

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Grant/Contract Name:  Statewide Youth Development Survey: Assessing Risk and Protective Factors Among Secondary School Students
 
Deadline:   June 9, 2014

Funding Amount:   One award. 

Eligibility:   Organizations that can demonstrate they have the necessary expertise and experience to conduct a statewide survey and meet the criteria outlined in the RFP.

Agency:   NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

Grant ID:  OASAS Project No. 14001YDS

Summary:   The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) seeks proposals from organizations to conduct a statewide Youth Development Survey (YDS) of students in grades 7 through 12 during the fall of 2014. The YDS will assess the prevalence of student problem behaviors, including alcohol and substance use, and the risk and protective factors that can be improved to reduce them.  The YDS survey will be based on a previous YDS conducted by OASAS in 2008.

OASAS seeks to make a single contract for: (1) developing and printing the survey questionnaire; (2) completing final components of the sampling design; (3) managing the administration of the survey; (4) managing all data entry or scanning of survey forms; (5) conducting preliminary data analysis; (6) providing standard reports profiling risk and protective factors and substance use for each county and participating school districts; and (7) providing OASAS a documented computer file of all survey data collected.

Any questions or requests for clarification about this RFP must be submitted in writing via email and must be directed to: procurements@oasas.ny.gov, with the subject line of OASAS Project No. 14001YDS.  To the degree possible, all questions should cite the RFP section and paragraph number to which it refers.  Written inquiries will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EST, May 24, 2014.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - APRIL 2014 Edition


Grant/Contract Name:  Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) for Nonprofits
Deadline:  
May 16, 2014

Agency:   NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)  
Summary:   DYCD is accepting applications from organizations interested in becoming worksites for the 2014 SYEP program.  The New York City Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides over 6,500 employers with interns and entry-level employees. Youth work up to 25 hours per week for six weeks between July and August with the goal of building on their individual strengths and incorporating youth development principles. These principles include engaging the talents and interests of youth, developing their skills and competencies, and providing positive adult role models.

SYEP participants are typically New York City residents between the ages of 14 and 24.


SYEP worksites agree to provide productive and meaningful work assignments; provide training and supervision; communicate regularly with the community-based organization that placed participants to ensure that accurate compensation is provided for hours worked; and evaluate your participants and provide adequate feedback and mentoring.

Note: This is an application for companies and organizations only.  The SYEP application for youth will be available on DYCD's website at www.nyc.gov/dycd on March 3, 2014.  
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Grant/Contract Name:  Basic Center Program
Deadline:   May 12, 2014
Funding Amount:   116 awards anticipated: Estimated Total Program Funding: $18,166,163; Award Ceiling: $200,000; Award Floor: $50,000
Eligibility:   Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); County governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Special district governments; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); State governments
Agency:   U.S. HHS, Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB
Grant ID:  HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CY-0792
CFDA#:   93.623
Summary:    The purpose of the BCP is to provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The BCP works to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The programs provide youth up to age 18 with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. Most basic centers can provide 21 days of shelter for up to 20 youth at a time. There are exceptions for jurisdictions that have different standards for licensing. Basic centers seek to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements. Services will include: street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this FOA, priority will be given to private entities that have experience in providing shelter and services to runaway, homeless and street youth as required by the RHY Act.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Street Outreach Program
Deadline:   May 12, 2014

Funding Amount:   20 awards anticipated: Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,248,804; Award Ceiling: $200,000; Award Floor: $90,000
Eligibility:   Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments; Private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); County governments; Special district governments; State governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Independent school districts; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.  In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this FOA, priority will be given to entities that have experience in providing shelter and services to runaway, homeless, or street youth as required by the RHY Act.
Agency:   U.S. HHS, Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB

Grant ID:  HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-YO-0790
CFDA#:   93.557

Summary:   The purpose of the SOP is to conduct outreach services designed to build relationships between grantee staff and runaway, homeless, and street youth with the ultimate goal being to keep youth safe and help them leave the streets.  Today, in communities across the country, young people are living on the streets after running from or being asked to leave homes characterized by abuse, neglect, or parental drug and alcohol abuse. Once on the streets, such youth are at risk of being sexually exploited or abused by adults for pleasure or profit. In addition, such youth may engage in shoplifting, survival sex, or drug dealing in order to provide for their basic needs. Since 1996, SOP has been aiding this population by funding grantees to provide street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices regarding where they live and how they behave.
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Grant/Contract Name:  Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance (DBNA) Community Events Program
Deadline:  June 15, 2014
Eligibility:  DBNA's Community Events Program is available to not-for-profit charitable organizations, schools (public or charter), religious organizations, block associations, hospitals, or similar organizations operating in Brooklyn, New York, with priority given to organizations in Community Boards 2, 3, 6, and 8 (areas nearest to the Barclays Center).

Summary:  The Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance (DBNA) Community Events Program is a party to the 2005 Atlantic Yards Project Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with Forest City Ratner Companies, which, through an affiliate, operates the Barclays Center.  DBNA has, as a part of its CBA portfolio, the right to hold ten community-sponsored events at Barclays Center each year.

Community events may be held in various locations within Barclays Center, including the Arena Bowl, the Cushman Wakefield Theater, the Practice Court, the Calvin Klein Courtside Club, and the 40/40 Club and Restaurant.  Each of these spaces has its own configuration and seating/standing capacity.

While the CBA provides that the rental fee for these spaces is discounted for community-based organizations, there are some costs involved and these costs will vary depending on the space in which you are interested. At a minimum, you will be required to utilize Barclays Center's personnel for security, ushers, housekeeping, etc. Also, any catered event is required to use Levy Restaurants, Barclays Center's exclusive food and beverage concessionaire.

Organizations interested in applying for the 2014-2015 DBNA Community Events Program must submit an application.   
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

YOUR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UPDATE: Digital Round-Up March 2014




Grant/Contract Name:  YouthBuild
Deadline:   April 22, 2014
Funding Amount:   73 awards anticipated. Award Ceiling:  $1,100,000

Eligibility:   Public or private non-profit agencies or organizations including rural, urban, or Native American agencies that have previously served disadvantaged youth in a YouthBuild or other similar program. These agencies include, but are not limited to: - Faith-based and community organizations; - An entity carrying out activities under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), such as a local workforce investment board or American Job Center (formerly known as One-Stop Career Center); - An educational institution, including a local school board, public school district, or community college; - A community action agency; - A state or local housing development agency; - An Indian tribe or other agency primarily serving American Indians; - A community development corporation; - A state or local youth service conservation corps; or - Any other public or private non-profit entity that is eligible to provide education or employment training under a Federal program.   
Agency:   U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration
Grant ID:  SGA-DFA-PY-13-04
CFDA#:   17.274

Summary:   DOL will award grants to organizations to oversee the provision of education, occupational skills training, and employment services to disadvantaged youth in their communities while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. Based on the estimate of FY 2014 funding, DOL hopes to serve approximately 4,950 participants during the grant period of performance, with approximately 75 projects awarded across the country.

YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, and other disadvantaged youth populations. The YouthBuild program simultaneously addresses several core issues facing low-income communities: affordable housing, education, employment, and leadership development. The YouthBuild model balances project-based learning and occupational skills training that prepare disadvantaged youth for career placement. The academic component is an alternative education program that assists youth who are often significantly behind in basic skills to obtain a high school diploma or state high school equivalency credential. The occupational skills training component prepares at-risk youth to gain placement into career pathways and/or further education or training, and also supports the goal of increasing affordable housing within communities by teaching youth construction skills learned by building or significantly renovating homes for low-income or homeless families or individuals. Occupational skills training also may include other demand industries in addition to construction skills training for grantees that have been previously funded by the Department.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Social Innovation Fund Grant Competition
Deadline:   April 22, 2014

Funding Amount:   $65.8 million is available for SIF grant awards this fiscal year.  Award Ceiling: $10,000,000; Award Floor: $1,000,000
Eligibility:   Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.  This competition is open to existing grantmaking institutions or eligible partnerships. A grantmaking institution is an organization in existence at the time of the application that invests in nonprofit community organizations or programs through grants as an essential rather than a collateral means of fulfilling its mission and vision.  The emphasis on grantmaking activities as a part of an organization's mission should be evident in the applicants' mission statement and promotional materials, and should be clearly reflected as a significant percentage of their annual operating budget.
Agency:   Corporation for National and Community Service
Grant ID:  CNCS-COOP-02242014
CFDA#:   94.019
Summary:   The Social Innovation awards grants to grantmaking institutions, referred to as "intermediaries." These intermediaries in turn competitively select, provide grants to, and otherwise support high-performing community-based nonprofit organizations to implement evidence-based programs in the areas of healthy futures, economic opportunity and youth development. The intermediaries and the nonprofits must match the grant funds they receive one-to-one in cash from with non-federal sources.

This Notice, in alignment with the SAA and the CNCS Strategic Plan, will target rantmaking in three Focus Areas: Youth Development: Preparing America's youth for success in school, active citizenship, productive work, and healthy and safe lives; Economic Opportunity: Increasing economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals; and/or Healthy Futures: Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk factors that can lead to illness.

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Grant/Contract Name:  Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Deadline:   March 31, 2014
Funding Amount:   Estimated Total Program Funding:    $5,000,000
Award Ceiling:    $250,000


Eligibility:   Public food program service providers, tribal organizations, or private nonprofit entities, including gleaners (see Definition in Part VIII, E.), meeting the following three requirements are eligible to receive a CFP , PP grant and T & TA grant: (1) (a) have experience in the area of (i) community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-size farms, including the provision of food to people in low-income communities and the development of new markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers; (ii) job training and business development activities for food-related activities in low-income communities; or (iii) efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs; (2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation; (3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, evaluators, practitioners, and other interested parties, including a plan for dissemination of results; and collaborate with 1 or more local partner organizations to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities goal. Press this LINK for more information about hunger-free communities goals.


Agency:   USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Grant ID:  USDA-NIFA-CFP-004489
CFDA#:   10.225
Summary:   In FY 2014 NIFA's CFPGCP intends to solicit applications and fund three types of grants. The types are entitled (1) Community Food Projects (CFP), (2) Planning Projects (PP) and (3) Training and Technical Assistance (T & TA) Projects. The primary goals of the CFPCGP are to: Meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution, community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service; Increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; Promote comprehensive responses to local food access, farm, and nutrition issues; and Meet specific state, local or neighborhood food and agricultural needs including needs relating to: Equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project; Planning for long-term solutions; or The creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
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Grant/Contract Name:  Supervision and Services to Family Court-Involved Youth As an Alternative To Detention (ATD)
Deadline:   April 14, 2014
Funding Amount:   ranges from $230,000-$769,000, depending on borough.

Eligibility:   Applicant should have extensive experience:  Operating ATD and/or ATI programs that supervise and serve court-involved youth in New York City and report on participant progress to judges and other stakeholders including the defense bar, with greater consideration given to organizations that demonstrate extensive experience working with the Family Court system in the borough(s) they propose to serve; and,
* Providing services to respondents - both directly and through referral to other community-based organizations - including but not limited to: counseling and crisis intervention; educational and vocational development; truancy prevention and intervention; school transfer or re-enrollment support; tutoring/mentoring; substance abuse and mental health intervention and case management, and family engagement.
Agency:   NYC Criminal Justice Coordinator
Grant ID:  PIN# 00214N0004
Summary:   The New York City Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator is seeking applications from qualified vendors to provide pre-dispositional supervision and services to court-involved youth as an alternative to detention (ATD). These ATD programs are designed primarily to prevent or reduce instances of flight resulting in Failure-to-Appear (FTA) warrant and re-arrest through the provision of supervision and supportive services. Contracts will be awarded for one program each in New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Richmond Counties.

Pre-Proposal Conference March 20, 2014,  10:00 AM at Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator,  1 Centre Street, Room 1012N, New York, NY 10007.

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Grant/Contract Name:  The Catalog for Giving
Deadline:   Thursday, March 20, 2014
Funding Amount:   see below
Eligibility:   see below
 
Summary:   The Catalog for Giving is soliciting proposals for participation in its 7th edition which will commence in January of 2015.  Selected organizations will receive three years of general operating funding, ranging from approximately $40,000-$65,000 per year and have the opportunity to be part of a community of supporters of innovative opportunities for NYC youth.

Every three years, The Catalog selects a group of ten to twelve programs to become "member organizations" in its catalog. Selected organizations receive three years of general operating funding, from January 1, 2015-December 31, 2017, providing they remain compliant with The Catalog's requirements.

501(c)(3) applicants must have as their primary mission the provision of direct services to low-income children or teens for a period of time sufficient to enhance education of life skills and constitute a life-transforming activity; have an operating budget between $100,000 and $1.5 million per fiscal year; be independent and not a subsidiary or branch of a national organization, unless they are a wholly independent program; be located and operate within New York City; and, have been founded between 2004 and 2012 and remain in continuous operation.

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