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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