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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
LINK: CLICK HERE
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.
LINK: CLICK HERE
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.
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.
