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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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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