Social Services Competitions
Austin Public Health administers over $100 million in City of Austin General Funds as well as federal and state funding.
This website will be updated with links to all of the open and closed competitions. Organizations providing social services able to do business in the state of Texas are welcome to apply.
To receive notifications of Austin Public Health Social Service competitions, please email APHCompetitions@austintexas.gov
Open Funding Competitions
APH has no open competitions at this time.
Upcoming Funding Competitions
Check back regularly and email APHCompetitions@austintexas.gov to get on our listserv to learn about upcoming competitions.
Interested Offerors must do the following:
Offerors Initial Steps: Registration
- 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 or email VendorReg@austintexas.gov to register.
- 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.
Offeror Initial Steps: Pre-Application
- 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
2. Complete an Intent to Apply form for each proposal the offeror plans to submit by the due date identified in Form 1 – Offer Sheet.
- Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “RFP 202X-00X NAME” and click "Start a New Application (located at the top of the page) and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 1 above - state the date the Threshold was submitted.
- 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 RFP.
Below you will find past funding competitions, standard solicitation documents and standard agreement documents
Austin Public Health's Statement of Solidarity Against Racism
- Closed Funding Competitions
- Standard Competition Documents
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The following documents are blank forms FOR INFORMATION ONLY that are usually used in an APH Solicitation. If interested in applying for a funding competition, only documents published on the competition webpage will be accepted. Use only those with the solicitation/competition number from the solicitation website.
RFA Components and Sample Contract Documents Doc File Description 1 Offer Sheet SAMPLE 2 Proposal SAMPLE 3 Program Budget and Funding Summary SAMPLE 4 COA Certifications and Disclosures A Threshold Checklist B Standard Solicitation Provisions and Instructions SAMPLE C Scope of Work SAMPLE D Client Eligibility Requirements E Standard Agreement Boiler F Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity - Partnergrants Instructions - Sample Contract Documents and Community Information
- Training: Applying for Funding
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Threshold Training Resources: 1 Applying for an APH Funded Opportunity in Partnergrants Part 1 - Threshold Instructional video on how to complete a Threshold application in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. 2 Completing an Annual Agency Threshold Application Instructional document on how to complete a Threshold application in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. 3 Annual Agency Threshold FAQ Answers to common questions about the Threshold application. Intent to Apply Training Resource: 1 Submitting an Intent to Apply for Social Service Funding Instructional document on how to complete an Intent to Apply in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. Final Application Training Resource: 1 Applying for an APH Funded Opportunity Part II Final Application Instructional video on how to complete a proposal package/final application for funding in Partnergrants. Frequently Asked Questions Frequently asked questions about solicitations