Austin Public Health Youth Issue Area Solicitation - CLOSED
RFA-004-Youth Services 2021-AB
The City of Austin (City) seeks applications in response to this Request for Applications (RFA) from qualified social service providers (Applicants) with at least two years demonstrated experience providing high quality youth services. The City will fund programs serving youth ages 5-18 who are residents living or attending school in Austin/Travis County and/or youth ages 16-21 in pursuit of a diploma or GED living in Austin/Travis County, and/or their parents/guardians. This RFA includes funding for a broad range of services to youth and their families, with a focus on Title 1 schools, zip codes and neighborhoods with a high proportion of low-income families, and communities of color.
Department: Austin Public Health
Application Due Date: September 23, 2021 at 3 PM CST
Total Funding Amount: $5,300,000
Solicitation Results
| Agency | Services | Annual Funding |
| African American Youth Harvest Foundation | Mentoring | $490,756 |
| Austin Independent School District | Academic Support | $200,855 |
| Austin Independent School District | Out of School Time | $1,000,000 |
| Austin Independent School District | Parent Support | $1,290,000 |
| Austin Theater Alliance d/b/a Paramount and Stateside Theatres | Leadership Development | $157,547 |
| Austin Youth and Community Farm d/b/a Urban Roots | Leadership Development | $120,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Travis County, Inc. | Out of School Time | $388,753 |
| Breakthrough Austin | Academic Suppot | $162,000 |
| Common Threads | Life Skills | $87,347 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Behavioral/Mental Health | $525,000 |
| Con Mi MADRE | Behavioral/Mental Health | $56,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County, Inc. | Life Skills | $73,152 |
| GENaustin d/b/a Girls Empowerment Network | Out of School Time | $198,853 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Texas | Out of School Time | $102,000 |
| Seedling Foundation | Mentoring | $122,757 |
| The SAFE Alliance d/b/a SAFE | Behavioral/Mental Health | $209,316 |
| Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a Lifeworks | Academic Support | $392,995 |
| Totals | $ 5,577,331 |
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Closed RFA Information
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Funding and Timeline
Department: Austin Public Health
Application Due Date: September 23, 2021 at 3 PM CST
Threshold Review Due Date: August 19, 2021 at 3 PM CST
Total Funding Amount: $5,300,000
Applicants may apply for a minimum of $60,000 per 12-month contract term.
Anticipated Number of Awarded Agreements: Austin Public Health anticipates awarding up to 30 Agreements and will undergo a review process to ensure that as many age groups and services are funded as possible.
Contract Term: The Agreements will have an effective start date of July 1, 2022, for an initial 15-month period, and five 12-month extension options. All extension options are conditional upon City Council approval of the Budget.
Solicitations Questions and Answers
Question and Answers Updated September 16, 2021
Questions must be submitted via email to the Authorized Contact Person or through Partnergrants database.
Authorized Contact Person:
Angela Baucom
Social Services Funding Specialist
E-Mail: APHCompetitions@AustinTexas.govQuestions regarding the RFA are due on or before: September 16, 2021 at 3 PM CST
Technical questions regarding submitting applications in Partnergrants can be submitted until September 23, 2021 at 12 PM CST Youtube Videos can be viewed here: Applying for Partnergrants Solicitation: Part 1 Threshold Review and Applying for Partnergrants Solicitation: Part 2 Final Application.
Texas Administrative Code regarding Background Checks for staff working with youth
Austin Strategic Direction 2023
Pre-Bid Conference Call Presentation: Powerpoint Slides
Pre-Bid Conference Call Attendance: Pre-Bid Attendance List
Other materials covered on the conference call can be found in the list of RFA documents below.
Interested applicants must:
1. Confirm that 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.
2. Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system, go to the Partnergrants website and click on “Register Here.”
Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.
If you would like to receive notifications of future APH funding opportunities, send your contact information to Natasha Ponczek Shoemake at APHCompetitions@AustinTexas.gov.
RFA DOCUMENTS
Doc File Description Type Date of Document 1 OFFER SHEET PDF 7-28-21 2 RFA APPLICATION WORD 7-28-21 3 PROGRAM BUDGET AND NARRATIVE Excel 7-28-21 4 COA CERTIFICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES PDF 7-28-21 A THRESHOLD REVIEW FORM PDF 7-28-21 B STANDARD SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS PDF 7-28-21 C RFA SCOPE OF WORK PDF 7-28-21 D APH CLIENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PDF 7-28-21 E STANDARD APH AGREEMENT BOILERPLATE PDF 7-28-21 F Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity - Partnergrants Instruction PDF 7-28-21 RFA Links
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development Research Brief, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council of the National Academies, November 2004
Features of Effective Youth Development Setting, ACT (Assets Coming Together) for Youth Center for Community Action, New York State Department of Health
Age-Appropriate Programming for Youth, Texas A&M University, Youth Development Initiative
Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST)
Five C's of Positive Youth Development, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Explore Social and Emotional Learning Lab
Pre-Bid Conference Call 2: August 5, 2021 1:30 PM-3:00 PM CST
Eventbrite Pre-Bid Conference Call 2: Registration is closed
Pre-Bid Conferences - same material will be presented at both meetings
Pre-Bid Conference Call 1: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 10:30 – 12:00 pm CST
Eventbrite Pre-Bid Conference Call 1: Registration is closed