RFP 2022-007 Community Rooted Safety Grants-CLOSED
The City of Austin (City) seeks to fund qualified local grassroots non-profit providers (Offerors) with demonstrated experience providing culturally responsive, community-rooted violence prevention and intervention programming in communities most impacted by crime, violence, and divestment. Preference will be given to organizations not currently contracting with Austin Public Health (APH), with an annual operating budget at or below $750,000, and led by and for people most impacted by violence.
RFP Awardees
| American Youthworks | $64,890 |
| Council on At Risk Youth | $65,000 |
| HACA Scholarship Foundation, Inc | $65,000 |
| Kids Write Good dba Austin Bat Cave | $63,800 |
| Sunrise Community Church dba Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center | $65,000 |
CLOSED RFP INFORMATION
| Date Issued: | Thursday June 9, 2022 |
| Proposal Due Date: | Thursday July 7, 2022, by 3:00 PM CST |
| Pre-Application Certification Due Date: | Thursday June 23, 2022, by 3:00 PM CST |
| Anticipated Start date of contract: | September 1, 2022 |
| Questions regarding the RFP are due on or before: | Wednesday June 30, 2022, by 3:00 PM CST |
| Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFP in Partnergrants are due on or before: | Wednesday July 6, 2022, by 3:00 PM CST |
| Questions must be submitted in writing to the Authorized Contact Person via email or through Partnergrants | Authorized Contact Person: Name: Michelle Myles Title: Program Officer |
| Questions and Answers will be available: | In Partnergrants and on the solicitation website: Community Rooted Safety Grants |
| Optional Pre-Bid Meeting Date(s) and Time(s): | Date(s) and Time(s) Wednesday June 15, 2022, by 11:00 AM CST |
| Pre-Bid Meeting Location: | Registration Required with this link: |
APH is only accepting proposals through the Partnergrants database.
All Offerors must:
- Confirm that their organization is a registered vendor with the City of Austin.
- To confirm: enter the organization’s City of Austin Vendor Number when registering as a user in the Partnergrants system (see #2 below).
- 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 to register.
- Be a registered user in the Partnergrants database. The proposals will be submitted through this web-based system. To register, visit 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.site and click on “Register Here.” Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.
- Have completed 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.
RFP Documents:
| Doc | File Description | Type | Date of Document |
| 1 | OFFER SHEET | June 9, 2022 | |
| 2 | RFP PROPOSAL | WORD | June 9, 2022 |
| 3 | Not Applicable | ||
| 4 | COA CERTIFICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES | June 9, 2022 | |
| A | THRESHOLD REVIEW FORM | June 9, 2022 | |
| B | STANDARD SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS | June 9, 2022 | |
| C | RFP SCOPE OF WORK | June 9, 2022 | |
| D | APH CLIENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | June 9, 2022 | |
| E | STANDARD APH AGREEMENT BOILERPLATE | June 9, 2022 | |
| F | Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity - Partnergrants Instruction | June 9, 2022 |