Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative RFPUrgent Community Need: Violence Prevention

March 12, 2020 RFP Released and Notice Sent to Community of Care April 9, 2020, 5pm Email responses to RFP due (no exceptions, no

extensions)April 27 – May 6, 2020 Review Team Meeting and Site visits as neededMay 13, 2020 SPCC Board acts on review team recommendations

May 13, 2020 Grantees notified

May 14 – June 1, 2020 Grant agreements executed

June 1, 2020 Two-year grant period begins

Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative Request for Proposals: Violence PreventionIn 2012, the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative launched a citywide Youth Master Plan.  Our vision for this work is to ensure that Saint Paul is a place where all children learn, grow and thrive.  To measure citywide progress toward this vision, we track progress toward these six goals:

1. Kindergarten readiness2. Reading by third grade3. Children with health care coverage4. Children’s connection to one or more caring adult5. Children safe and free from child abuse and neglect6. Children graduate from high school.

Related to goal 5, we are opening a special one-time RFP to provide funding for one or more programs with a specific focus on keeping children/youth in Saint Paul safe, particularly from gun violence. Please provide evidence that your proposed project is likely to keep children/youth safe. For example, see A Comprehensive Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behaviors and From Risk to Opportunity: Afterschool Programs Keep Kids Safe When Juvenile Crime Peaks. There are also resources available on our website (www.stpaulkids.org). The maximum grant amount is $182,500 over the 24-month grant period (June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022), although it is possible that amount may be spread in awards to more than one organization.

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations or government entities with demonstrated success or based in promising practices related to keeping children and youth safe. Our goal is to provide support to population groups that our Youth Master Plan data show are experiencing disparities in opportunities and outcomes. Note that current (2020-21) Learn, Grow, Thrive grantees are NOT

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eligible to apply. Applicants that applied but did not receive funding for 2020-21 Learn, Grow, Thrive grants are eligible to apply if their work fits the narrower focus of this RFP.

Grant funds may only be used to support direct services to children and families living in Saint Paul – due to restrictions based on the source of funding, no grant funds may be used to support administration or evaluation costs. Grant funds may not be requested for funding child care tuition costs (birth – K), scholarships for program participants or for direct services provided by unpaid volunteers. For more information, please see LCTS Spending Policy.

ApplicationTo complete this application, please answer all of the questions below completely, within character limits when indicated and submit your application as a PDF via email to spcc@advance-consulting.com before 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Applications received after 5pm will not be considered, no exceptions. We will send a confirmation email as soon as possible after we receive your proposal. If you do not receive a confirmation email, that means the application was NOT received and your proposal will not be considered.  

It is recommended that you review the scoring rubric, available on our website, before completing your application. If you have any questions, please contact Christa Anders at 612.920.0574 or Laurie Davis at 612.285.2773.

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Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative RFPUrgent Community Need: Violence Prevention

1. Name of Organization

2. Project Short Title (10 words max)

3. Project Short Description (75 words max)

4. Grant amount requested from SPCC (maximum of $182,000 over 24-month grant period)

5. Number of participants to be served through this grant (must be Saint Paul residents):Children/youth (ages birth to 18) to be served in Year 1:Children/youth (ages birth to 18) to be served in Year 2:

6. Targeted Population - Age:

7. Targeted Population - Race/Cultural/Linguistic Group(s) Please describe the % of students to be served by the project from each group experiencing disparities as indicated in our Youth Master Plan data:

8. Targeted Population – % of students to be served by the project who are from low-income households (e.g. Free/Reduced Price Lunch eligible which is < 185% federal poverty guidelines):

9. Is your program a Sprockets Activator Site? This is not required, but SPCC encourages all eligible grantees (i.e., Out of School Time programs) to participate in the Activator Cycle.

__ Yes__ No

10.Please complete the following table for the direct services you propose to fund through the Learn, Grow, Thrive grant that will reduce violence and increase youth safety. Please list a maximum of 3 activities and please be brief and precise – if funded, these outputs/outcomes and measures will be the basis of your annual progress reports:

Description of Key ActivitiesPlease indicate if new activity, expansion of existing activity or ongoing operation of existing activity.

Expected outputs and/or outcomes from each activity by end of Year 1 and by end of Year 2.

Plan for measuring your progress toward the outcome. Please indicate all sources of data and who is responsible for collecting and analyzing the data.

Activities are what your organization will do with the grant funds. Example: “We will provide anger management and conflict resolution skill-building to high-risk youth.”

Outputs describe what this project will produce or who has helped with activities. Example: “We will serve 50 youth.” Outcomes describe what will change as a result of the grant. Example: “Youth demonstrate improved anger management and conflict

Example: “Youth demonstrate growth in skills (anger management/conflict resolution) as measured by XX assessment.” (Please specify assessment tool to be used, including evidence of its reliability and validity)

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resolution skills.” Please be specific about numbers and timelines.

1) 1) A) By June 2021

B) By June 2022

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2) 2)A) By June 2021

B) By June 2022

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3) 3)A) By June 2021

B) By June 2022

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11.Provide evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness or promise of the services to be delivered in reducing violence and/or improving safety. If you have previous outcome data for the services proposed, please provide that information and indicate the source of that data (internal or external evaluation). (400 word limit)

12.Describe how your organization uses culturally responsive practices and how your project staff reflect the population to be served. (300 word limit)

13.Briefly describe your existing organizational capacity. Specifically, identify the person responsible for program management and describe that person’s qualifications and how much of that person’s time will be allocated to support the administration of this grant? (200 word limit)

14. How do community needs inform the work of your organization and this request in particular?

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SPCC Budget FormPlease complete the entire budget table below for your project, using the indicated categories.

Name of Organization:Total Organization Budget:Total Project Budget (all sources):

Total project budget, showing expenses by categories below and revenue by source (actual and anticipated). Please do also include project expenses that will be covered through other sources.

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June 2020 – May 2021 June 2021 – May 2022

PROJECT EXPENSESalary and fringe for project staffConsultants/contracted servicesTravel & transportationTrainingProgram expensesProgram site costsOther costsEvaluation (cannot be funded by SPCC grant – please indicate how costs will be covered)Program administration (all other non-allowable expenses – please indicate how costs will be covered)ANNUAL PROJECT TOTALPROJECT REVENUE (please include all funding that supports your project, including general operations funding that supports the organizational infrastructure for this project) – add additional rows if needed.SPCC RequestFunds Already Secured (please indicate funder and amount by year)Funds Already Secured (please indicate funder and amount by year)Pending Request 1 (please indicate funder and amount by year)Pending Request 2, if applicable (please indicate funder and amount by year)