The City of Tucson is accepting applications for its Economic and Workforce Development Grants.
Donor Name: City of Tucson
State: Arizona
City: Tucson
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $400,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Priority will be given to programs that provide advice, support, and resources to small and medium sized companies and start-up companies.
- Outcomes:
- Increase in business formation, expansion, and retention
- Increase in total number of small businesses that provide employment opportunities and create new jobs
- Performance Measures:
- Number of participants/businesses assisted
- Loans facilitated and extended to small businesses
- Number of referrals
- Number/amount of new funding opportunities identified
- Number of new business or marketing plans developed
- Post-training business sales, market or location expansions or increases
- Metrics of Outcomes:
- Capital formation/investment
- Increase in client revenues
- Number of new FTE jobs
- Number of new business starts
- Number of business expansions
- Number/amount of funding secured
- Square footage of new commercial space
The City of Tucson is soliciting competitive proposals for the following service areas:
- Small Business Support and Development
- Economic & Workforce Development – Job Training and Educational Programs for At-risk Youths
- Economic & Workforce Development – Job Training and Educational Programs for At-risk Adults
- Economic & Workforce Development – Long-Term Job Training for Adults
Funding Information
- Please base your funding request on an approximate $600,000 funding pool. This amount is subject to change until FY 2023 budget is approved.
- Small Business Support and Development: $200,000
- Workforce Development (all sub-categories): $400,000
- Contracts will be awarded for a one-year period, beginning on July 1, 2022 (FY 2023) and can be automatically renewed for an additional year pursuant to performance and the approval of the FY 2024 budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organization Eligibility
- Organizations must be a non-profit at time of application.
- Organizations may not be a taxing authority
- Organizations must comply with the City’s non-discrimination policy.
- Organizations must have the capacity to comply with applicable laws and regulations associated with funding, including, but not limited to: fiscal management systems and reporting, subcontracting, licensing and staffing with appropriate credentials.
- Organizations must show a three-year history of applicable service delivery.
- Organizations should have multiple funding sources (including non-governmental funding); in kind services can be counted as a resource, but cannot be considered a funding source.
- Organizations must track, measure, and achieve performance measures and outcomes
- Organizations must submit quarterly performance reports and an annual report at the end of the contract.
- Eligible programs must
- Be held within or mostly within Tucson city limits.
- Economically benefit City of Tucson residents and/or businesses located within the City of Tucson.
- Require a level of funding that is commensurate and proportionate to impact of services.
- Occur once in FY 2023. Re-occurring programs can be eligible for automatic renewal in FY 2024.
For more information, visit Economic & Workforce Development Grant Program.
