The County of Kauai’s Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (“OPA”) Life’s Choices Kauai is requesting proposals from qualified organizations for its Adult and Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Abuse Community Program Grants for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
Donor Name: County of Kauai Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (OPA)
State: Hawaii
County: Kauai County (HI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of this RFP seeks to address the lack of clinical substance abuse and mental health treatment services available on Kauai for adolescents and adults. The primary focus of this project is to expand inpatient and/or outpatient treatment and increase accessibility to services while collaborating with a network of community agencies to provide a continuum of care.
Funding Information
Life’s Choices Kauai intends to award grants of $25,000-$1,000,000 each for different community programs that align with RFP Project Specifications. Total funding will be no more than $1,000,000.
Grant Period
Upon award, the contract period will commence on March 15, 2025, through March 14, 2026.
Eligible Projects or Activities
Eligible proposals include community programs that offer clinical mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, expanding access to services for adolescents and adults. Programs should provide certified counseling, evidence-based practices, and collaborate with community agencies to create a continuum of care for individuals with mental health issues, at-risk youth, substance use disorder, cooccurring disorders, and those in recovery. The population of focus includes adolescents and/or adults with mental health issues, substance use disorder, co-occurring disorders, and includes those in recovery from such disorders.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for award through this RFP, the proposer shall:
- Be a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Hawaii and exempt from the federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service and based on Kauai. Non-profit organization governing board members shall serve without compensation and must disclose all actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
- Be a Hawaii-based organization with a Kauai non-profit fiscal sponsor and a project that is based 100% on Kauai.
- Have a current Equity Plan in place and be able to describe your equity strategy going forward. Equity, for purposes of this RFP, is defined as the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as African American, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
- Non-Profits must have bylaws or policies that describe the way business is conducted including management, fiscal policies, and procedures (including a clear statement on who is allowed to sign documents on behalf of the organization), and policies on nepotism, equity, and the management of potential conflicts of interest.
- Have at least one (1) year of experience with the project or in the program area being offered. The Director may grant an exception to this requirement if the proposer has demonstrated the necessary experience in the program area.
- Have staff or authorized representatives adequately trained to administer and provide the project described.
- Have current signed By-Laws that state clearly who in the Organization is allowed to apply for and execute Grant Agreements.
- Is or can become compliant under the Hawaii Compliance Express system prior to funding. You do not need to be HCE compliant at the time of application, but it is highly recommended that you start the process now.
For more information, visit OPA.
