The City of Austin is committed to making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. Accomplishing this goal will require deep investments across the array of services and programs within and adjacent to the Homelessness Response System.
Donor Name: City of Austin
State: Texas
County: Travis County (TX)
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/16/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $45,000
Details:
The City’s Homeless Strategy Division is partnering with the City’s Office of Innovation to allocate up to $1.0M for this Organizational Capacity Building Initiative. The purpose of this Initiative is to help organizations prioritize organizational capacity investments, receive technical assistance to quickly implement short-term capacity investments, and/or participate in a cohort-based accelerator program addressing capacity building needs. This application will be used to select awardees to participate in the Organizational Capacity Building Initiative process.
Awardees will be required to complete a Needs Assessment with Blue Sky Partners (BSP) that will assist service providers in assessing and prioritizing organizational-level investments to scale services and deepen impact for individuals experiencing homelessness. Additionally, Awardees will participate in one or more of the following based on the outcome of their needs assessment:
- Cohort-based accelerator, a several week-long intensive program designed to enhance readiness to meet the level of need and funding present in Austin;
- Technical assistance to implement short-term capacity investments, such as business model planning, legal services, staff training, and/or technology development;
- Direct, one-time grants to address needs identified through Needs Assessment, such as staffing, consultants, and/or equipment.
Funding Information
Awardees will execute a contract with the City’s Innovation Office Funding to receive up to $45,000 in services and/or small grants. Awardees will be compensated $2,500 for their time upon completion of the required Needs Assessment with Blue Sky Partners. Based upon the findings of the Needs Assessment, Awardees will have the potential to be awarded up to $42,500 in additional funding for participation in the cohort-based accelerator program, technical assistance services, and/or direct grants to fund short-term capacity needs.
Eligibility Criteria
This opportunity is open to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities that serve or support people experiencing homelessness within the City of Austin and Travis County. Applicant must be (or be willing to become) a registered vendor with the City of Austin.
For more information, visit City of Austin.
