The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development is seeking grant proposals from community-based non-profits (or community-based organizations with a fiscal sponsor) to launch and operate the newly-legislated Pacific Islander Cultural District.
Donor Name: Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
State: California
County: San Francisco
City: San Francisco
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/03/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $268,350
Grant Duration: 14 months
Details:
San Francisco’s Cultural District program preserves, strengthens and promotes cultural assets and diverse communities. Its goal is to enable individuals, families and the businesses that serve and employ them, as well as nonprofit, community arts and educational institutions to live, work and prosper within the city.
The Cultural Districts program is supported by an inter-departmental steering committee, including the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), the Planning Department, the Arts Commission and coordinated by the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD). These Departments work together to streamline City and community partnerships to coordinate resources aimed at stabilizing these communities which face displacement.
Each legislated Cultural District maintains a community-based advisory board, dedicated staffing, and funding for its operations. Each District works toward their community-defined vision for self-determination community stabilization. The Cultural District’s collectively share policy strategies for strengthening each of their community infrastructures.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors established the Pacific Islander Cultural District in November 2022 with the overarching goals:
- To preserve and further develop the Visitacion Valley and Sunnydale’s past, present, and future Pacific Islander communities and resources, and to recognize the historical and present contributions of the Pacific Islander Community;
- To preserve and further develop opportunities for Pacific Islander businesses along the commercial corridors within the boundaries of the district.
Funding Information
This RFP will provide up to $268,350 in grant funding for 14 months (up to $230,000 annually) for building organizational infrastructure, neighborhood assessment and planning, and community engagement with 4 options to extend grant agreements for a period up to 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must meet all the following eligibility requirements to be considered for MOHCD funding:
- Applicants must be a community-based agency that is non-profit and tax-exempt under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or apply under a valid fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations receiving a grant from this RFP must be approved City suppliers or have started the process of becoming a City Supplier at time of proposal submission.
- MOHCD contracts are administered on a cost reimbursement basis. Grantees are reimbursed after invoicing for expenses incurred.
- No City agencies or departments may apply for funding under this RFP.
For more information, visit MOHCD.
