Acquisition and Capital Improvements for the Organizations Serving Asian Pacific Islander (API) Residents – California - fundsforNGOs

The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development is seeking applications for its Acquisition & Capital Improvement Grant.

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: $5,000,000

Grant Duration: 2 years

Details:

The mission of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) is to support San Franciscans with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities. The department is organized into four divisions: Housing, Community Development, Homeownership and Below Market Rate (HBMR) programs, and Fiscal/Administrative.

The Community Development division works with a broad network of community-based partners to create an inclusive and equitable City where all residents can thrive. Specifically, MOHCD’s Community Development division:

Manages local General Fund money to support programs that meet the essential needs of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Administers major federal grant programs, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and its Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program.
Manages Housing Trust Fund to support housing stability services, as well as the Complete Neighborhoods program that supports community amenities in neighborhoods impacted by increased housing density.

MOHCD’s investments support the city’s most vulnerable residents by providing much needed services, strengthening civil society, and advancing individual and collective opportunity. It is imperative for the office to be intentional and explicit in meeting its goals of reducing racial disparities in service delivery and increasing social and economic opportunities within San Francisco.

The purpose of this RFP is to fund acquisition and/or capital improvement projects for organizations providing meaningful and impactful services to San Francisco’s Asian Pacific Islander communities. The overarching principles guiding this procurement require the applicant to:

Serve low and moderate-income Asian Pacific Islander residents through meaningful and impactful programming.
Show project readiness so that acquisition or capital improvements can be completed in a timely manner.
Have programs sustained through diverse, dependable funding streams to ensure ongoing programming in the acquired or improved building.
Show organizational capacity to maintain the facility in good condition over the tenure period.
Show alignment with City priorities and needs as articulated through documents such as the MOHCD 5-Year Consolidated Plan, Cultural District CHHESS Plans, Economic Recovery Task Force Report, neighborhood planning documents, and other similar strategic plans.
Demonstrate that the facility will increase access for populations identified in the consolidated plan.

Funding Information

The maximum grant award allowable through this RFP is $5,000,000.

Grant Period

All grant awards will be setup initially through a two-year contract, from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

All applicants must meet all the following eligibility requirements to be considered for MOHCD funding:

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. You must use their online grants management system for monthly reporting and invoicing.
No City agencies or departments may apply for funding under this RFP.
Applicants must not be in default on any grants or loans from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
You must sign and meet the provisions of a grant agreement. The grant agreement includes a scope of work and budget.
Please note, MOHCD cannot reimburse for expenses incurred before the start of the grant agreement.

Eligible Expenses