The Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) has released the 2022-2025 Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit program proposals from non-profit organizations and public agencies to provide services to children and youth in Oakland, California.
Donor Name: Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY)
State: California
City: Oakland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/22/2022
Size of the Grant: $6,600,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The City of Oakland projects approximately $18 million in grant funding will be available through this RFP to provide direct services for Oakland children and youth from birth through 21 years of age and their families and caregivers. Funding will be available to non-profit and government agencies only – no funding will be provided to for-profit entities.
Goals
OFCY was established in November 1996 when over three-fourths of Oakland voters expressed a powerful commitment to their children and youth by passing the Kids First! Initiative to address four foundational goals:
- Support the healthy development of young children
- Help children and youth succeed in school and graduate high school
- Prevent and reduce violence, crime & gang involvement among children and youth
- Help youth transition to a productive adulthood
Funding Available
The Oakland City Charter established the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth and calls for three percent of the City of Oakland’s General Purpose Fund to be set aside for OFCY, with 90% of the revenue going to direct services for children and youth through a competitive bid process, and 10% for administration of the fund. The following chart provides a summary of projected allocations for all strategy areas, based on an estimated $18 million in total available grant funding for FY 2022-2023. Final funding allocations may vary from these projections based on the proposals received in response to this RFP.
- Goal Area 1: Healthy Development of Young Children ($2,880,000)
- Goal Area 2: Children’s Success in School ($6,600,000)
- Goal Area 3: Youth Development and Violence Prevention ($5,000,000)
- Goal Area 4: Transition to Adulthood ($5,000,000)
Funding Information
The total projected amount of funding to be distributed for fiscal year (FY) 2022-2023 grant awards is $18 million.
Grant Period
Grants awarded through this RFP will be for an initial one-year period starting July 1, 2022 and may be renewed up to two additional one-year periods.
Use of Funds
The proposed program must provide direct services to children and youth from birth through 21 years of age who live in Oakland. Programs in the Healthy Development of Young Children goal areas must provide direct services to parents or caregivers of children residing in Oakland. OFCY does not provide general operating support, and does not fund capacity building, training, professional development, curriculum development or dissemination, or other similar services that provide indirect support for children and youth.
Eligibility Criteria
- An applicant must be either a non-profit agency be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a public agency. For-profit agencies are not eligible for funding.
- Non-profit agencies that do not have 501(c)(3) status may apply using a fiscal sponsor. In this case, the fiscal sponsor is the applicant and, if a grant is awarded, would be the organization that contracts with the City of Oakland and is legally liable for all aspects of the contract including program implementation, fiscal management, and communication with the City regarding subcontractor or fiscal partner activities.
- Government agencies, including City of Oakland departments and Oakland Unified School District programs, must apply on their own behalf and may not use a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Oakland Fund for Children and Youth.
