The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County is seeking applications to identify an agency that will provide case management and support services to children residing with relative/non-relative caregivers, including adoptive homes to promote and sustain family stability. Services must reflect best practices in the field and improve access and knowledge for the unique issues of underserved/underrepresented Hispanic/Latino families in Hillsborough County.
Donor Name: Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $500,000
Details:
Focus Areas
- Children are Healthy and Safe: Early preventative health and education prepares a family to develop nurturing and healthy habits which are enhanced by coordination with community partners including healthcare systems and primary care providers.
- Children are Developmentally on Track: Early Identification of developmental needs for children birth to age five is essential for optimizing a child’s potential and serves as an opportunity for caregivers to learn more about their child’s current developmental functioning.
- Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed: School readiness services for young children should be designed in a way that foster a nurturing, safe and healthy environment for children and respects a family’s cultural values. In addition, quality early learning must also promote early caregiver involvement and professional development for early care educators. School success works best in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and parents to provide support consistent with developmental or grade level benchmarks. Successful services support leadership development, provides positive role modeling, and motivates students to learn in safe environments.
- Family Support: Support for the whole family is essential for developing informal supports, stability, and overall well-being. Family Support plays an important role in a young child’s brain development because early experiences develop through positive relationships which establishes the foundation for secure attachments and future physical, cognitive, and socialemotional health.
CBHC funding for direct services may address one or more of the four Children’s Board focus areas that support promotion, prevention and/or early intervention of unmet needs.
- Children are Healthy and Safe
- Children are Developmentally on Track
- Children are Ready to Learn and Succeed
- Family
The experiences and needs of the Hispanic/Latino community may differ from other populations. This includes the ability of the awarded agency to convey a deep understanding of:
- Community Connectivity as an Approach
- Staff Recruitment Strategies
- Staff Training Needs
- Family Recruitment/Engagement
- Knowledge of Formal and Informal Resources
- Sensitivity to Cultural Norms, Values and Expectations
Priority Populations
- Hispanic/Latino families with children Birth through Middle School living with relative or non-relative caregivers.
Funding Information
- The Children’s Board invested more than $32.5 million in one-hundred and eight programs to address the needs of community.
- Amount Per Proposal: Up to $500,000
- Contract Term if Awarded: 3/20/2023 – 09/30/2023
Eligibility Criteria
- CBHC funding or resources shall not be used to supplant funding for activities which other local, state, or federal governmental agencies are obligated by statute, administrative rule, or local ordinance to support.
- CBHC accepts no responsibility for any expense incurred by the Proposer in the preparation and presentation of such Proposal. Such expenses shall be borne exclusively by the Proposer.
- Services and resources funded by the CBHC are available to all families and children who are eligible for services and resources, as determined by the funded agency’s program eligibility and admission criteria.
- Any CBHC Grantee (current or former) deemed out of compliance with contractual obligations may be ineligible for CBHC funding.
- There is an expectation that all Proposers will ensure they are informed and comply with federal, state, and local requirements for background screening.
- PROVIDER must be able to submit a payment invoice as proof of the most recent level two background screening for all personnel who have contributed their time to a CBHC funded program, including volunteers, vendors or those indicated in the “Other Vendor Services” line of the budget providing direct service to clients and any employee whose pay has been funded, wholly or in part, by CBHC.
- A Grantee will be responsible to register with and use an E-Verify system, to ensure compliance with E-Verify requirements, and verify the work authorization status of all employees paid for with Children’s Board of Hillsborough County funding as referenced in Florida Statute s. 448.095.
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