The City of Tucson has issued a Request for Proposals for the fiscal year 2024-25 Economic and Workforce Development Grants.
Donor Name: City of Tucson
State: Arizona
City: Tucson
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The purpose of the grant is to support initiatives that foster economic growth and workforce training programs for community members to cultivate a thriving and inclusive economy in Tucson.
The City of Tucson is soliciting competitive proposals for the following service areas:
- Small Business Development and Support
- Job Training and Educational Programs for At-risk Youths or Adults
- Long-Term Job Training for Adults
Priority will be given to programs that provide advice, support, and resources to small and medium sized companies and start-up companies.
- Outcomes:
- Increase in business formation, expansion, and retention
- Increase in total number of small businesses that provide employment opportunities and create new jobs
- Performance Measures:
- Number of participants/businesses assisted
- Loans facilitated and extended to small businesses
- Number of referrals
- Number/amount of new funding opportunities identified
- Number of new business or marketing plans developed
- Post-training business sales, market or location expansions or increases
- Metrics of Outcomes:
- Capital formation/investment
- Increase in client revenues
- Number of new FTE jobs
- Number of new business starts
- Number of business expansions
- Number/amount of funding secured
- Square footage of new commercial space
Funding Information
- Please base your funding request on an approximate $500,000 funding pool.
- This amount is subject to change until FY 2025 budget is approved.
- Small Business Support and Development: $150,000
- Workforce Development (all sub-categories): $350,000
- Contracts will be awarded for a one-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be a non-profit at time of application.
- Organizations may not be a taxing authority
- Organizations must comply with the City’s non-discrimination policy.
- Organizations must have the capacity to comply with applicable laws and regulations associated with funding, including, but not limited to: fiscal management systems and reporting, subcontracting, licensing and staffing with appropriate credentials.
- Organizations must show a three-year history of applicable service delivery.
- Organizations should have multiple funding sources (including non-governmental funding); in kind services can be counted as a resource, but cannot be considered a funding source.
- Organizations must track, measure, and achieve performance measures and outcomes listed in Part E of the application.
- Organizations must submit quarterly performance reports and an annual report at the end of the contract.
Eligible programs must:
- Be held within or mostly within Tucson city limits.
- Economically benefit City of Tucson residents and/or businesses located within the City of Tucson.
- Require a level of funding that is commensurate and proportionate to impact of services.
- Occur once in FY 2025. Re-occurring programs can be eligible for automatic renewal in FY 2026
For more information, visit City of Tucson.
