Town of Provincetown Human Services Grant Program – Massachusetts - fundsforNGOs

The Town of Provincetown is soliciting funding requests from Human Services agencies serving Town residents.

Donor Name: Town of Provincetown

State: Massachusetts

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 11/29/2023

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: 1 Year

Details:

Grant funds will be allocated to support the overall operations of 501(c)(3) agencies providing services to residents, particularly those of low-moderate income and those who are uninsured or underinsured.

Funding will be targeted towards agencies which address one or more of the following needs:

Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse Services
Services for Children, Teens, Families-at-Risk, Older Adults
Domestic Violence Services
Legal Services
Services Addressing Housing and Hunger
HIV and Chronic Care Services
Services for People with Disabilities
Services for Minoritized Communities

Grant Period

July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025.

Specifications

This application is for funding to Human Services agencies to offset the total cost of their operations, provided in the form of a grant, and not subject to the provisions of MGL Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act. In order to assure that the Town’s resources are directed toward those agencies which provide services to Provincetown residents, particularly those of low and moderate income who are uninsured or under-insured, which are not otherwise provided, all applications must meet the following minimum specifications:

Unless services provided elsewhere are easily accessible by public transportation (or the agency provides access), the agency or project must have a presence in Provincetown. With advance arrangements, temporary office space at the Veterans Memorial Community Center to meet with clients may be available to agencies.
The agency must demonstrate how it plans to coordinate its services with other providers and/or local initiatives and avoid duplication of services to clients.
The agency must demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with existing community initiatives in place to address similar health and human services concerns.
Funding requests must be in the form of a lump sum application. Payments to agencies funded by the FY 2025 omnibus appropriation shall be made semi-annually, in two equal payments in accordance with the following schedule: December 31, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Those agencies awarded funds under the Human Services Grant Program will be required to execute a grant agreement with the Select Board and must provide an annual end of year report. Noncompliance in reporting requirements may jeopardize grant status and future grant approvals.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed by members of the Human Services Committee using the following evaluation criteria and scoring system: