Request for Applications (RFA)
2.0 Continued Collaboration Conference
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS 2.0
Continued Collaboration Conference
All Children Thrive – California (ACT) helps California communities prevent and mitigate Adverse Childhood Events by offering coaching and technical assistance to make policies and systems better for children’s health and wellbeing.
ACT is pleased to announce this Request for Application (RFA) – Continued Collaboration Conference to support existing ACT 2.0 projects’ participation in the ACT 2025 Conference. Through this RFA, successful ACT 2.0 grantees will support Design Team members and project staff in attending and presenting during the conference, sharing insights from their ACT project experience to build plans for action to prevent and reduce childhood adversity in communities.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Applicants must be ACT 2.0 projects that have successfully completed their ACT 2.0 grant deliverables. We will award up to three (3) applicants.
FUNDING ALLOCATION
1. Grantees will be awarded up to $7,500
These funds are a one-time allocation to support ACT activities from September 2024 through April 2025. Applicants are to remain cognizant that the use of ACT appropriations from the California General Fund and the activities proposed in response to this RFA must be consistent with the authority provided under SB115. Funding is contingent upon available revenues and appropriations by the Legislature and the California Department of Public Health.
*Please see below “Grant Requirements” for the definition of “collaboration.”
GRANT REQUIREMENTS
A. ACT Annual Conference: ACT project staff and at least two youth and one adult Design Team members from the grantee’s jurisdiction must attend the annual ACT conference to share insights and foster collaboration. Grantees are responsible for coordinating with community members. (Approximately 104 hours: 24 hours for conference participation and 80 hours for coordination/presentation prep). Grant funding will cover associated travel costs for project staff and conference fees as described by the state of California travel reimbursement rates and regulations. *Community members will need to apply for a travel stipend from ACT. Information will be made available by September 1, 2024.
The ACT Conference, themed, Healing Together Conference: Preventing Childhood Trauma, spotlights Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs) and their impact on individuals, families, and communities. It’s a hub for collaboration, research dissemination, and best practice promotion. Attendees engage in presentations and workshops to deepen their understanding of childhood trauma and its lasting effects.
Additionally, Design Team members of ACT-funded projects are encouraged to showcase their work and insights by presenting at the conference. This is an opportunity to exchange ideas, highlight successes, and learn from one another’s experiences in implementing policy and system change efforts. Your contributions are valuable in advancing the goals of the ACT initiative, and your presentations will enrich the collective knowledge and efforts to address childhood trauma effectively. We look forward to hearing from you and learning from the impact of your projects at the conference.
GRANT DETAILS
A. Grant Term: September 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
B. Grant Amount: Up to $7,500 [see funding allocation above]
APPLICATION DEADLINE, AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
RFAs must be submitted between July 22, 2024, through July 26, 2024. Grant awards will be announced by September 1, 2024. The ACT Director will have the final decision on grant awards.
BUDGET FUNDING REQUEST
The grant payments will be on a cost-reimbursement basis with monthly invoicing due 30 days after the end of the month. Complete attached Budget Funding Request that aligns with your proposed project. Provide a budget estimate that includes ACT-funded staff time for Learning Community sessions, collaborative meetings, and participation and presentation in ACT conference. Please specify the number of adult and youth community members attending the ACT conference and include stipends for their participation in the project and attendance at the conference, as well as conference registration fees for all participants, and staff travel costs for attending the annual ACT conference. Administrative costs are eligible up to 15% of total personnel costs. Operating expenses should be limited due to scope of work.
ATTACHMENTS
Please submit your application by 5:00 p.m. July 26, 2024 at Info@act-ca.org.
Thank you again for your interest in partnering with All Children Thrive-California. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lourdes Perez at LP@phadvocates.org.