Request for Applications (RFA) 2.0 Continued Collaboration Sacramento
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS 2.0 Continued Collaboration Sacramento
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. Eligibility for this Request for Application (RFA) – Continued Collaboration Sacramento, is limited to Youth Forward, Sacramento, an existing ACT 2.0 project.
Through this RFA, Youth Forward in Sacramento is required to support four ACT 3.0 grantees with policy goals aligned with the work of Youth Forward, Sacramento. Youth Forward, Sacramento will provide technical assistance and share insights from their previous ACT project experience.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The only eligible applicant is Youth Forward in Sacramento, an existing ACT 2.0 project, who has successfully demonstrated completion of their ACT 2.0 grant deliverables and established a Children and Youth Fund policy in the City of Sacramento.
FUNDING ALLOCATION
1. Collaboration with four ACT 3.0 projects, grantee will be awarded $35,000.
These funds are a one-time allocation to support ACT activities from August 2024 through April 2025. The applicant is 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. Learning Community Sessions: Grantees must attend at least two Learning Community (LC) sessions to co-facilitate LC sessions to share best practices with ACT 3.0 projects. (Approximately eight hours: four hours to participate in LC and four hours of prep time)
B. Collaborative Meetings: Grantees must meet with four ACT 3.0 projects at least monthly for a total of at least eight (8) collaborative meetings. Please see attached ACT 3.0 Project List. (Approximately 32 hours: one-hour meetings and one hour of prep time per project)
C. Sharing Tools and Resources: Grantees must support the growth and development of ACT 3.0 projects by sharing relevant tools, resources, and expertise. (Approximately 20 hours)
D. 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: August 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
B. Grant Amount: $35,000 [see funding allocation above]
APPLICATION DEADLINE, AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
RFAs must be submitted between July 22, 2024 through July 26, 2024. Grant award will be announced by August 1, 2024. The ACT Director will have the final decision on the grant award.
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, 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
C. Funding Guidelines (for reference)
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.