RFP: Wilder’s Scattered Site Supportive Housing Programs

Request for Proposals

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation invites qualified agencies and individuals to submit a proposal to provide group facilitation for parents of young children between the ages of 0-5 years old. Wilder’s Scattered Site Supportive Housing Programs provides support and housing assistance to formerly homeless families who live throughout Ramsey County.

Targeted Services:
We are looking for a facilitator to design a program that assist parents of young children (birth to kindergarten) with information and support that ensures school readiness. Goals include engaging parents regarding parent child interaction, child development and school readiness. The facilitator will need to have the ability to build relationships with families, including young parents and young children (birth to kindergarten). The facilitator should have knowledge of children’s developmental and educational needs; understand barriers of families living in poverty with multiple needs; the ability to work with a diverse participant population and provide culturally specific programming.

Proposed Services
Provide up to two groups for 6 to 8 weeks for parents with children ages 0-5.
Provide groups that relate to child development and school readiness that are culturally specific that meet the needs of the families in the group.
Provide culturally competent child development and school readiness resources and referrals.

Provide in-home services (if parent identifies this as a need to have more one-on-one services).

Intensity and Frequency of Contacts: The group facilitator will conduct groups for 6 to 8 weeks during the evening and/or weekend. Also, the facilitator may be required to provide one-on-one meetings that may or may not be in-home.

Group Ratio: The ratio can be up to 12 families that have children 0-5 years old.

Proposal: The proposal should provide in detail topics for each group, group curriculum, culturally specific resources and referrals to be used for the group, and how the group will infuse cultural differences with school readiness. Please submit a detailed budget.

Accommodations: Group location, child care space and staff for child care will be provided at the Wilder Center, 451 Lexington Parkway North, St. Paul, MN.

Proposal Submission and Deadline:

Please submit the proposals to:
Julie Shannon, Manager Project Quest, jjs3@wilder.org or
Deborah Mitchell, Manager ROOF Project, dkm@wilder.org
451 Lexington Parkway North, St. Paul, MN 55104

Deadline: No later than 4:00 p.m.
Friday, December 19, 2008

Please note:

• Failure to submit a proposal by the deadline may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.
• Proposals may be hand delivered, mailed or emailed. Faxed proposals will not be accepted.Responses must include one (1) original.
• The first page of the original must have the original signature of the officer who will be accountable for all representations.
• Unsigned proposals may be considered invalid.
• The proposal is limited to 5 pages. Please do not use a font size smaller than 11 pt.
• Wilder reserves the right to reject any and all proposals which do not, in the judgment of the Foundation, serve the best interest of Project Quest and/or the ROOF Project Collaborative or the intent of the RFP.
• Proposals must be valid for ninety (90) days from the due date.
• A proposal may be withdrawn on written request of the agency/individual
• Once submitted, a proposal becomes the property of the Wilder Foundation, and will not be returned.

Women’s Foundation Announces Twin Cities’ Grants Information Session

MINNEAPOLIS - The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will hold four Grants Information Sessions about its Social Change Fund in the Twin Cities in December. In alignment with its organizational core value of inclusion, the Foundation will offer sessions targeted to specific diverse communities, including African American, Disabilities, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), and Asian American/Pacific Islander. Minnesota nonprofits seeking funding to advance economic, social and political equality for women and girls are encouraged to attend.

Schedule:
African American Community
Friday, December 12 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
The Cultural Wellness Center - 1527 E Lake Street, Minneapolis

Disabilities Community
Friday, December 12 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Courage Center - 3915 Golden Valley Road, Minneapolis

LGBT Community
Wednesday, December 17 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
YWCA Midtown - 2121 East Lake Street, Minneapolis
Partner: PFund

Asian American/Pacific Islander Community
Thursday, December 18 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Rondo Community Outreach Library - 461 Dale Street North, St.Paul
Partner: AAPIP National Gender & Equity Campaign

For more information, contact Charlotte Flowers, Women’s Foundation program officer, at 612-236-1807 or charlotte@wfmn.org.
http://www.wfmn.org/

21st Century Community Learning Centers–Cohort 4 Grant Competition

21

st Century Community Learning Centers–Cohort 4 Grant Competition

http://education.state.mn.us/PAIEGMS/searchGrants.do?command=allactive

The Minnesota Department of Education is pleased to announce the 21

st Century Community

Learning Centers (21

st CCLC) –Cohort 4 grant competition. Approximately $3 million is

available to establish or expand high-quality afterschool programs that offer a broad array of

services and activities designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of

participating students before and after school, on school release days, weekends and school

vacation periods.

Examples of agencies and organizations eligible to apply for a 21st CCLC grant include, but are

not limited to: schools, school districts, non-profit agencies, city or county government agencies,

faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education and for-profit corporations.

Eligible applications must include a collaborative between a school or school district, and one or

more community-based organizations, faith based organizations or other public or private

entities. Applicants must primarily serve youth who attend high poverty schools or schools

eligible for Title I schoolwide programs.

The application packet and a link to a WebEx recorded presentation of the 21st Century

Community Learning Centers Cohort 4 Grant Application Workshop is available here:

http://education.state.mn.us/PAIEGMS/searchGrants.do?command=allactive

The direct link to the WebEx presentation is:

https://mde.webex.com/tc0409l/trainingcenter/record/navRecordAction.do?siteurl=mde&firstEnter=1

Applications must be postmarked by a U.S. Post Office, personally delivered to the

Minnesota Department of Education, or submitted to a delivery agent for delivery on or

before December 23, 2008.

Submit all questions and requests for additional information via email only to the following

email address:

MDE.Prev-Interv@state.mn.us

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Reviewers Needed

21

st CCLC Cohort 4 grant applications will be reviewed and scored by peer reviewers that reflect

the diversity of Minnesota's communities and will include youth. Individuals interested in

reviewing grants can sign-up at the following web address:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228E9XEFG2Z

Bush Foundation suspends grantmaking; announces transition grants for some past grantees

July 22, 2008

Today the Bush Foundation posted at their Web site a letter from President Peter Hutchinson and FAQ's about the Foundation's new direction. This direction includes:

1) Bush will be making transition grants to selected organizations that will receive a phone call on July 23 informing them of their status -- described as organizations:

* Organizations that have received a substantial number of Foundation grants in the past 10 years (excluding those participating in defined multi-year programs with a specified beginning and end date).

* Organizations that have become highly reliant on the Bush Foundation for their initiatives or annual operating budget.

* If you have not been contacted, but believe you may be eligible for a transition grant based on our criteria, please contact the foundation at newdirection@bushfoundation.org. (Response to emails within 24 hours.)

2) Past program guidelines (education, human services and health, environment, public broadcasting and community foundations) are no longer in effect. Future grantmaking will be announced later, likely in 2009, based on making larger commitments to fewer organizations through foundation-initiated partnerships and RFP's.

3) Multi-year grants previously awarded will be continued as scheduled.

4) Organizations receiving arts funding through Bush's Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II) and Large Cultural Organizations Development Fund II (LCODF II) will continue with some adjustments in the future.

5) The Bush Foundation Web site will be the primary venue for communication. A public Webcast is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29 at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Sign-up for the Webcast: http://shows.implex.tv/Qwikcast/Root/HoffmanCommunications/1360/register.htm

General Mills Celebrating Communities Due 8/1

General Mills Celebrating Communities of Color Grant Applications
Due Aug. 1

Minneapolis, (June 26, 2008) – The General Mills Celebrating Communities of Color grants program is accepting grant applications for the 2008 program.

The grants, totaling $500,000, will be awarded to 50 non-profit organizations in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area that outreach to the area’s diverse communities. Each community group will receive $10,000. The entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 1 2008.

The program has moved to an online grant application process, so paper copies of applications will no longer be accepted for this program. The electronic application along with instructions can be found at:

http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/communities_color.aspx

For questions, please contact CommunityActionQA@genmills.com or call 763-764-2211.

The Celebrating Communities of Color grant was established in 2004, marking the General Mills Foundation’s 50th anniversary. A variety of organizations ranging from schools, community centers, social service agencies, health centers and art groups have received the grants to support programming that has served more than 420,000 people in the metro area.

About General Mills Foundation:

The mission of General Mills Foundation is to nourish communities. In fiscal 2007, General Mills awarded $82 million to communities across the country, representing more than 5 percent of company pretax profits that year. Of the total, the Foundation contributed more than $20 million in grants in the targeted areas of youth nutrition and fitness, social services, education, and arts and culture. In 2008, General Mills received United Way of America’s Spirit of America® Summit Awards in Corporate Philanthropy, Community Volunteerism and Community Impact – to recognize the company’s outstanding commitment to United Way and communities across the country. Business Week magazine recently ranked General Mills as the nation’s fourth “Most Generous Corporate Donors.” For more information, visit www.generalmills.com/foundation