RFPs & Funding Opportunities

May 16, 2013 - The City of Berkeley has released an RFP for MHSA funded Transition Age Youth services. Due June 6, 2013, the city seeks proposals to "provide services and supports to TAY with serious mental health issues, who are homeless or marginally housed. The project will be focused on providing youth with the necessary resources and supports that will enable them to manage the symptoms of their illness, and to take greater control of their lives....Read more »

May 08, 2013 - Innovations in Reentry, formerly known as the Realignment Innovations Fund, is a pilot grant program designed to spur innovative approaches to addressing the needs of the adult reentry population and reducing recidivism in Alameda County. Funding is available through Innovations in Reentry grants for proposals from qualified applicants. Information on how to apply HERE. Proposals due no later than June 7, 2013. READ MORE. Read more »

April 01, 2013 - The US Department of Labor will provide approximately $32 million through two grant competitions that will offer job training, education and support services to formerly incarcerated youths and women. This includes a total of $20 million to operate programs that work with juvenile offenders and youths at-risk of becoming juvenile offenders in high-poverty, high-crime communities. Additionally, the department will award a total of $12 million to provide job training for formerly incarcerated...Read more »

March 14, 2013 - The Alameda County Public Health Department is in the process of setting up a new grant program to support innovative projects to reduce adult recidivism in Alameda County. The timeline for the first round of funding will be very quick. Sign up here to receive more information and the final RFP as soon as it is available. About the Alameda County Realignment Innovations Fund: Realignment Innovations Fund (RIF)...Read more »

March 05, 2013 - Stuart Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Letters of Interest from organizations in California with expertise in youth engagement, particularly working with youth in foster care. The Foundation seeks to partner with an organization that will lead efforts to ensure that the meaningful engagement of foster youth is reflected in Stuart’s statewide children welfare/education initiatives. The goal in requesting open letters of interest is...Read more »

February 14, 2013 - The Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA), Department of Children and Family Services, announced on 2/7/13 the release of a new request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of proposals from organizations for provision of community based family support services (Kinship Support) to both formal and informal relative caregivers in Alameda County. READ MORE. Read more »

January 30, 2013 - Recent federal funding announcements include: Emergency Solutions Grant Program: To fund projects that serve homeless individuals and families with supportive services, emergency shelter/transitional housing, assisting persons at risk of becoming homeless with homelessness prevention assistance, and providing permanent housing to the homeless population.  Partnerships to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System: to support projects that demonstrate the effectiveness of supportive housing for...Read more »

January 28, 2013 - Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA), Department of Children and Family Services, announced on January 28, 2013, the release of a new request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of proposals from organizations for provision of Independent Living Program Services for Alameda County transition aged youth ages 16 to 21 within the public child welfare and/or juvenile probation systems. Please visit the Alameda County Social Services Agency Website to...Read more »

January 09, 2013 - Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department has announced the availability of funding under the federal HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program for the development of affordable housing for projects in the HOME Consortium as well as the availability of funding from the federal HOPWA Program (Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS) for the development of affordable housing for projects throughout Alameda County. A MANDATORY meeting will be held January 23rd to discuss funding criteria and the Request for Proposals...Read more »

December 19, 2012 - On December 19, 2012, Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA) and Alameda County Probation Department, announced the release of a new request for proposals (RFP): Summer and Afterschool Youth Employment and Education Program for Alameda County child welfare involved youth, at-risk probation youth, Cal-Learn youth ages 14 to 19, and CalWORKs “head of household” youth ages 18 to 19 for the time period of May 1, 2013 to...Read more »