Children and Youth Commission Small Grant RFQ

Description

The City of Santa Fe Youth and Family Services Division in collaboration with the Children and Youth Commission is seeking applications for the Children and Youth Commission Innovation Fund. The commission is dedicated to enhancing community services, expanding equitable access, and fostering sustainable growth in program effectiveness by allocating funding to support local community programs that promote the healthy development of children and youth, ages birth to twenty-one (21).The identified funding priorities reflecting the commission's commitment to empowering the Santa Fe community are:Education and Career ReadinessYouth Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being Support Services for Youth at Higher RiskPursuant to Section 2.F. of City of Santa Fe Ordinance No. 2001-7, applicants shall be limited to nonprofit organizations that have been granted and currently hold tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to applicants whose programs are covered by a fiscal agent that meets these requirements. Applicants shall promote the healthy development of children and youth, ages birth to twenty-one (21).Applicants must possess professional liability insurance at time of of purchase order issuance. Applicants must be a vendor of the City of Santa Fe (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santafenm) in order to submit a proposal. Offerors must agree to comply with state laws and rules applicable to workers' compensation benefits for their employees. Failure to comply with the Workers Compensation Act and applicable rules when required to do so may result in the termination of awarded