Request for Proposals 211 - Business Development, Economic Development and Workforce Development Grants
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development ("OEWD") is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for grants to support a variety of key economic and workforce development activities, and includes solicitations for services from the following OEWD divisions:
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Business Development - is procuring services to support individual small businesses who are interested in succession planning, pilot program(s) to support entrepreneurs and independent contractors, an intermediary to support music venues in addressing sound mitigation needs, an organization to support nonprofit succession planning using a community-focused cohort model, real estate services and grant administration to support nonprofits, and an intermediary to provide direct financial assistance to nonprofits in relation to new nonprofit space acquisition, and
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Workforce Development – is procuring services to support workforce barrier remediation through an online bachelor’s degree pilot program, to support Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector coordination, to develop a tailored construction job training and placement program for in-custody individuals, and to design a Bay Area regional technology apprenticeship approach.
In total, OEWD has allocated resources to make grants in 10 different program areas, detailed in Section II of the RFP. Unless otherwise noted in the program descriptions, it is anticipated that successful proposals for most program areas will be funded for a term of one year beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 or fiscal year 2019-20 with opportunities to renew or extend programming through fiscal year 2022-2023, subject to OEWD approval and funding appropriation.
PROPOSAL PHASE | DATE/TIME |
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RFP is issued by the City | Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
Bidders Conference |
Friday, February 15, 2019 |
Deadline for submission of written questions | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 5PM |
Answers to questions posted online | Friday, February 22, 2019 by end of day |
Proposals Due | Tuesday, March 5, 2019 by 5PM |
Committee Review | March 2019 |
Grantee selection and award notification | early April 2019; target April 8, 2019 |
Projects begin | May 2019 or later |
*Each date above is subject to change. Check this website frequently for latest schedule.
- 3/5/2019 at 5:01 PM - The proposal submission deadline for RFP 211 has now passed. The review process will begin shortly, and OEWD will be in touch with all applicants via email when award determinations are made. Any updates to the award schedule will be posted on this website.
- 2/22/2019 at 5:08 PM - The full Question and Answer log has been uploaded under Document Downloads, below.
- 2/15/2019 at 4:25 PM - All materials distributed at the RFP 211 Bidders Conference have been uploaded under Document Downloads, below.
- 2/13/2019 at 1:00 PM - A new version of RFP 211 has been uploaded to correct the amount of funding to budget for Small Group Consultation (Program Area D, pg 14 of the RFP) and to include an additional minimum qualification regarding eligible applicants under Program Area H (pg 27 of the RFP).
- 2/7/2019 at 12:45 PM - A new version of RFP 211 has been uploaded to correct the amount of available funding under Program Area F - Nonprofit Space Investment Fund (pg 16 of the RFP).
Appendix A: Sample Agreement for Grant (Form G-100)
Appendix B: Proposal Budget Template
Appendix C: Application: Request for Proposals 211
Appendix D: Staffing and Board Composition Chart Template
Appendix E: Submission Authorization Form
Appendix F: Supplier Registration Instructions
Appendix G: For RFP 211 Area E (Nonprofit Space Stabilization)
Appendix H: For RFP 211 Area F (Nonprofit Space Investment)
RFP #211 Bidders Conference Slide Deck (Feb. 15, 2019)
RFP #211 Bidders Conference Program Area One-Pager
RFP #211 Bidders Conference 12B Compliance Overview
Full Question and Answer Log (uploaded 2/22/2019)