Request for Proposals 212 - Neighborhood Economic Development Grants
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development advances equitable and shared prosperity for San Franciscans by growing sustainable jobs, supporting businesses of all sizes, creating great places to live and work, and helping everyone achieve economic self-sufficiency. OEWD programs are responsible for strengthening San Francisco’s many diverse neighborhoods and commercial corridors, creating a business climate where companies can grow and prosper, and ensuring a continually high quality of life for all San Franciscans.
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development ("OEWD") is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for grants to support a variety of key economic development activities from the Invest in Neighborhoods (IIN) division. In total, OEWD has allocated resources to make grants in 27 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 2019-2020 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 | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
Bidders Conference |
Friday, September 20, 2019 |
Deadline for submission of written questions | Monday, September 23, 2019 at 5:00PM |
Answers to questions posted online | Thursday, September 26, 2019 |
Proposals Due | Friday, October 11, 2019 by 5PM |
Committee Review | October-November 2019 |
Grantee selection and award notification | target December 12, 2019** |
Projects begin | January 2020 or later |
*Each date above is subject to change. Check this website frequently for latest schedule.
**Please see "Updates" section, below, for information on the notification date for Program Areas AA, J and L.
- December 20, 2019 at 3:34 PM - Award notifications for all program areas have now been sent to applicants. Please contact oewd.procurement@sfgov.org with any questions pertaining to the award process.
- December 17, 2019 at 3:59 PM - Update to RFP timeline: Notifications related to program areas AA, J and L are now anticipated to be sent to applicants by Tuesday, December 24, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact oewd.procurement@sfgov.org.
- December 12, 2019 at 5:45 PM - Update to RFP timeline: award determinations have been sent to applicants for all program areas with the exception of:
- Program Area AA - Commercial Corridor and Neighborhood Marketing Initiatives
- Program Area J - Lower Fillmore Neighborhood Strengthening, Stabilization, and Capacity Building Program
- Program Area L - Lower Fillmore Festivals and Events
Notifications related to all three of these program areas are anticipated to be sent to applicants by Tuesday, December 17, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact oewd.procurement@sfgov.org.
- December 9, 2019 at 9:44 AM - Update to RFP timeline: award notifications are now anticipated to be sent out to all applicants by December 12, 2019.
- November 22, 2019 at 2:15 PM - Update to RFP timeline: award notifications are now anticipated to be sent out to all applicants by December 6, 2019.
- September 26, 2019 at 4:51 PM - The full Question and Answer (Q&A) log has been posted under Document Downloads, below.
- September 25, 2019 at 8:20 PM - Update to RFP timeline: the Question and Answer Log will be posted to this website on Thursday, September 26 by end of business.
- September 23, 2019 at 1:35PM - The materials distributed at the RFP 212 Bidders Conference (PowerPoint Slides, Program Area Table, and 12B Equal Benefits Compliance Guide) have been uploaded under Document Downloads, below.
Full RFP 212 - Issued September 10, 2019
Appendix A: Sample Agreement for Grant (Form G-100)
Appendix B: Proposal Budget Template
Appendix C: Application: Request for Proposals 212
Appendix D: Staffing and Board Composition Chart Template
Appendix E: Submission Authorization Form
Appendix F: Supplier Registration Instructions
Appendix G: Applicable only to RFP 212 Area Z (Womens Entreprenuership)
Bidders Conference - PowerPoint Slide Deck (September 20, 2019)
Bidders Conference - RFP 212 Program Area Table
Bidders Conference - 12B Equal Benefits Compliance Guide