MOAA's African Community Grant Updates: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Call for Reviewers

MOAA's African Community Grant Updates:  Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Call for Reviewers

NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA) FY 2016 African Community Grant  Background Information: The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) serving the District of Columbia’s African constituents [residents and/or business owners] - for its FY 2016 African Community Grant. The grant is intended to fund programs that provide targeted services and resources to the District’s African residents and/or business owners in areas of need in the community. Funding priority areas identified for FY 2016 are aligned with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration budget priorities: Education Jobs & Economic Development Public Safety Housing Transportation Environment Health & Wellness Good Government Arts & Creative Economy Eligibility Criteria:   Organizations may apply if they meet all of the following eligibility requirements at the time of application: ·         be a Community-Based Organization with a with a Federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or evidence of fiscal agent relationship with a 501 (c)(3) organization ·         the organization or program serves the District’s African residents or business owners, ·         the organization’s principal place of business is located within in the District of Columbia, ·         the organization is currently registered in good standing with the DC Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, Corporation Division, and the Office of Tax and Revenue, and ·         New to FY 2016 - Applicants who have received African Community Grants for three consecutive award cycles are NOT eligible to apply for a period of one fiscal year following their last award. Program Scope:For FY 2016, MOAA’s African Community Grant will fund culturally and linguistically appropriate programs with demonstrated tie into the Mayor’s priority areas and community needs in the following program areas: economic and workforce development, youth engagement and education, health education and linkage to human services, and promotion of the arts and humanities [see RFA for details]. Release Date of RFA:                October 26, 2015 Availability of RFA:                  The RFA will be posted on OAA’s website (www.oaa.dc.gov) & the on the District’s Grant Clearinghouse Website at http://opgs.dc.gov/page/opgs-district-grants-clearinghouse; and in the Funding Alert published on the Office of Partnerships and Grant Services’ website. Amount of Awards:                    Eligible organizations can be awarded up to $20,000. Length of Awards:                     Grant awards are for FY 2016, January 15, 2016 – September 30, 2016. Pre-Bidder’s Conference:      November 3, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.                                              2nd Floor Edna Cromwell Community Room                                              Franklin D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs                                              2000 14th Street, NW                                              2nd Floor Edna Cromwell Community Room                                             Washington, DC 20009 MOAA Contact: Heran Sereke-Brhan, Deputy Director                         Phone: (202)-724-7670                        Email: heran.sereke-brhan@dc.gov Deadline for Electronic Submission:  5:00 pm on November 20, 2015 | oaa@dc.gov