Friday, October 23, 2015

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

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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

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