Solano County Board of Supervisors
Request for Proposals #2024-02
Community Investment Fund – Annual Grants
Issued: January 29, 2024
Responses due: March 11, 2024 by 5 p.m., PST

MANDATORY PROPOSERS’ CONFERENCE
A Mandatory Proposers’ Conference will be held:
Thursday, February 8, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST

The Proposers’ Conference will be held via Zoom and requires advance registration at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkduGrrD4sH917I2iUgVhyEOHpu1yEikrG
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE TOP SIX NEEDS IN THE COUNTY
The Solano County Board of Supervisors created the Community Investment Fund to address the top needs in Solano County and make tangible progress toward measurable outcomes. The County Administrator’s Office is seeking highly-qualified agencies to tackle the top six identified human services needs in the County, including:

1. Mental health
2. Housing
3. Homelessness
4. Early education
5. Youth development
6. Safe and stable environments for children

All projects proposed for the Annual Grants Fund must address one or more of these needs. A total of $365,000 is available for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Proposers may apply for funding in either of the following funding tiers: A) Tier 1: Funding up to $75,000 to implement larger projects, or B) Tier 2: Funding up to $25,000 to support smaller community projects.

ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY
Only non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.

RFP COORDINATOR
Gene Ibe, Contract and Program Manager, First 5 Solano at [email protected]

LINK TO RFP DOCUMENTS
(1) 2024-02 Request for Proposals packet (PDF)
(2) (Attachment A) 2024-02 RFP Proposal Form (WORD doc)
(3) (Attachment B) 2024-01 County of Solano Standard Agreement (PDF)
(4) (Attachment C) 2024-01 Solano County Community Investment Report (PDF)
(5) (Attachment D) 2024-02 CIF Annual Grants Proposer's Conference Q&A (PDF)