COVID-19 Newsletter & New Funding Opportunities
SPH Newsletter
Happy Friday! We hope that
everyone is staying safe and healthy! Please see and share the two NEW
grant opportunities below along with the 5th issue of the Solano
Public Health COVID-19 Newsletter.
Reminder: the Community Resources section of the Solano Public Health COVID-19 Page has more information on stress & coping, along with a variety of resources and information for seniors, workers & employers, local food access, health care & public assistance, families, immigrant communities, and unhoused individuals. You may notice this page is cleaner and easier to navigate now!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Visit the Solano County Public Health website
- Visit the Solano County Public Health Facebook page (@SolanoCountyPH) for frequent postings
- Register for Alert Solano to receive emergency alerts on your mobile device, including COVID-19
Solano
Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Grants up to $10,000 are available
for nonprofits and faith-based organizations:
Direct Basic Needs Support. Funding to help low-income children
and families, adults, and older adults struggling to secure basics needs (i.e.,
food, shelter, healthcare, and medicine), and
Nonprofit Operating Support. Funding to help nonprofits continue operating and thus able to deliver essential services to their communities (i.e, payroll expenses, IT equipment, etc.).
Visit the Solano
Community Impact Fund page for proposal details
Grant Opportunity: The following grant opportunity was brought to our attention; and we are forwarding this to you so that perhaps you can share it through your networks.
Grant: Solano County Board of Supervisors- Request for Proposals #2020-06 Community Investment Fund – Mental Health First Aid Training
Concept: The County Administrator’s Office is seeking proposals to support the implementation of a Mental Health First Aid Training Program to address the highest priority need identified in Solano County – Mental Health. Mental Health First Aid training supports the strategy “to increase provider’s understanding of how to respond to mental health needs in the community.” To support the Mental Health First Aid Training Program, the Solano County Board of Supervisors has allocated up to $260,000 annually to provide one or more grants for a three-year period to educate providers countywide.
Eligibility to apply: Non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations and government entities are eligible to submit proposals. Agencies not traditionally providing services for Solano County are encouraged to propose.
Requirement: A Mandatory Proposers’ Conference will be held:
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST
The Proposers Conference will be held via Zoom and requires advance registration.
Register for the Mandatory Proposers Conference at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErf-6qrj0uE9ctbBZ7Wp5yp2WdQROEMend
*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Deadline: June 17, 2020 by 5p.m., PST
RFP
COORDINATOR: Megan Richards, Deputy Director, First 5
Solano at MERic...@SolanoCounty.com
LINKS TO RFP
DOCUMENTS: Documents
related to the RFP can be found at:
http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/county_admin/community_investment_fund_rfp.asp
or
accessed directly using the following links:
(1) Request for Proposals packet (PDF)
(2) RFP Proposal form (WORD doc)
(3) County of Solano standard agreement (PDF)
(4) Solano County Human Needs Assessment report (PDF)
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Thank you,
Link to the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) (Strategies on pages 18-25)
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