SPH Newsletter with grant opportunities and a mask giveaway
SPH Newsletter
Dear Healthy Solano Collaborative,
Happy Friday! We hope that
everyone is staying safe and healthy! This is a long email with a lot of
important information. Please see and share the following items:
1. The 8th issue of the Solano Public Health COVID-19 Newsletter
(attached).
2. Reusable Face Covering Giveaway Events in Vallejo and Fairfield June
19-20 (flyer attached)- more info will be shared next week, possibly including
an additional location.
3. One new grant opportunity for homelessness innovations and four
previously shared grants (below): One from the Solano Community
Foundation to support non-profit services impacted by COVID-19, and three from First
5 Solano: Emergency Response Fund (open), Triple P Positive Parenting
Program (due July 8), Annual Grants (due soon,
June 8th at 5pm).
Update: Next week you will be receiving a survey to prioritize the health needs of our community. Please keep an eye out as this survey is crucial and will drive future Solano Public Health efforts. The survey was intentionally made to be clear and interactive.
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
Please forward this email to stakeholders who may find this information relevant. To continue receiving future newsletters join or send an email to sph-newslett...@googlegroups.com (text in the subject and body do not matter).
Did you know testing is FREE in Solano County to everyone who lives, works and plays here?
Testing is available regardless of symptoms and insurance status
To make an appointment visit lhi.care/covidtesting or call 888-634-1123
NEW! 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 #2020-03- Community Investment Fund – Homelessness Innovation Grants
Concept: The County Administrator’s Office is seeking highly-qualified agencies to tackle the issue of homelessness in Solano County. Proposals submitted under this RFP must strengthen capacity to address homelessness by addressing the issue of unsheltered homelessness in Solano County following Housing First principles. Proposers may propose to provide temporary housing, permanent housing, services for unsheltered or people placed in temporary or permanent housing, or any combination of the three. Funding is available through this RFP in grants of $75,000 to $250,000 per year. The amount of funding available to contribute to reducing unsheltered homelessness in Solano County is $1,420,000 over a 2 year, 10 month period (approximately $500,000 total annually) with the term of service being September 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
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:
Monday, June 15 2020
3:00 PM – 4:30 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/tZcsceigqDIuGtcWUsqZ1GmykNgzVLjx-LYc
*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Deadline: July 8, 2020 by 5p.m., PST
RFP COORDINATOR: Megan Richards, Deputy Director, First 5 Solano at MERic...@SolanoCounty.com
LINKS TO RFP DOCUMENTS
(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)
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
Request for Applications #2020-05: Annual Grants
Responses due: June 8,
2020, 5:00 PM PST
RFA Coordinator: Juanita Morales, Program Manager jsmo...@solanocounty.com
Questions regarding this RFA may be submitted by email to cfcs...@solanocounty.com no
later than May 20, 2020 5PM PST
For relevant documents, visit First 5 Solano's funding opportunity webpage
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First 5 Solano Emergency Response Fund
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the First 5 Solano Commission has
allocated funds to the Emergency Response Fund and is currently accepting applications for Phase 2 of
this funding opportunity. Grants of up to
$7,500 are available to address needs of community partners generated by the
local, state, and federal response to community emergencies, which may include,
but are not limited to:
- Purchasing technology to continue services for children ages 0-5 and their families, such as Zoom videoconferencing, SurveyMonkey, etc.
- Provision of services which are identified by the community to ensure needed First 5 Solano funded services and other services to young children are able to continue.
- Provision of supplies which are identified by the community to ensure families basic needs are met.
- Other grants determined to be consistent with the purpose of the Fund as approved by the First 5 Solano Commission.
Funding available FY2020/21 (July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020): $50,000 - Application
period currently open.
Applications will be accepted from current First 5 Solano grantees and other
community agencies and individuals serving children ages 0-5, their families,
and providers of services in Solano County. Applications will be considered in
the order received until the funding has been fully allocated.
To apply for a grant:
- Review the Emergency Response Fund Policy
- Complete the Emergency Response Fund Application (download in and complete in Word)
- Email the application with a signature to cfcs...@solanocounty.com
- Once approved, you will be required to sign the Emergency Response Fund Legal Agreement
- Within 30 days of project completion (no later than October 30, 2020 for the current open application), you will be required to complete the Emergency Response Fund -- Grant Activity Report (download and complete in Word)
Grant Contact: Lorraine Fernandez, Program Manager lfern...@solanocounty.com
Request for Proposal #2020-07: Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
Responses due: July 8, 2020, 5:00pm PST
Mandatory Proposers’ Conference
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:30pm – 3:00pm PST
Via Zoom meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84233597310
Meeting ID: 842 3359 7310
One tap mobile
+16699006833,,84233597310# US (San Jose)
RFP Coordinator: Gene Ibe, Program Manager gm...@solanocounty.com
Questions regarding this RFP may be submitted to the RFP Coordinator no later than June 9, 2020 5:00pm PST
For relevant documents, visit First 5 Solano’s funding opportunity webpage:
http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/first5/fundingopps/current_opportunites_for_funding.asp