Non-Profit Social Services

$2.8 Million in ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)

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On February 3, 2022, the City Council allocated this funding for Non-Profit Social Services. The originally allocated amount of $2.5 million was augmented with City funds for a total investment of $4 million. The City Council designated the Community Health, Environment & Culture Committee (CHECC) to oversee the implementation planning for this category. CHECC considered the department recommendations over the course of several meetings. CHECC determined that this investment would be carried out in two phases.

  • Phase I – Focus on Immigration Services – $1.5 Million
    The implementation plan and associated criteria for distribution was approved by CHECC on May 26, 2022, and the City Council on June 2, 2022.
  • Phase II – Non-Profit Social Services – $2.5 Million
    The implementation plan and associated criteria for distribution was approved by CHECC on August 9, 2022. The City Council approved the plan on August 18, 2022.

On February 8, 2023, the City Council was provided an update on the COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Plan and the ARPA SLFRF Program, including available balances from the competitive process, program savings, and interest earned.

The City Council directed the available balances to be further discussed at a Governance Committee meeting. On February 15, 2023, the Governance Committee recommended that balances be sent back to City Council committees for policy direction. On February 21, 2023, the Community Health, Environment & Culture Committee (CHECC) discussed the priorities and plan for these funds, and $340 thousand was added to this category from ARPA SLFRF available funds from interest income and program balances.

On March 9, 2023, the City Council approved the priorities and plan, with a competitive process (RFP) for Non-Profit Social Services, Youth, and Seniors totaling $1.67 million to be open from March 13 through April 27, 2023. Of the total RFP amount, $500 thousand is allocated for Non-Profit Social Services.

Spending Framework

Phase I - Immigration Services

The spending plan for Immigration Services provides services to non-citizens to:

  • Support family stability and improve financial security
  • Expand opportunities for citizenship through navigation services, enrollment assistance, and outreach and education

View Implementation Plan(PDF, 104KB)

Immigration Serving Organizations & Programs

(Noncitizens: includes permanent residents, undocumented, asylum seekers, and refugees)

COVID-19 Impact Programs / Strategies Equitable Outcomes Amount
Decreased economic security for noncitizens
  • Navigation services to coordinate access to resources across providers and agencies
  • Direct financial assistance to stabilize families in crisis
  • Enrollment assistance for public benefits
  • Connect those eligible to work with training and employment opportunities
 Create safety net to support family stability and improve financial security $1.5 Million
Decreased access to pathways for citizenship
  • Outreach and education on immigration rights
  • Legal representation for immigrants at risk of deportation
 Expand opportunities for citizenship

Phase II - Non-Profit Social Services

The spending plan for Non-Profit Social Services provides support to nonprofit organizations. Funds for this program will:

  • Mitigate increased financial hardship of nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19
  • Assist with infrastructure needs for nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19
  • Addresses decreased economic security for residents

View Implementation Plan(PDF, 2MB)

Non-Profit Social Services

(Capacity Building & Programming Support)

COVID-19 Impact Programs / Strategies Equitable Outcomes Amount
Mitigate increased financial hardship and infrastructure needs for nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID - 19
  • Provide funding to support administration and operations strategies, systems and/or structures to assist agencies in recovery and improving organizational resiliency
  • Providing access to capital funding to support expansion of services to meet new and emerging community needs
 Address immediate and systemic needs impacted by COVID-19 to improve resiliency and long-term sustainability particularly for small organizations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 $1 Million
Fund initiatives to strengthen pool of capacity building within organizations and the larger community Connects nonprofits disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 with capacity building resources $500,000
Address Decreased Economic Security for Residents
  • Fund navigation and case management services to coordinate access to resources across providers, organizations, and agencies
  • Provide direct assistance to families in financial crisis (ex:  households at risk of homelessness, unexpected financial hardship, etc.)
  • Connect individuals who are unemployed or under employed to training and employment opportunities
 Strengthen safety net to support family stability and improve financial security for families struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic. $1 Million
Total $2.5 Million

Additional & Reallocated Funding

The table below provides an overview of the $500 thousand approved by the City Council on March 9, 2023. Of this, $340 thousand in available funds from ARPA SLFRF interest income and program balances were added to this category for a total investment of $4.3 million.

COVID-19 Impact Programs / Strategies Equitable Outcomes Amount
Mitigate increased financial hardship and infrastructure needs for non-profit organizations impacted by COVID-19
  • Provide funding to support administration and operations strategies, systems and/or structures to assist agencies in recovery and improving organizational resiliency
  • Providing access to capital funding to support expansion of services to meet new and emerging community needs

Address immediate and systemic needs impacted by COVID-19 to improve resiliency and long-term sustainability particularly for small organizations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

 $500,000

Fund initiatives to strengthen pool of capacity building within organizations and the larger community

Connects non-profits disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 with capacity building resources

NOTE: $159,471 in unallocated balances from the Immigration Services RFP.

Request for Proposals (RFPs)

RFP # 1 – Phase I

  • June 6, 2022: Release of RFP for immigration service organization providers.
  • July 8, 2022: RFP closes.
  • July 2022: RFP evaluation and scoring, and agencies identified for proposed contract awards.
  • Sept. 29, 2022: City Council approval of contract awards.
  • Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 30, 2024: Contracts open.

RFP # 2 – Phase II

Qualified respondents to this RFP provide services in four community categories. These four categories include: Non-Profit Social Services, Youth, Older Adults, and Mental Health.

  • Sept.9, 2022: Release of RFP for nonprofit social service providers.
  • Oct. 28, 2022: RFP closes.
  • Nov. - Dec. 2022: RFP evaluation and scoring.
  • Jan. 26, 2023: Post solicitation update briefing to City Council.
  • Feb. 2, 2023: City Council approved contract awards.
  • March 2023: Contracts begin.

RFP # 3 – Phase II

  • March 13, 2023 - April 27, 2023: RFP opens.
  • March 23, 2023: RFP pre-submittal conference.
  • March 28, 2023: Training and technical sessions.
  • May 5 - May 10, 2023: RFP evaluation and scoring.
  • June 1, 2023: Post-solicitation approval by City Council.
  • July 2023: City Council approval, contracts are anticipated to be awarded.

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