California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 1 - Attorney General › Chapter 4.7 - Regulations for the California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program › Article 3 - Selection Process › Appendix A - California Gang, Crime and Violence Prevention Partnership Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Rating Sheet Request for Proposal 2002
Control Number:___________________________
Rater Identification Number:___________________________
Applicant:___________________________
Funds Requested:___________________________
Meets
Does Not Meet
Technical Compliance
Application meets the requirements for completeness and
							 compliance with mandatory and technical requirements.
Possible Points
Earned Points
Applicant Qualifications
40
Problem Statement/Documentation of Need
40
At-Risk Target Population
80
Project Description
100
Project Implementation Plan
60
Project Evaluation Plan
60
Budget Narrative
40
Grand Total
420
For the purposes of scoring, each of the narrative sections
					 addressed in the RFP will be rated based on questions assigned a point value. The
					 point scale is divided into five columns labeled
I, II, III, IV and V
.
					 Each question is evaluated on the following criteria:
I. Does not respond to the question.
II. The information presented does not provide a good response
					 to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP. The response does
					 not present an argument supporting the applicant's proposal.
III. The information presented provides an adequate response to
					 the information requested in the specified section of the RFP. The response presents
					 a persuasive argument supporting the applicant's proposal.
IV. The information presented provides a more than adequate
					 response to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP and gives
					 a clear and detailed response to the information requested. The response presents a
					 very persuasive argument supporting the applicant's proposal.
V. The information presented provides an outstanding response to
					 the information requested in the specified section of the RFP, gives a clear and
					 detailed response, and provides highly relevant information exceeding the
					 information requested. The response presents a highly persuasive and compelling
					 argument supporting the applicant's proposal.
1.
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS (40)
I
II
III
IV
V
In this section, the applicant is to provide a
							 comprehensive overview of its past and present capabilities, achievements and
							 effectiveness in reducing youth gang violence. The applicant's qualifications must
							 include the following:
.
Information from the applicant demonstrating at
							 least two years of experience in the administration of a program providing
							 prevention or intervention services that have positively affected the attitudes or
							 behaviors of at-risk youth toward gangs, crime or violence.
0
10
20
30
40
2.
PROBLEM STATEMENT/DOCUMENTATION OF NEED
							 (40)
In this section, applicants are to describe
							 clearly and succinctly the youth gang, crime and violence problem in their
							 community. The problem statement must contain the following:
.
A description of the demographics of the targeted
							 service area, including geographical boundaries, economic composition and ethnic
							 breakdown of the community.
0
2
4
6
8
.
Data that clearly demonstrates the size and scope
							 of the youth gang, crime and violence problems in their community.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description of the at-risk youth population in
							 the targeted service area, including its size and the level of its disproportion to
							 the general youth population of their community.
0
3
6
9
12
.
A description of the underlying risk factors that
							 have contributed to the youth violence problem in their community.
0
2
4
6
8
.
The ratio of juvenile arrests compared to the
							 general youth population of their community.
0
1
2
3
4
3.
AT-RISK TARGET POPULATION (80)
I
II
III
IV
V
In this section, applicants are to describe the
							 targeted at-risk population that the proposed services and activities will reach.
							 The at-risk population description must contain the following:
.
A description of the proposed at-risk target
							 population.
0
3
6
9
12
.
A description of how the services and activities
							 under the proposed project address and strengthen identified protective
							 factors.
0
5
10
15
20
.
A description which includes the number of youth,
							 family and siblings projected to be served under this project.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description that details how the targeted
							 at-risk population and the projected number of youth served, supports the documented
							 needs addressed in the problem statement.
0
3
6
9
12
.
A description of the plan or process the applicant
							 will use to ensure the at-risk youth population for the proposed project meets the
							 at-risk criteria required in the law.
0
3
6
9
12
.
A description of how the services and/or
							 activities provided under the proposed project will demonstrate changes in attitudes
							 and behaviors.
0
4
8
12
16
4.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (100)
As the projects design their prevention and
							 intervention efforts, services and activities may include, but are not limited to,
							 any one or all of the services and activities listed in the RFP.
For each service and/or activity, the applicant
							 must describe the following:
.
Each of the program services and activities they
							 will implement to prevent or deter the targeted at-risk youth from participating in
							 gangs, criminal activity or violent behavior.*
0
5
10
15
20
.
The goals and objectives of each the services or
							 activities provided.
0
10
20
30
40
.
A description of the staff that will provide the
							 services and activities including their qualifications.
0
2
4
6
8
.
Where the specific services and activities will be
							 provided and how the target population will have access to these services.
0
3
6
9
12
.
What at-risk factors youth served under each
							 service and/or activity meet.
0
5
10
15
20
*
Applicants providing
							 mentoring services must address how they will use the quality assurance standards of
							 the California Mentoring Initiative.
5.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (60)
I
II
III
IV
V
The applicant must develop a plan to implement
							 the chosen services and activities. The plan may contain information from needs
							 assessment surveys, public hearings, or statistical data. The plan must reflect time
							 lines and milestones that will demonstrate a level of success and must include:
.
A description of the applicant's community
							 collaborative. This description must detail the roles and responsibilities of each
							 collaborative partner including its policymaking and oversight functions and what
							 services and activities they will perform.*
0
5
10
15
20
.
A description of other CBOs, nonprofit agencies,
							 local agencies, and charitable or religious organizations in the community, not
							 included in the collaborative, that will also serve as service providers for the
							 project services and activities.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description of other resources providers
							 available in the community that demonstrate the project's plan to provide referral
							 services for at-risk youth which result in an overall assessment of the resources
							 that are available to youth and their families. The referral must be to the most
							 appropriate community-based organization or agency.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description of how the applicant will provide a
							 viable plan to provide the parents and family of the at-risk youth with support,
							 information and services.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description of the applicant's plan to involve
							 youth members of the at-risk target population in the development, coordination,
							 implementation, and evaluation of its program of services and activities.
0
1
2
3
4
.
A description of how their project will expand
							 current prevention and intervention services in the targeted community.
0
3
6
9
12
*
Supporting
							 documentation for a collaborative member, other CBO or nonprofit agency, who
							 provides a service or receives funding under the project must be in the form of a
							 MOU or OA, and included as an attachment.
6.
EVALUATION (60)
I
II
III
IV
V
Within this section, the applicant is to
							 describe the methods to be used to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the
							 project, whether the protective factors in the community were strengthened, and to
							 what extent the objectives were achieved. The evaluation must include the
							 following:
.
A description of how the applicant's evaluation
							 will demonstrate the change in attitudes and behaviors of the targeted at-risk youth
							 towards gangs, crime and violence
0
5
10
15
.
Information on how the service providers and their
							 services and activities with the youth will be monitored and evaluated including
							 information on how progress will be assessed throughout the grant period.
0
2
4
6
8
.
A description of what the local evaluation will
							 address and what generally-accepted evaluation practices will be used.
0
4
8
12
16
.
Explain how the results will be used for program
							 planning and implementation for future projects in the community.
0
4
8
12
16
7.
BUDGET NARRATIVE (40)
The applicant must justify the project's
							 proposed budget and provide specific information about roles, time base, salary of
							 staff and consultants and a clear description of the services to be purchased. The
							 budget narrative must include sufficient support in the following areas:
.
A description of the budget that justifies and
							 supports the project's services and activities.
0
5
10
15
20
.
A description of how the funds are allocated to
							 support direct services through the duties, qualifications, educational requirements
							 and time commitment of project-funded staff needed to support the proposed services
							 and activities.
0
3
6
9
12
.
An explanation and verification of the necessity
							 for any subcontracts and/or any unusual expenditures
0
2
4
6
8