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 2 - Applicant Requirements › Section 439 - Request for Proposal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  GCVPP Program's RFP will be released by the DOJ at the end of each four-year funding
				  cycle on a competitive, statewide basis and shall set forth the requirements for the
				  submission of a proposal for funding in accordance with these regulations.
(b) Applicants must submit four copies of the
				  complete proposal, one of which must have the original signature on the grant
				  proposal cover sheet of the applicant's authorized officer or agent, and the fiscal
				  officer.
(c) A complete proposal
				  includes:
(1) Grant proposal checklist, which
				  includes check boxes for items one through nine.
(2) Evidence of the applicant's CBO or non-profit
				  agency status.
(3) Grant proposal cover
				  sheet, which includes the following applicant information:
(A) Grant amount requested.
(B) Agency name.
(C) County.
(D) Street address.
(E) Telephone and FAX numbers.
(F) E-mail address.
(G) Name of the organization's or agency's
				  executive director and designated contact person.
(H) Contact name, agency telephone number, and
				  E-mail address of any collaborative partner(s).
(I) The original signatures of the applicant's
				  authorized officer or agent and the fiscal officer.
(4) A project narrative detailing the following:
(A) Applicant qualifications, as required by Penal
				  Code Section
				  13825.5, which
				  includes information demonstrating at least two years of experience in the
				  administration of a program providing prevention or intervention services that have
				  positively affected the attitudes and behaviors of at-risk youth toward gangs,
				  crime, or violence.
(B) Problem
				  statement/documentation of need, supported by local or federal law enforcement
				  agency data, which includes a description of the demographics of the targeted
				  service area, including geographical boundaries, economic composition, and ethnic
				  breakdown of the community, data that clearly demonstrates the size and scope of the
				  youth gang, crime, and violence problems in their community, 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 the community, a
				  description of the underlying risk factors that have contributed to the youth
				  violence problem in the community, and the ratio of juvenile arrests compared to the
				  general youth population of their community.
(C) At-risk target population, which includes a
				  description of the proposed at-risk target population, a description of how the
				  services and activities under the proposed project address and strengthen identified
				  protective factors, a description which includes the number of youth, family, and
				  siblings projected to be served under the project, 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, a description of the plan
				  or process the applicant will use to ensure that the at-risk youth population for
				  the proposed project meets the at-risk criteria required in the law, and a
				  description of how the services and activities provided under the proposed project
				  will demonstrated a change in attitudes and behaviors of the youth served.
(D) Project description, which includes the
				  applicant's chosen project services and activities as referenced in Penal Code
				  Section
				  13825.4(a)(1-4),
				  and the goals and objectives of the proposed services and activities, a description
				  of the staff that will provide the services and activities, where the services and
				  activities will be provided, the at-risk factors the youth served meet, and how
				  applicants providing mentoring services will use the Quality Assurance Standards of
				  the Governor's Mentoring Partnership as required by Section
				  441(b) of these
				  regulations. Supporting documents will include MOUs, OAs, the goal and objective
				  summary sheets, and the project summary sheets as referred to in subsection (c)(5)
				  and (c)(7) of this regulation.
(E)
				  Project implementation plan, which includes the identification, roles, and
				  responsibilities of all collaborative members, other CBOs or non-profit agencies not
				  included in the collaborative, that serve as service providers for the project
				  services and activities in the proposed project. The plan must include a description
				  of the resource providers within the community which should result in an overall
				  assessment of the resources that are available to youth and their families. The plan
				  shall also include, a description of the plan for providing parents and families
				  with support, services, and information, a plan to involve members of the at-risk
				  target population in the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation
				  of the project, and a description of how the project will expand current prevention
				  and intervention services in the targeted community.
(F) Project evaluation plan, which includes the
				  methods to be used for the objective evaluation of their services and activities to
				  determine changes in attitudes and behaviors of the at-risk youth, information on
				  how the service providers will be monitored, what the local evaluation will address,
				  and how the results of the evaluation will be used for program planning and
				  implementation for future projects in the community.
(G) Budget narrative, which summarizes the
				  applicant's proposed budget and how it supports the stated services and activities,
				  how funds are allocated to support direct services through the duties of the
				  project-funded staff, including any qualifications and/or educational requirements,
				  how the project-funded staff duties and time commitments support the proposed
				  services and activities, the necessity for any subcontracts, and any unusual
				  expenditures. Supporting documentation for the budget narrative are the budget
				  sheets, referred to in subsection (c)(6), of this regulation.
(5) Memoranda of Understanding or Operational
				  Agreements with each collaborative partner, CBO and/or non-profit agency, outside of
				  the applicant's agency providing services to the project. These annual agreements
				  must be in accordance with Section
				  461 of these regulations.
(6) Budget sheets setting forth the first year's
				  budget, which includes line-item detail of personnel services and operating
				  expenses.
(7) Goal and objective summary
				  sheets and project summary sheet.
(8) An
				  original or certified copy of a resolution from the governing board or council
				  authorizing the applicant to enter into a Grant Award Agreement and a commitment to
				  participate in the entire four-year funding cycle with the DOJ, if available at the
				  time of application. If not available, the resolution must be provided prior to
				  execution of the Grant Award Agreement in accordance with Section
				  450 of these regulations.
(9) Request for advance funds, if deemed necessary
				  by the applicant, and in accordance with Section
				  471 of these
				  regulations.