New - Miami NICE Announces the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Download Miami NICE 2010 RFQ (pdf) Download Microsoft Word version (for typing) Deadline: 2:00pm, Tues. February 23, 2010 at City of Miami, City Hall, Office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133 Mandatory Informational Sessions Tuesday, February 16th, 2010: 10:30am-12:00pm The Children’s Trust 3150 S.W. 3rd Avenue, 8th Floor Training Room Miami, FL 33138 Download Press Release

________________________________________________________________________ Miami NICE provides intenstive capacity-building services and supports. On an annual basis, and through a competitive process, faith-based and community organizations are selected to receive Technical Assistance Awards and are eligible to apply for Sub-Award Grants. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) AWARDS In 2009-2010, 20-25 FBCOs will receive Technical Assistance Awards (non-cash awards valued at $5,000 per organization). With one-on-one assistance from an organizational development consultant, TA Award recipients explore, develop, and implement projects to build the capacity of their organizations in one of five areas:  Leadership Development, Fund Development, Program Development, Community Engagement, Organizational Development (financial management, HR, planning, technology, etc.). TA Awards include: 30-60 hours of one-on-one consulting from the Miami NICE Consultant Pool Opportunities to apply for as-needed technical expertise and training Organizational "Leadership Team" to champion capacity-building (throughout Miami NICE process and after) Guided organizational assessment to clarify strengths and weaknesses Facilitated priority-setting session to identify top capacity-building priorities Development of multiple capacity-building strategies and projects Individualized "Capacity Maximization Plan" One-on-one coaching throughout project implementation Eligibility to apply for a Sub-Award Grant to support project implementation Development of a range of capacity-building strategies will equip FBCOs to: Implement capacity-building projects during and after Miami NICE Consultants provide one-on-one assistance throughout Miami NICE project implementation Low-cost strategies developed during Miami NICE can be implemented after the initiative  Apply for funding for capacity-building projects: Compete for a 2010 Miami NICE Sub-Award Grant (estimated $10,000 maximum) Integrate capacity-building strategies into grant applications to other funders Timeline for Technical Assistance Awards October & November, 2009 Mandatory Information Sessions (required for all interested in applying) November 13, 2009 Application/response to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) due January 11, 2009 TA Award Recipients notified March 1 - March 29, 2010 Assessment, Reflection and Priority-Setting (4 weeks) March 29 - April 28, 2010 Project Development / Proposal Preparation (4.5 weeks) May 31 - August 20, 2010     Project Implementation (12 weeks) September 1 - September 30, 2010 Conclusion/reporting/evaluation (3 weeks) See schedule of mandatory information sessions. Click here to download the 2010 Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Click here to dowload the Word Application Forms

SUB-AWARD GRANTS

Annually, Miami NICE allocates a total of $200,000 in Sub-Award Grants to local FBCOs.  The grant application process is only open to TA Award recipients that completed all aspects of their TA Awards.  Grants will be awarded through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Individual grants will be based on the merits of each proposal. In 2009-2010, it is anticipated that at least 20, and up to 25 (all), of the 2009-2010 TA Award recipients will go on to access Sub-Award Grants to support implementation of their capacity-building projects.  The size of each 2009 grant will vary, but the maximum grant amount is expected to be $10,000.  Prior to the RFP process, TA Award Recipients would have explored multiple capacity-building strategies. Each would have conceptualized multiple projects and strategies for building organizational capacity.  This includes projects that will require grant funding to implement, and projects that can be implemented without grant funding. Whether or not grant funding is awarded, TA Award recipients will continue to access guidance and technical expertise from an assigned organizational development consultant (Success Partner) to implement their capacity-building project.  In cases where specialized expertise is needed beyond the scope of expertise of their Success Partner, TA Award recipients may apply to access additional consultants. Organizations that received a Miami NICE grant may utilize grant dollars to purchase additional consulting and other items (as per their approved grant budgets). Building upon the timeline for the TA Awards, key dates related to the RFP process (and Sub-Award Grants) are: April 30, 2010 Sub-Award Grant proposals due May 31- August 30, 2010 Project Implementation (Note: All dates are subject to change)

See schedule of mandatory information sessions. Download the Miami NICE 2010 RFQ here Download the Word Application Forms here

For additional information please visit our Resources page. Click here to access the Miami NICE Consultant Pool Click here to download the 2010 Miami NICE RFQ  Click here to download the Word Application Forms

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