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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESEconomic Security AdministrationQuestions for the FY 2013 Mini-Subgrants to Small Non-Profit Community-Based Organizations – RFA MG-0222-13Question 1:Are there any major differences between last year’s Mini Grant RFA?Answer:There are no major differences.Question 2:What is the grant award period?Answer:The grant award period is June 1, 2013 through August 31, 2013.Question 3:Will an advance be given, if so, when and what is the expected time of receiving the balance of the funds?Answer:It has been the practice to provide an advance payment at the start of the award period; and the remaining balance is generally paid prior to the end of the grant.Question 4:Can financial incentives such as money or gift cards be given?Answer:We do not encourage money; but, gift cards of nominal value can be given. Question 5:Do all activities have to be done in Washington, D.C.?Answer:No. Travel involving minors, in or outside of DC, must be covered by a permission slip.Question 6:Will the Government provide contact information for TANF customers or other low-income families and children who may be eligible to participate in the program?Answer:No. The grantee is responsible for outreach to the families it seeks to serve as indicated in the RFA under Program Scope.Question 7:Does the organization have to have a 501(c)3 to apply for the grant?Answer:No. If the organization does not have a 501(c)3, the applicant must apply with an organization with a 501(c)3, acting as a fiduciary.Question 8:Will the Government provide contact information for TANF customers or other low-income families and children who may be eligible to participate in the program?Answer:No. The grantee is responsible for outreach to the families it seeks to serve.Question 9:Do you have a brief description of the FY 2012 Mini Subgrants to Small Non-Profit Community Based Organizations? Answer:See Below:Department Of Human ServicesEconomic Security AdministrationSocial Services EnrichmentMini-Grant FY 2012Big Chair Chess Club, Inc.Big Chair Chess Club, Inc., shall conduct a summer Interactive Chess and Decision Maker Academy for thirty (30) youth, age 10 to 18.Brandywine Street AssociationBrandywine Street Association shall provide life skills counseling, placement in GED prep programs, job training and job placement for forty (40) low-income, TANF clients. Do The Write Thing Foundation of DCDo The Write Thing will conduct a six (6) week summer program for a minimum of twenty (20) youth, age 14 to 18. The program includes job readiness workshops, production of videos, a literacy program, and Book-In-A-Week, through which they will write poetry and publish a book. Eden GoodEDEN Good, Inc., will encourage healthy eating for thirty (30) youth while advocating the importance of global knowledge through fun, and creative activities. The structured activities promote health awareness by examining world cultures and geography.Education Plus 2Education Plus 2 shall conduct a six (6) week summer enrichment experience that focus on health and wellness for twenty (20) youth age 10 to 14. Ethio-American Health Center, Inc.Ethio-American Health Center, Inc., will provide comprehensive health education, a computer assisted integrated program of academics, employability skills as well as cultural adjustment activities, life skills training, work readiness, ESL for twenty (20) youth.FIHANKRA AKOMA NTOASO (FAN)FIHANKRA AKOMA NTOASO (FAN) will engage forty-five (45) youth in foster care in academic support, extracurricular instruction, community service and group mentoring.Heroes Place, Inc.Heroes Place, Inc. shall enroll up to fifteen (15) homeless veterans in an employment readiness program.Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership InstituteHung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute shall train thirty (30) youth, age 5 to 18 in the kung fu, lion dance and music (drums, gong, cymbal) and instruct them in how to translate lessons learned through intense martial arts training into social skills.I Saw! The Experience of Learning in DCI Saw! The Experience of Learning in DC shall recruit and enroll thirty (30) middle school and high school youth to research and document African-American civil war veterans buried in Mt. Zion/Female Union Band Cemetery.The Jarmal Harris ProjectThe Jarmal Harris Project will conduct a six (6) week program for forty (40) youth that promotes self-sufficiency through job skills development, job preparation, and employment related activities. The project will culminate in the staging of a dramatic fashion show. Little Lights Family ServicesLittle Lights Family Services, will provide landscaping training and promote self-sufficiency through job skill preparation and development, life skills training for twenty-five (25) youth age 14 to 18.Neighborhood Associates CorporationNeighborhood Associates Corporation will conduct a five (5) week safe haven educational and enrichment program for fifty (50) youth, age 5 to 13, with parent involvement.Neighbors of Seaton Place, Inc.Neighbors of Seaton Place, Inc. will sponsor an educational experience that will include literacy activities, life-skills, job readiness, career exploration, and job skills training for twenty (20) youth, age 14 to 18. NOMIS Youth NetworkNOMIS Youth Network will conduct an eight (8) week summer camp for twenty-five (25) at-risk youth, age 5 to 18. The summer program includes academic tutoring, boxing and athletic conditioning, individual and group counseling. Petals of Primrose Leadership Programs for Adolescent GirlsPetals of Primrose Leadership Program for Adolescent Girls, will provide a leadership program for adolescent girls which includes abstinence education, workshops on health and hygiene, financial management, career exploration, employment readiness, college preparation, self-improvement, technology and the arts. (WARD 4, 5, 7 and 8)Restoration MinistriesRestoration Ministries will operate a prostitution prevention and intervention program targeting twenty-five (25) detained female adolescents at YSC or youth detention center and fifty (50) female youth at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW) Facility.SamariCorp Community Development CorporationSamariCorp Community Development Corporation, will conduct a five (5) week summer community flag football, cheerleading, and parent education program for sixty (60) low-income youth, age 8 to12, and their families.Samuel Christian Services Network, Inc.Samuel Christian Services Network, Inc., shall conduct a citywide Title IX Workshop and Classic for at least forty (40) low income adolescents and their families to increase awareness of and interest in college scholarship opportunities. (Citywide)SET POINT, Inc.SET POINT, Inc., will provide an evening tennis clinic for youth and their parents.Ward 7 Arts Collaborative, Inc.Ward 7 Arts Collaborative, Inc Summer Youth Arts Camp, “ Myself, My Family and Community Project” is an arts education program that will serve a minimum of fifty (50) youth age 6 to 16, in traditional and digital visual arts learning activities that will provide an avenue for creative expression, reinforce academic standards, and increase self esteem. Washington Enrichment and Cultural Arts Network, Inc. (WE CAN)Washington Enrichment and Cultural Arts Network, Inc. (WE CAN), will provide a leadership development retreat on the subject of bullying and violence prevention for a minimum of twenty-five (25) youth.World Mission Inner City Extension CenterWorld Mission Inner City Extension Center will promote self-sufficiency through job skills development, job preparation, employment related activities as well as financial literacy and life skills for twenty (20) youth age14 to 18.Question 10: Where the instructions indicate that the total grant application shall not exceed 10 pages, please clarify which sections (the names) are included in the 10 pages?Answer:As stated in Section VI – Application Format, the only sections counted in the page total is the Application Summary and the Projective Narrative.Question 11: Could these funds be used to pay for young men from the community to attend an out-of-town, two-day church men's retreat which will be focused on fatherhood. Is this an allowable expenditure? We understand we can not require them to participate in specified religious practices; however, we want to be certain that the grant funds may be used for the retreat fees, which cover: lodging, food, transportation, instructional materials, etc.Answer:The applicant is responsible for stating the immediate and direct impact of the services to be provided to low-income children, youth and families in relationship to one or more of the following TANF objectives:Formation and maintenance of families through activities that promote and enhance healthy communication and relationships between children and parents and facilitate family formation.Encouraging personal responsibility through development of problem solving skills, knowledge of community resource and the confidence to overcome barriers to employment.Promoting self-sufficiency through job skill development, literacy activities, job preparation and employment related activities; and Reducing and preventing the incidence of teen pregnancy through age appropriate recreational and/or educational activities for male and female children and youth. Question 12: Can these grant funds be used to pay for summer camp for children of TANF-eligible families?Answer:See above Answer to Question #11. ................
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