The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Youth Bureau accepting funding proposals
The Madison County Youth Bureau is now accepting funding proposals from community-based non-profit organizations, public agencies, and Madison County municipalities to provide services to the youth of Madison County during the second half of 2021.
These programs will fall under the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Youth Development Program funds distributed through the Madison County Youth Bureau for programs operating from July through December 2021.
Eligible programs must provide community-level services designed to promote positive youth development and respond to locally identified youth needs in Madison County. Applicants should reference the Youth Bureau’s Teen Assessment Project Survey Report to review current youth data as well as the RFP Program Guidelines and Appendices to reference parameters of funding and expectations. Both documents are found on the Madison County website on the Youth Bureau webpage.
Applicants should also consider providing services, opportunities, and supports for youth who have had their lives changed by COVID-19, county officials say. Many youth are interested in activities that:
• are interactive and engaging
• connect youth with each other and with caring adults
• assist youth who may have been challenged by their new learning environment
Officials feel that young people in Madison County could benefit from supports that are not available in some communities,
such as peer tutoring and exploration of the outdoors in leisure or career-driven activities.
Eligible programs must be outcome-based and provide quantifiable and verifiable indicators by which program performance will be measured. All programs seeking funding must track outcome measures for the service, opportunity, and support the program is addressing.
Proposals for seasonal funding must be submitted to the Madison County Youth Bureau by noon, Friday, April 2, 2021. No proposals received after this date/time will be considered. Instructions and the electronic proposal are available at the Madison County website under the Youth Bureau webpage.
All those interested in submitting a proposal must contact the Youth Bureau Director, Tina Louis, (315) 366-2574 or tina. louis@dfa.state.ny.us by noon, March 19, 2021. All questions should be directed by e-mail to tina. louis@dfa.state.ny.us by noon March 19. All answers to questions raised will be posted to the Youth Bureau webpage by end of business day March 22, 2021.