The City of Rochester (“City”) received a $202.1 million dollar award from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). The City engaged the community for direct input on the use of ARPA funds to transform Rochester’s recovery from the pandemic, and used this input to develop a blueprint for allocation of funds. Based on that feedback and input provided to the City in establishing the Rochester 2034 Comprehensive Plan, the City now seeks partner organizations to carry out violence prevention programming (the “Project”) on its behalf as a Subrecipient of these funds.
The City looks to invest in organizations that are involved in work aimed at violence reduction through social emotional health support, re-entry programs, job training and preparation, mediation and conflict resolution, youth development specifically targeting individuals negatively impacted by the pandemic. Up to $750,000 in funds have been made available by the City for this purpose, and in issuing this RFP, the City intends to explore a wide range of potential projects based on the funding needs of organizations looking to expand their efforts and programming in this space.
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Timeline
| Activity |
Time |
Date |
| RFP Release |
9 a.m. |
May 13, 2024 |
| Deadline for questions |
12 p.m. |
May 17, 2024 |
| Response for questions submitted |
1 p.m. |
May 24, 2024 |
| Proposals due |
9 p.m. |
June 12, 2024 |
| Subrecipient notification of award |
5 p.m. |
June 25, 2024 |
| City Council approval of agreement |
6 p.m. |
August 20, 2024 |
| Agreement start date |
|
September 1, 2024 |
Communications
All communications by parties who wish to indicate an intent to submit or have submitted a proposal in response to this RFP ("Respondents"), including any questions or requests for clarifications, submission of the proposal, requests for status updates about the proposal selection process and any other inquiries whatsoever concerning this RFP shall be sent, in writing (via email is preferred), to the following City staff person ("City Contact"):
Terrell Cunningham
Coordinator of Neighborhood Saftey
Office of Violence Prevention
City of Rochester
57 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14604
Terrell.Cunningham@CityofRochester.Gov
No contact is permitted with any other City staff member with regard to this RFP during the RFP process unless specifically authorized in writing. Prohibited contact may be grounds for disqualification.