RFP Summer Growth and Development Program

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Overview

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 community need and input provided to the City in establishing the 2034 Plan, the City, is seeking partnering organization(s) to carry out summer programming that targets community youth ranging in age from 12 to 15. Selected organizations will provide participants with age appropriate programing that emphasizes social and emotional development, leadership, job development, financial literacy, social justice, and/or civic engagement.

Up to $60,000 in funds have been made available by the City for this purpose, and in insuring this RFP, the City intends to collaborate with multiple organizations that are working collaboratively that can provide these opportunities for growth and development of youth ages 12 to 15.

The Subrecipient or Grantee must have all of the skills, experience and necessary equipment required to perform the proposed social and emotional development, leadership, job development, financial literacy, social justice, and/or civic engagement shall have the ability to comply with all applicable State, Local, and Federal laws, rules, and regulations as required by the ARPA funding. Information relating to ARPA and the City’s current ARPA spending plan can be found here: www.cityofrochester.gov/ARPA

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 City of Rochester, New York 3 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, to the following City staff person ("City Contact"):

Isaac Bliss, Manager of Youth Services
City of Rochester, Department of Recreation and Human Services
57 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14604
Isaac.Bliss@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. To ensure that all Respondents have a clear understanding of the scope and requirements of this RFP, the City will collect written questions to the City Contact listed above. Questions and the responses will be sent via e-mail to all Respondents who have provided an e-mail address to the City Contact and will be posted on the City's web page for this RFP. The City's failure to timely respond or provide responses to any questions shall not delay or invalidate the City's right to make a decision to award an agreement pursuant to this RFP.

Submission/Delivery Information

Proposals must be postmarked or received by the City no later than 5:00 p.m. on 4/19/23.

Please email proposals to the contact information below.

Isaac Bliss, Manager of Youth Services
City of Rochester, Department of Recreation and Human Services
57 St. Paul Street
Rochester, NY 14604

Isaac.Bliss@Cityofrochester.gov