The Town of Provincetown is soliciting funding requests from Human Services agencies serving Town residents.
Donor Name: Town of Provincetown
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/29/2023
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grant funds will be allocated to support the overall operations of 501(c)(3) agencies providing services to residents, particularly those of low-moderate income and those who are uninsured or underinsured.
Funding will be targeted towards agencies which address one or more of the following needs:
- Mental Health Services
- Substance Abuse Services
- Services for Children, Teens, Families-at-Risk, Older Adults
- Domestic Violence Services
- Legal Services
- Services Addressing Housing and Hunger
- HIV and Chronic Care Services
- Services for People with Disabilities
- Services for Minoritized Communities
Grant Period
July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025.
Specifications
This application is for funding to Human Services agencies to offset the total cost of their operations, provided in the form of a grant, and not subject to the provisions of MGL Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act. In order to assure that the Town’s resources are directed toward those agencies which provide services to Provincetown residents, particularly those of low and moderate income who are uninsured or under-insured, which are not otherwise provided, all applications must meet the following minimum specifications:
- Unless services provided elsewhere are easily accessible by public transportation (or the agency provides access), the agency or project must have a presence in Provincetown. With advance arrangements, temporary office space at the Veterans Memorial Community Center to meet with clients may be available to agencies.
- The agency must demonstrate how it plans to coordinate its services with other providers and/or local initiatives and avoid duplication of services to clients.
- The agency must demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with existing community initiatives in place to address similar health and human services concerns.
- Funding requests must be in the form of a lump sum application. Payments to agencies funded by the FY 2025 omnibus appropriation shall be made semi-annually, in two equal payments in accordance with the following schedule: December 31, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
- Those agencies awarded funds under the Human Services Grant Program will be required to execute a grant agreement with the Select Board and must provide an annual end of year report. Noncompliance in reporting requirements may jeopardize grant status and future grant approvals.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by members of the Human Services Committee using the following evaluation criteria and scoring system:
- Need
- Services
- Budget
- Interrelatedness With Other Services
- Evaluation
- Reporting
For more information, visit Town of Provincetown.