The Allocation Committee agreed to a two-step application and competitive funding process
for
$500,000 in new grants for after-school programs for children in grades K-5. Funding is for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years.
The AC also decided to focus 60% of available funds for intensive academic support and 40% for enrichment programs.
In the past, the Portland Children's Levy has used a one-step application process to grant funds. In response to feedback received after the 2014 competitive funding round, the AC agreed to pilot a two-step process where applicants first submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) in response to a call, and then a smaller pool of applicants are invited to submit a full Request for Investment (RFI) application. An LOI is typically shorter, no more than three pages, than the full RFI application, 25 pages.
Below is the projected timeline; stay tuned for u
pdates sent to the PCL database and posted on the PCL website.
April 5: Issue call for LOIs.
April 26: LOIs due to PCL; LOI review period begins.
May 17: PCL staff provides reviewer recommendations, plus any staff comment, to applicants and AC.
May 22: Public meeting to decide on which organizations will be invited to submit an RFI.
May 26: Publish RFI.
June 26: RFI responses due; review period begins.
July 26: PCL staff provides application scores and staff recommendations to applicants and AC.
July 31-Aug 4: Schedule public meeting to make funding decisions.
Sept. 1: Grant period begins.
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