GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of the Mayor
Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Background Information on the grant:
The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) serving the District’s Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community for its FY 2009 Asian and Pacific Islander Community Grant. The grant is intended to fund programs that provide services to the District’s API residents and/or merchants in the areas of health, education, housing, legal, public safety, business, and employment.
Amount of grant funds available and number of awards:
OAPIA expects to award up to 10 grants. Eligible CBOs can be funded up to $60,000. CBOs, which collaborate with other organizations on a program(s), can be funded up to $80,000.
Eligible organizations and entities:
Applicants must meet all of the following conditions:
• Is a nonprofit – 501(c)3 – organization
• Serves primarily API residents and/or merchants
• Program is located in the District of Columbia
• Has an operational budget of $1,000,000 or less per year
Program scope:
Focus of the grant will be to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health, education, housing, legal, public safety, business, and employment services to the District’s API residents and merchants.
Release Date of RFA: Friday, August 1, 2008
Pre-bidder’s Conference: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 from 10 am – 12 pm
441 4th Street, NW
11th Floor, Conference Room 1107 South
Washington, DC 20001
Deadline for Submission: Friday August 29, 2008 at 12 pm
441 4th Street, NW Suite 805 South
Washington, DC 20001
Contact Name: Thanh Nguyen, OAPIA, (202) 727-3120, thanh.nguyen@dc.gov