DCF Faith-Based and Community Initiatives RFP - Kansas Strong Dads

The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, announces the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to secure an organization that has the expertise and contacts to recruit, train and manage a statewide network of 50 male community trainer/mentor coordinators and provide these trainers with training in an evidence-based fatherhood curriculum approved by DCF, the Kansas Strong Dads curriculum provided by DCF and mentoring training provided by DCF for fathering events, classes and outings for low-income Head Start, Early Head Start and Kansas Early Head Start fathers in their communities. 

 

Eligible applicants are organizations that have expertise with evidence-based curriculum used for training and facilitation with low-income fathers and have experience in state-wide initiatives, programming and training and the capacity and network for the recruitment, training and management of 50 community trainer/mentor coordinators.  DCF invites applications from government agencies, public universities and colleges, and private, non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations. 

 

A complete copy of the RFP can be found at http://www.dcf.ks.gov/Agency/SDFBCI/Pages/Faith-Based-and-Community-Initiatives.aspx under Grant Information, in the document entitled SFY14 Kansas Strong Dads Alliance Initiative Request For Proposal.

 

A Pre-Bid Conference (optional) will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 1:00pm CST at DCF.  For those agencies unable to attend in person, a conference call option will be available.  See the RFP for details.

 

Questions about the RFP from potential bidders will only be accepted until 5:00pm CST on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, and only in written form via e-mail.  Questions should be e-mailed to Joy Bodyk, DCF Grant Manager at joy.bodyk@dcf.ks.gov.  Answers will be posted on the aforementioned webpage by Monday, October 28, 2013. 

 

Proposals must be received no later than 2:00pm CST on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

 

Joy Bodyk

Grant Manager, Office of Grants & Contracts

Kansas Department for Children & Families

Docking State Office Building – 8^th Floor, S-23

915 SW Harrison, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1570

joy.bodyk@dcf.ks.gov