Announcement SGC Seeks Application Technical Assistance (TA) Providers for Round 1 of the Community Resilience Centers Program

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Note: Due to a changes made to the scope of work; the original TA provider proposal submission due date of April 21, 2023 has been extended to Wednesday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

The staff of the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Program is pleased to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking technical assistance (TA) providers. TA providers will provide application assistance and capacity-building support to those applying for round 1 funding of the CRC Program.

The purpose of the TA program is to support eligible applicants from priority communities to prepare and submit competitive applications. TA providers will focus on supporting applicants from under-resourced communities including unincorporated communities, rural communities, community-based organizations, and California Native American tribes. TA providers will help applicants understand and meet program requirements, form partnerships, conduct collective visioning, and develop viable, competitive projects. TA provider proposals are due Friday, April 21, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. PST. To access the full RFP, visit the CaleProcure site or click on the following link: Access the RFP.

To learn more about this RFP, join CRC’s Information Session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST. Please submit questions about the RFP in advance of the Information Session by emailing them to Contracts@opr.ca.gov on or before Thursday, March 9, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. If time permits, staff will also respond to questions attendees ask during the meeting session. Join this session by clicking on the following link: Join Information Session.

Access the draft guidelines for Round 1 and learn about this new grant program’s development process by reading the CRC Round 1 Draft Guidelines Public Comment announcement. Learn more about the draft guidelines by viewing a recording of the first CRC Round 1 Draft Guidelines Public Workshop on the SGC YouTube channel; there is an English recording and Spanish recording.