Children's Trust Seeks Applicants for Youth Development Capacity Building Collaborative INT

In September 2021, The Children’s Trust of Alachua County (CTAC) announced the start of the Youth Development Capacity Building Collaborative and opened applications to any eligible out-of-school time (OST) providers serving children in K to 12th in Alachua County to participate in the collaborative.

The goal of this collaborative is to enhance OST provider’s organizational capacity and strengthen the OST system across Alachua County by: 1. Providing access to training in key areas to improve organizational capacity 2. Supporting providers with capacity building funding and implementation support 3. Convening OST providers around best practices and coordination of services Providers received access to training to improve organizational capacity to deliver high quality OST programming.

The purpose of this ITN (Invitation To Negotiate) is to support OST providers in the development and implementation of a capacity building plan that focuses on increasing: 1) program access, 2) program quality, and/or 3) organizational readiness for future CTAC funding. By supporting OST providers’ efforts to improve program quality, CTAC seeks to expand access to safe and enriching OST programming for children from low income families living in Alachua County by funding organizations that have a positive impact on children, youth and families to support a continuum of quality programming.

Eligible applicants will be awarded grants to implement approved capacity-building plans in 2022. The total funding available is $300,000 for approved direct and indirect costs incurred while implementing the capacity building plan between January 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022.