Greetings!

 Eligible applicants must have 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status, been incorporated to operate in the District of Columbia, and providing direct services since no later than October 1, 2009; must be organized under the District of Columbia Non-profit Corporation Act (DC Code, sec.29-501 et seq.); must be a community-based organization, defined as: non-profit agency with a board of directors that is reflective of the community of population served; organization’s primary vision and program focus must be on serving children, youth, and/or families within the District of Columbia; and, organization must be in good financial standing with the DC Office of Tax and Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service as well as follow all appropriate charitable financial reporting standards.

• All eligible applicants must meet all of the applicable requirements contained in the proposal guidelines and instructions. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be released on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. The RFP will be available for download on the Trust’s website at www.cyitc.org.   The deadline for submission to the Trust is Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. for all submissions. 

• The Trust will hold (3) Grant Technical Assistance (GTA) Sessions.   In order to be eligible for this grant, attendance at one of the GTA sessions is mandatory for allapplicants. 

IMPORTANT! All prospective applicants must submit a Notice of Intent to Apply to the Trust. The Notice of Intent to Apply form should be returned to the Trust by Friday, February 3, 2012. Submittal of a Notice of Intent to Apply does not commit an agency to apply. However, failure to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply in a timely manner will disqualify an applicant. Any supplemental written information related to this RFP will be provided only to those organizations that have filed a Notice of Intent to Apply. A Notice of Intent to Apply should be submitted via online at http://www.cyitc.org/grants/nofa.asp or via email to rfp@cyitc.org.