ITN 2024-12 Innovation Fund
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This Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will fund multiple entities, up to $100,000 each, for innovative projects, ideas and program designs. Responses should test new ideas that address existing community needs and that haven’t been previously implemented in our community. Successful proposals will demonstrate invention, theoretical reason for success and courage to explore uncharted territory.
- Release Date- February 8, 2024
- Bidder's Conference and Application Training- February 14, 2024
- Pre-Application Deadline- March 11, 2024
- Application Deadline- March 25, 2024
- Debriefing Period- April 15, 2024 to April 26, 2024
- Site Visit/Interview Period- May 21, 2024 to May 29, 2024
- Selection Announcement- June 12, 2024
Click HERE to register for the Bidders' Conference.
Bidders' Conference and Application Training
UPDATED Click HERE and HERE to view the debriefing schedules.
Click HERE for Interview schedule.
NEW! Click HERE to view the funding recommendation for Innovation Fund.
Resources
Grants-How to Start an Application
2/2/2024- 2/2/2024
Financial Document Sample: 2023 Form 990-EZ
2/8/2024Budget Template
2/8/2024- 2/14/2024
- 2/14/2024
- 5/3/2024
Q & A
Fiscal
- I recieved and email that our Pre-application was ineligible because we didn't submit a financial statement but there is no provision to submit any documents with the pre-application.
- If you are a currently funded provider, you are not required to upload financial information.
- Could you specify which IRS documents are required for submission? Please include examples of the specific documents expected from for-profit entities.
- Please upload any tax document filed with the IRS that reflects the agency's financial statements
- As a for-profit company, how can I pass the 990 form or is there a way to have the company's status changed if it shows we are non-profit?
- You may submit whichever organizational documents you submit to the IRS for tax purposes.
- I am in the pre-application form and do not see where we can upload our 990. Can you please post a visual or explain in detail? Is it possible that we do not have a link to upload our 990 because we already work with the Trust?
- If you are a current provider of The Children's Trust and have an audit on file, then you are not required to upload a financial document.
- Where do we attach our organization financial when we apply for the Innovative grant ?
- Financial documents are uploaded with the pre-application.
- Can funds be used to purchase equipment? What is the cutoff for cost between equipment and supplies?
- Please refer to the Children's Trust budget manual: https://www.thechildrenstrust.org/assets/files/Financials/Budget_Manual_FY23-24_042823.pdf
- Hello, I'm asking this question again in hopes of getting a response. I am applying on behalf of Miami-Dade County and we do not have a 990 form. Is there a document we can provide in lieu of that form? Your response would be greatly appreciated.
- Current funded Trust providers are not required to submit financial documentation if we have a current audit on file for your organization.
- We are submitting an application for Miami-Dade County's Community Action and Human Services Department and we don't have a 990 as the county is not required to complete that process. What can we submit in lieu of that form? Thank you.
- Current funded Trust providers are not required to submit financial documentation if we have a current audit on file for your organization.
- If we filed a 990-N last year is the charity too young/small to qualify for the innovation grant? Our receipts were <50k last year but this year is greater. If 990-N is acceptable, what other financial document would CT want to see?
- A 990-N is acceptable. Please also submit your YTD 2023 and most current 2024 bank statement.
General
- I submitted an application and don't see anything showing pending, etc. Am I to assume you received it?
- Applicants do not receive confirmation upon submitting a pre-application. All pre-applications are responded to within 3 business days.
- Has the ArtSouth pre-application been submitted?
- There is not currently a pending pre-application for ArtSouth.
- If the non-profit organization is located in Broward County, but serves children in Miami-Dade County, can they apply for the innovation grant?
- Organizations located outside of Miami-Dade County are eligible to apply for this grant.
- We are a current provider of The Children's Trust and do NOT have an audit on file. We are in the pre-application form and do not see where we can upload our 990. Can you please post a visual or explain in detail?
- There is a link withint the pre-application to upload the financial information. The Application Training was recorded and is posted on our website. https://www.thechildrenstrust.org/content/grant-opportunities
- I have uploaded the wrong tax form in the pre-application stage. How would I go about correcting that?
- If you do not upload the correct fiscal documentation the pre-application will be rejected and you may resubmit.
- Does an organization need to be a non-profit to apply?
- You can find information on eligible applicants here: https://www.thechildrenstrust.org/content/eligible-applicants
- Hello, This question is on behalf of The Lucy Project. We did the pre-application through your portal but did not see where to submit our 990. Are we supposed to email it? Thank you!
- The financial document should be uploaded within the pre-application.
- Eligibility: If we are a 501c Organization and have not yet applied to conduct business in the State of Florida, under the laws of Florida per Chapter 607, Florida Statutes. Can we submit a pre-application? Will we, at the same time apply under Florida Law?
- Yes, you may submit a pre-application while you are waiting for the license to conduct business in Florida.
- Can an organization submit more than one application?
- Yes, organizations may submit more than one application.
- We submitted a pre-application- did not receive a confirmation?
- Applicants do not receive confirmation upon submitting a pre-application. All pre-applications are responded to within 3 business days.
- Hi there. Can you confirm that you can see our pre-application submission and that it has been done correctly, submitted in the right location etc? It should be from Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation. I have not received an email confirmation. Thanks,
- Applicants do not receive an email confirmation when pre-application is submitted. Applicants will receive an email response within three business days of submitting the pre-application.
- May we include an embedded link in our pre-application?
- Yes, you may include links in your pre-application or full application.
- Please explain what is expected from the pre-application? Is there a place online to complete? How is it submitted?
- The pre-application is completed and submitted in Trust Central. You can access an application training in the posted materials on the Children's Trust website.
- I am unable to download the bidder's meeting slide deck, to see if my proposal is in line with your goals. Please advise, briancweinermd@gmail.com
- You must submit a pre-application through Trust Central to determine if your project qualifies to move to the full application round.
- Can the program be aimed to support educators at public schools in a way that would benefit children and families in the community?
- Please submit a pre-application to determine if the project meets the set criteria.
- During the webinar, it was stated that innovative afterschool activities are not funded by the Innovation Fund grant. Does that mean you do fund innovative educational activities that occur during the school day?
- Please submit a pre-application to determine if the project meets the set criteria.
- Can the innovation target mental health supports for educators in Miami Dade county in a way that supports their students and families?
- Please submit a pre-application to determine if the project meets the set criteria.
- If we already tested a project as a pilot in the county, is that project eligible for the innovation grant?
- The Trust will fund innovative projects in different stages of the project. If a project has been piloted, the innovation fund could potentially fund implementation.
- Hi - I've been trying to register to apply. Every time I fill out your form and hit return nothing happens. Please advise.
- If you are having technical issues, please submit a ticket to the Help Desk at Helpdesk@thechildrenstrust.org.
- In the case of the University of Miami, is institutional approval required at the pre-proposal stage?
- It is not at the discretion of The Children's Trust if institutional approval is required.
Services - Innovation 2022
- For the mission and capacity section of the application (not the pre-application) for a collaborative planning innovation in which 3 primary collaborative partners have already created a mission and vision for the project, do we enter the mission and vision for the innovation OR the fiscal agent's mission and vision?
- The mission and vision are for the lead agency organization as stated in the application, "Provide a brief Agency Mission Statement. Describe how the proposed project aligns with the applicant agency’s mission. Describe the agency's capacity, experience and expertise in executing the proposed project."
- If the proposal is for a collaborative innovation effort wherein 3 primary collaborative agencies have created a mission and vision for the innovation, do we enter the mission and vision for the fiscal agent or the innovation?
- The pre-application requires the applicant to submit their innovative idea or project.
- After yesterday's application training, we are requesting some clarification. If are already a provider for the TRUST with the program (FAST), can we apply again to provide this same program (ECE) in a different community?
- Offering an existing program to a different population or community does not meet the requirements for the Innovation Fund.
- Can the primary population to be served by the Innovation Fund be adults?
- The primary population must be children and/or families. The target population may not be adults that do not have children.