Contracts for Services and Community Services Program Announcements
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FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE
The 2020 Arts Funding Cycle is closed.
The 2020 arts funding application deadline closed on October 18, 2019. Additional opportunities to apply will be announced in spring 2020.
The Contracts for Services funding program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming open to the public. CFS contractors present programs that reflect the cultural diversity of the county, captures the imagination of adults, families, and youth, invigorate neighborhood growth, support economic development and provides jobs.
CFS applicants are reviewed and awarded using the following evaluation criteria; artistic merit, service to the community and field, organizational effectiveness, and accessibility. Contractors are selected after a thorough evaluation by an advisory panel of professionals representing all artistic categories. The organizations that were awarded funding are projected to serve more than four million people in Fulton County. Community-based arts organizations throughout Fulton County are encouraged to apply annually for participation in the CFS Program through the Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture. Applications are reviewed by staff, the Fulton County Arts Council and the newly implemented Allocations Committee, which provides additional accountability to support the Fulton County strategic goal that “AII People's Lives Are Culturally and Recreationally Enriched" prior to submission to the Board of Commissioners.
The funding provided to chosen organizations works in concert with financial support from corporate/foundation sponsorship of arts programs and helps ensure a vibrant arts community in Fulton County.
For more information, visit the Fulton County Arts and Culture Department at http://www.fultonarts.org
Questions regarding the Contracts for Services Program, Arts & Culture Department guidelines and applications should be directed to the CFS staff. They can be reached at 404-612-5780.
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Department of Community Development - Youth and Community Services Division
The Fulton County Purchasing Department and the Department of Community Development
ANNOUNCES THE Re-RELEASE
of the
2020 Community Services Program (CSP) RFP
The 2019 Community Services Program RFP was re-released on October 16, 2019.
Submission DEADLINE is November 22, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
Agencies applying for 2020 CSP funding must utilize the Fulton County WebGrants Online application system. New agencies must register to use the Fulton WebGrants online system. Currently funded agencies and those who have previously registered will use your existing username and password to log in to Fulton County WebGrants to access the 2020 CSP RFP.
1. Select Funding Opportunities from the Main Menu of WebGrants.
2. Select 2020 Community Services Program RFP 20RFP101619C-MH
NOTE: A Pre-Proposal Conference/ Technical Assistance Workshop, will be held on the following dates and locations to provide bidders with information regarding the project and to address any questions. Please RSVP for a T. A. workshop by e-mailing: hsd.applications@fultoncountyga.gov
- Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Metropolitan Branch Library, 1332 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30310
- Friday, November 1, 2019, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Fulton County South Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, GA 30349
- Friday, November 8, 2019, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Alpharetta Library Auditorium, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009
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My Brother’s Keeper Fulton County Competitive Application (MBKFC)
The MBKFC competitive application was released on July 15, 2019, and closed August 12, 2019. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved the allocation of $100,000 in funding to 14 non-profit agencies (Agenda item#19-0738). The list of 2019 MBKFC award recipients can be accessed via the Department of Community Development Webpage http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/fchcd-home
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