“The application deadline has closed. Thank you for your interest in the Alabama Volunteer Generation Fund”

***A modification has been made to the “Strengthening Technology-Based Systems for Tracking Volunteers” RFP. 
 Please view page 6 of the RFP for additional information.***

The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (GFBCI), as the Alabama State Service Commission, was awarded the Volunteer Generation Fund in September 2010.  The purpose of the fund is to provide Alabama the resources and support to increase the number of volunteers who serve in high-impact volunteer assignments addressing the critical unmet needs in Alabama communities, strengthen the infrastructure of volunteer connector organizations, and support a technology-based system tracking new and current volunteers and volunteer activities.  The Alabama Generation Fund will allow the GFBCI the opportunity to streamline and strengthen volunteerism through strategic coordination of the volunteer sector in the State of Alabama.

     The GFBCI will issue and provide oversight for two sub-grants for the 2010-2011 program year.  The GFBCI is issuing one Request for Proposal seeking volunteer connector agencies to provide substantial evidence demonstrating the ability to develop strategies and goals to increase the number of volunteers recruited, trained, and individuals retained in high quality volunteer assignments including those that are aligned with special days of service such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day and the 9-11 Day of Service and Remembrance.

     The GFBCI is issuing a second Request for Proposal to strengthen the current technology available for volunteer management in Alabama.  The successful applicant must demonstrate the evidence of a technology-based system for tracking volunteers and volunteer activities. The tracking system must also demonstrate the ability to track the total number of volunteers managed or supported and the volunteer activities they perform.  The applicant must provide a plan to train community nonprofits on how to effectively utilize and support this system.

2010 ALVGF RFP Strengthen Volunteer Connector Organizations
2010 ALVGF RFP Technology-Based Tracking System
ALVGF_Budget_Request_Form

Application Instructions

• Interested applicants must send an email to Nakia Kyler at Nakia.Kyler@ServeAlabama.gov providing a brief summary of their interest in the Alabama Volunteer Generation Fund by close of business on Friday, December 10, 2010. In your email please provide the name of your organization, address, contact person, and phone number.
• Narratives should not exceed 10 double spaced pages, use Times New Roman or Arial font and 12 point font size.
• Do not staple or bind.
• Applicants are required to submit (1) original and (2) copies. No late or faxed applications will be accepted.
• All applications must be received no later than close of business on December 22, 2010 in the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Award Information

• Grant awards will not exceed $30,000.
•  Applicants cannot submit more than one (1) application.
• Grantees will be expected to provide a 33% match. Please refer to the Budget section of the RFP’s for additional information.

Award Process

• A technical assistance call will be provided to interested applicants on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 1:00pm CST.  Please call 1-888-297-5575 passcode: 5575 to participate
• Applicants will be notified in writing of the award decision by January 31, 2011.

Project Timeline

• Projects must be completed within twelve months of the signed contract award date.

Eligible Applicants include:

• Public or private non-profit organizations, including labor, faith-based and secular community organizations; institutions of higher education; Indian tribes; and partnerships or consortia consisting of the foregoing.
• Special preference will be given to applicants working to support volunteer efforts that address the needs in the parts of the state directly impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

***All applications must be received no later than close of business on December 22, 2010 at 5:00pm CST in the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Mail all completed applications to:

Mailing Address
The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Attn: John Mason, Director
One Commerce Street, Suite 620
Montgomery, AL 36104

Please direct all questions regarding the Alabama Volunteer Generation Fund to Nakia Kyler, State Service Officer, 334-954-7449, Nakia.Kyler@ServeAlabama.gov.