$40 Million in First 5 Sacramento Funding Available 

In the Fall of 2020, First 5 Sacramento released multiple Request for Proposals (RFPs) totaling over $40 million in funding and held mandatory bidders conferences. Contracts with the selected agencies will begin July 2021. Funding over a three-year period for services benefiting the health and well-being of young children will be allocated among the following priority areas​:

• Preventing African American Child Deaths
• Strengthening Families/Decreasing Child Abuse and Trauma
• Increasing Access to Early Care
• Improving School Readiness
• Building Quality Child Care Settings
• Increasing Breastfeeding

For background information and the funding allocation for each area, refer to the First 5 Implementation and Systems Improvement Plan. Additional background information is also available in the First 5 Strategic Plan.​​​

​About the Mandatory Bidders Conferences:

​All program related RFPs required that a representative of ​an organization must attend a specific Mandatory Bidders Conference in order to be eligible to apply. The Mandatory Bidders Conferences were held in October and are now closed for registration and participation.​​ 

• ​​A Frequently Asked ​​​Questions document​ provides commonly asked questions that are pertinent to all RFPs.​​​
  

Funding Recommendations:​​​​

​Proposals have been or are being reviewed for alignment with the requirements of the RFA and RFPs. In the coming months staff will be presenting the Commission with funding recommendations based on these rev​​iews. Please see the following documents for recommendations and meeting information:

• Recommendations​​ to be presented at the February 1, 2021 Commission meeting for:
  
• Developmental Screenings and Centralized Referrals
• Infant Safe Sleep Education Campaign
• Perinatal Education Campaign
• Breastfeeding Support Services
• Quality Child Care Supports
• Emergency Childcare and Crisis Supports
• School Readiness​

Data Management System Request for Proposals (RFP)

Release date November 17, 2020. Available Funding: Vendors are asked to submit a Price Proposal Form detailing quotes for the proposed services.

• Data Management System ​RFP​
• Letter o​f Intent
  
• Questions and Answers​
  

Please contact Carmen Garcia-Gomez with any questions. ​​

Thank you for your interest. Organizations must have participated in a mandatory conference, provided a Letter of Intent, and submitted a proposal by the deadline. The RFPs listed below are now closed.

Quality Child Care Supports Request for Proposals (RFP)

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $1,965,345 over a three-year period. 

• Quality Child Care Supports RFP​
  
• Letter of Intent
  
• Bidders Conference​​ Q&A
  

Please contact Lindsay Dunckel with any questions.

Infant Safe Sleep Education Campaign Request for Proposals (RFP) 

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $572,049 over a three-year period. 

• Infant Safe Sleep Education Campaign RFP
  
• Letter of Intent​ 
  
• Bidders Conference Q&A​
  
• Q&A - October​ 28, 2020
  

Please contact Linda Fong-Somera with any questions.

Empowered Families Request for Proposals (RFP)

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $13,332,333 over a three-year period. 

• Empowered Families RFP
• Letter of Intent​
  
• Bidders Conference Q&A​
  
• Updated Timeline​​
  

Please contact LaTina Price​ with any questions.

Empowered Families (African American) Request for Proposals (RFP)

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $2,250,000 over a three-year period. 

• Empowered Families (African American) RFP
• Letter of Intent​
• Bidders Conference Q&A​​
  
• Updated Timeline​​
  

Please contact LaTina Price with any questions.

Emergency Childcare and Crisis Support Request for Proposals (RFP) 

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $2,840,661 over a three-year period. 

• Emergency Childcare and Crisis Support RFP
• Letter of Intent​

Please contact LaTina Price​ with any questions.​

Perinatal Education Campaign Request for Proposals (RFP) 

Release date October 8, 2020. Available Funding: $450,000 over a three-year period. 

• Perinatal Education Campaign RFP
• Letter of In​tent​
  
• Bidders Conference Q&A​
  
• Q&A - October 28, 2020
  

Please contact Linda Fong-Somera with any questions.​

Release date September 15, 2020. Available Funding: $1,020,000 over a three year period. ​

• ​​RF​P
• Letter ​of Intent ​​
  
• Bidders Conference ​Q&A
  

RSVP and questions to Erin Maurie.​

Release date September 15, 2020. Available Funding: $9,234,005 over a three year period. 

• RFA​
  
• Letter of Intent​
  
• Mandatory Application Information Session​ Q&A
  

​RSVP and questions to Lindsay Dunckel.​