503229 - FY24 RFP 58824009 for Sexual Violence Prevention
Funding Opportunity Details
Disability, Injury and Violence Prevention
Final Application Deadline: May 24, 2023 4:00 PM
Status Closed
Posted Date Mar 22, 2023 1:20 PM
Award Amount RangeNo Limit - $243,000.00
Project Dates 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026
Award Announcement Date 06/14/2023
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer Libby Buchmeier
Phone (515) 322-6112 x
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity. The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # 58824009 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Health and Human Services (referred to as the Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide sexual violence prevention programming through a statewide organization representing programs serving victims of sexual violence and the continuation of a training program for Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) members.
Additionally, the work and services completed within this contract will 1) grow capacity for sexual violence prevention activities across Iowa, 2) create social and physical environments that reduce risk factors for perpetrating sexual violence and/or increase protective factors while addressing health inequities for sexual violence exposure, and 3) Share best practice and standards of care within medical settings responding as a member of a local SART.
The Agency is actively working to strengthen our capacity to address health inequities in Iowa. Health equity is defined as the attainment of the highest possible level of health for all people by achieving the environmental, social, economic and other conditions in which all people have the opportunity to attain their highest possible level of health. This program promotes health equity through the prioritization of efforts that address risk factors (e.g. cultural norms) that support aggression towards others and lack of nonviolent social problem-solving skills, and protective factors (e.g. connection to a caring adult) to prevent future harms and ameliorate the negative health outcomes of those already affected.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
March 22 , 2023
Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
April 5, 2023
April 12, 2023
Round 2 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
April 19, 2023
April 26, 2023
Final Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
May 3, 2023
May 17, 2023
Applications Due
May 24, 2023 by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
June 14, 2023
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. RFP 58824009 - Sexual Violence Prevention | A. RFP 58824009 - Sexual Violence Prevention.pdf | 328 KB | 03/22/2023 01:17 PM | |
| B. NEW SYSTEM LOGIN PROCESS FOR ALL USERS | B. NEW SYSTEM LOGIN PROCESS FOR ALL USERS.pdf | 153 KB | 03/21/2023 12:00 PM | |
| C. IDPH Application Instruction Guidance | C. IDPH Application Instruction Guidance 2016.pdf | 5 MB | 03/21/2023 12:01 PM | |
| D. RFP 58824009 Draft Contract Template - Sexual Violence Prevention | D. RFP 58824009 Draft Contract Template - Sexual Violence Prevention.docx.pdf | 208 KB | 03/21/2023 03:37 PM | |
| E. RFP 58824009 Application Draft Score Tool | E. RFP 58824009 Application Draft Score Tool.pdf | 87 KB | 03/21/2023 03:37 PM |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| A. IDPH General Conditions | https://hhs.iowa.gov/contract-terms |
| B. STOP SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence | https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/sv-prevention-technical-package.pdf |
| C. Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention | https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/publichealthapproach.html |
| D. National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) : 2010-2012 state report Smith, et al., 2017 | https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46305 |
| E. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2017 | http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2017/ss6708.pdf |
| F. The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention | http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/publichealthissue/social-ecologicalmodel.html |
| G. Social Determinants of Health: Know What Affects Health | https://www.cdc.gov/about/sdoh/index.html |
| Submitted Date | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2023 3:53 PM | • RE: page 17, Goal 4, Objective 1 – Can you define a “training program”? Is this a minimum of one training, or is it meant to imply a continuous series of trainings? If our agency a different funding source that is already allocated to providing training and technical assistance to SARTs during this time period, is it still required to that we allocate funding under this grant to that purpose as well? | Response: For the purpose of this RFP, “training program” means providing access to continuous learning opportunities. Yes, regardless of other funding sources your agency is still required to allocate funding towards this activity for this grant. |
| Apr 5, 2023 3:53 PM | • RE: page 17, Goal 4, Objective 1 – Can you define a “training program”? Is this a minimum of one training, or is it meant to imply a continuous series of trainings? If our agency a different funding source that is already allocated to providing training and technical assistance to SARTs during this time period, is it still required to that we allocate funding under this grant to that purpose as well? | Response: For the purpose of this RFP, “training program” means providing access to continuous learning opportunities. Yes, regardless of other funding sources your agency is still required to allocate funding towards this activity for this grant. |
| Apr 5, 2023 3:55 PM | • RE: page 5, section 1.04 and again on page 17, section 2.02, item 2 – We see the requirement to identify subrecipients for subcontracting. Is it permissible to plan and budget for a subcontractor for only a portion of the first year of this grant award? Would it also be permissible to not have any subrecipients at all the first year, and to spend the first year planning and identifying potential subrecipients to contract with beginning in FY25? Or must subcontracting occur in each month of the FY24? | Response: Yes, it is permissible to not have any subrecipients part of, or all the first year, and to spend the first year planning and identifying potential subrecipients. If you choose to use the first year as a planning year, you must still complete the IDPH subcontractor plan section of the application to outline your planning strategies. |
| Apr 5, 2023 3:56 PM | • RE page 18, Promoting Health Equity: Are the identified risk factors of cultural norms that support aggression towards others and a lack of nonviolence problem social problem-solving skills required risk factors to be addressed in this proposal, or are they merely meant to serve as examples? Are there any required risk or protective factors that must be addressed in this proposal? | Response: For this RFP the risk and protective factors listed, cultural norms and connection to a caring adult, are examples, however the risk and protective factors identified must address aggression towards others and nonviolent problem solving skills, as well as prevent future harms and ameliorate the negative health outcomes of those already affected. The applicant must identify the risk and protective factors they would like to target, however no specific risk or protective factors are required. |
| Apr 5, 2023 3:56 PM | • Are the required budget and work plan meant to be for the first year only, or are they required for the whole contract period (through June 30, 2026)? | Response: The budget is meant to be for the first fiscal year of the grant. The work plan should cover activities planned for the first 3-year contract period and a) address the goals and objectives in section 2.01 and b) required activities under “Description of Work and Services” section 2.02. |
| Apr 5, 2023 4:46 PM | • RE: page 17, Goal 4, Objective 1 – Can you define a “training program”? Is this a minimum of one training, or is it meant to imply a continuous series of trainings? If our agency has a different funding source that is already allocated to providing training and technical assistance to SARTs during this time period, is it still required to that we allocate funding under this grant to that purpose as well? | Response: For the purpose of this RFP, “training program” means providing access to continuous learning opportunities. Yes, regardless of other funding sources your agency is still required to allocate funding towards this activity for this grant. |